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Ongoing Dengue Epidemic — Angola, June 2013
(CDC) On April 1, 2013, the Public Health Directorate of Angola announced that six cases of dengue had been reported to the Ministry of Health of Angola (MHA). As of May 31, a total of 517 suspected dengue cases had been reported and tested for dengue with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT). A total of Read More »
- June 20, 2013
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The Elusive H7N9 Virus: Chinese Researchers Predict Future Pandemic
(Science2.0) Since February 2013, China experienced an outbreak of the novel H7N9 avian flu, causing 131 cases of infection, and a death toll of 39. This particular H7N9 strain is considered to be one of the most worrisome pathogens since the H5N1 pandemic in 1997; a reputation based on the virus’ ability to spread easily Read More »
- June 20, 2013
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Ongoing Dengue Epidemic — Angola, June 2013
(CDC) On April 1, 2013, the Public Health Directorate of Angola announced that six cases of dengue had been reported to the Ministry of Health of Angola (MHA). As of May 31, a total of 517 suspected dengue cases had been reported and tested for dengue with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT). A total of Read More »
- June 18, 2013
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Yellow Fever Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
(GlobalBiodefense) An emergency mass vaccination campaign against yellow fever is being launched next week in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following laboratory confirmation of six cases in the country to date. The campaign aims to cover at least 503,426 people in three affected health zones. The six laboratory-confirmed cases included four patients in Lubao Read More »
- June 17, 2013
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update
(WHO) 15 June 2013 – The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has announced an additional three laboratory-confirmed cases, including one death with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The first patient is a 45-year-old man with underlying medical conditions from Taif governorate. He became ill since the end of May 2013 and is in Read More »
- June 17, 2013
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