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CDC issues travel notice for Uganda due to Marburg outbreak

(The Examiner) With the Marburg hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreak spreading in Uganda, now being reported from 5 districts in the African country, federal health officials have issued an advisory for travelers to Uganda, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travel notice Nov.2 The Uganda Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak Read More »

November 5, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, International, and Public Health
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USAID to provide $20 million to fight bird flu, other emerging threats

(Examiner) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced their commitment to $20 million in new funding to support the Food and Agricultural Organization’s (FAO) battle with avian influenza and other emerging threats in global hotspots, according to a FAO news release Oct. 29. According to the release, the US assistance will help strengthen Read More »

October 31, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Agriculture, Countermeasures, International, Public Health, and Research
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Death toll of Uganda’s Marburg outbreak rises to eight

(NZWeek) The death toll of the deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Uganda has risen to eight and nine other people have tested positive of the highly infectious diseases, a top ministry of health official said. Christine Ondoa, Minister of Health told reporters on Monday that the latest patient died on Oct. 27 at an isolation Read More »

October 31, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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US Increases Funding to Combat Influenza and Emerging Disease Threats

(All Africa) FAO’s commitment to fight emerging disease threats in “hotspot” regions worldwide is getting a boost with new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the UN agency said today. The funding, totalling more than $20 million, will support the ongoing US-FAO partnership against H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Read More »

October 30, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Migratory birds can spread haemorrhagic fever

(EurekAlert) A type of haemorrhagic fever that is prevalent in Africa, Asia, and the Balkans has begun to spread to new areas in southern Europe. Now Swedish researchers have shown that migratory birds carrying ticks are the possible source of contagion. The discovery is being published in the US journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Read More »