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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update
(WHO) The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Saudi Arabia has announced two additional laboratory-confirmed cases and a death in a previously confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). One case is a 41 year-old female from Riyadh who had contact with a confirmed case. The other case is a 32 year-old male from Read More »
- June 24, 2013
- | Filed under Africa, Europe, Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Program — 1999–2013
(CDC) In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established through a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, CDC, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). By 2012, the annual incidence of polio had decreased by >99%, compared with 1988, and the number of countries in which wild poliovirus (WPV) circulation Read More »
- June 21, 2013
- | Filed under Africa, Middle East, North America, Countermeasures, International, and Public Health
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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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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
- | Filed under Africa, International, and Public Health
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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
- | Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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