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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

(WHO) On 14 March 2014, the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia announced an additional five laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Globally, from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a total of 196 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including 83 deaths.

March 18, 2014
| Filed under Middle East, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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WHO | Poliovirus in Cameroon – update

March 18, 2014
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Poliovirus in Cameroon

(WHO) In Cameroon, three additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases have been reported with onset of paralysis on 6, 25, and 31 January 2014 from three new regions (North West, Adamaoua, and Centre) confirming continued WPV transmission and geographic expansion of infected areas following detection of four cases in October 2013. In total, seven Read More »

March 18, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Dengue Discoveries Preventing Deadly Disease

(Liberty Voice) Recent research into mosquitos and the deadly dengue virus shows new promise for preventing transmission of the disease. Roughly 50 to 100 million cases of infection are reported annually, and several tropical countries saw an increase in their numbers during 2013. In Costa Rica for example, the number of registered cases more than Read More »

March 16, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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The chilling implications of an ancient virus dug up in Siberia

(Mail Online) At first, oil worker David Smith thought he had something like the flu. He wasn’t that surprised, as he normally caught some sort of bug after the flight from Moscow. He spent the first day back home in Manchester in bed, head and muscles aching. He felt wretched, although he had enough strength Read More »