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A doctor from Serbia's military clinic VMA has died from a grave form of malaria she contracted as a member of a UN mission in Central African Republic.

Olivera Jovanovic was admitted to the Clinic for Infective and Tropical Diseases on July 6 in a serious conditions and exhibiting signs of multiple organ failure, the Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday.

Cuddling with kittens may fill cat-lovers with fuzzy feelings, but there’s a danger lurking beneath that furry face – a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii). The Schizophrenia Bulletin reports that the cat-carried parasite – common in developed nations – can infect any warm-blooded species, including humans.

An Italian passenger has been taken into quarantine after falling ill during a flight between Kano, Nigeria and Istanbul’s Atatürk airport on Aug. 22.

The 23-year-old woman reportedly had a fever before she boarded the plane in the northern Nigerian city, but local doctors allowed her to board the Turkish Airlines flight after they diagnosed her with Malaria.