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Dengue outbreak has killed 26 in Central America: officials

(MENAFN) An unusually potent outbreak of dengue fever has killed 26 people and infected nearly 40,000 more so far this year in Central America, where the mosquito-born illness is endemic. Honduras has seen the most fatalities, with 15, followed by Nicaragua, with five. The highest number of infections has been recorded in Costa Rica, with Read More »

July 29, 2013
| Filed under Africa, North America, South America, International, and Public Health
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Does the dangerous new Middle East coronavirus have an African origin?

(EurekAlert) The MERS-coronavirus is regarded as a dangerous novel pathogen: Almost 50 people have died from infection with the virus since it was first discovered in 2012. To date all cases are connected with the Arabian peninsula. Scientists from the University Bonn (Germany) and South Africa have now detected a virus in the faeces of Read More »

July 25, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update

(WHO) The National Health and Family Planning Commission, China notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. This is the first new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus since 29 May 2013. The patient is a 61 year-old woman from Langfang City in Hebei Read More »

July 22, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, and International
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update

(WHO) WHO has been informed of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Saudi Arabia. Both the cases are currently critically ill and hospitalized in ICUs. The first case is a 41-year-old Saudi male in Riyadh who presented to the hospital with symptoms on 15 July. The second patient Read More »

July 22, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, North America, and International
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Cambodia bird flu outbreak continues with 14th case

(GlobalPost) Cambodia’s outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza continues apace as the summer wears on, with a 3-year-old boy becoming the 14th victim this year and the 35th case confirmed in the Southeast Asian nation since records began to be kept. The Cambodian Ministry of Health has deployed a rapid response team to Prey Veng’s Kampong Read More »