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Indonesia reports human H5N1 avian influenza fatality in West Java woman – The Global Dispatch

Cambodia confirms new case of avian flu H5N1

(VaccineNewsDaily) The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia said on Friday that a new human case of the avian flu H5N1 virus was confirmed. The patient is a 10-year-old boy from Sdok Thlok village in Kampot province who was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 7 with fever, cough, sore throat, distended abdomen  Read More »

Cholera in Mexico – update

(WorldHealthOrganization) The Ministry of Health in Mexico has reported an additional four cases of infection with Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa. Of these, two are from the state of Hidalgo and two from the state of Veracruz. Since the beginning of this outbreak in September 2013 to date, a total of 180 confirmed cases, including one  Read More »

Kuwait Reports First MERS-coronavirus Cases

(VoiceofAmerica) Kuwait reported its first two cases of the deadly MERS coronavirus on Wednesday, the fifth Gulf Arab country where the strain has emerged since the outbreak began in neighboring Saudi Arabia last year. A 47-year-old man is in a critical condition, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA said, citing a statement from the Health Ministry.  Read More »

20 Million in Mideast to Get Polio Vaccine

(TheNewYorkTimes) Health officials will try to get polio vaccines to more than 20 million children across the Middle East to contain a major outbreak there, the World Health Organization and Unicef announced last week. The region was polio-free for 10 years, until a Pakistani strain was detected in sewers in Egypt in January. It has  Read More »

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