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What you should know about MERS, the mystery disease that has South Korea on edge

(Washington Post) The spread of MERS, which has infected 126 people since the outbreak began last month, seems to have leveled off, and South Korean public health officials are urging calm. Still, Koreans remain wary of this new and little-understood illness. MERS first appeared in humans in 2012, and three years later scientists and public health officials are still sorting out where Read More »

June 12, 2015
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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The Ebola Review, Part II

(Foreign Policy) The G-7 Summit in Germany convening June 7 to June 8 will focus on the epidemic threat agenda, framed both as biosecurity and health system strengthening… German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “We need some kind of global disaster response plan. And the World Health Organization must play a key part in this. But first of Read More »

June 11, 2015
| Filed under International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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The Ebola Review, Part I

(Foreign Policy) The G-7 nations will commence their annual summit on June 7 in Germany, and the host, Chancellor Angela Merkel, has put the Ebola epidemic and its implications for global biosecurity at the top of the agenda.

June 11, 2015
| Filed under International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Rare and Emerging Viral Disease Impact on Special Populations

NIAID has a requirement for the development of therapeutic strategies for select rare and emerging viral diseases in special populations.

December 1, 2014
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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EPA proposes to decrease ozone’s harmful impacts | Public Health Newswire

December 1, 2014
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