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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update

(WHO) The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Saudi Arabia has announced seven additional laboratory-confirmed cases and a death in a previously confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Four cases have been detected among contacts of confirmed cases in Riyadh and the Eastern Region. They range in age from seven to 15 years, Read More »

June 27, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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How cholera-causing bacteria respond to pressure

(EurekAlert) Cholera remains common in non-industrialized parts of the world today. It persists in part because V. cholera, the bacteria that causes the disease, is able to survive in diverse environments ranging from the intestinal lumen, to fresh water, to estuaries, to the sea. A study in The Journal of General Physiology provides new insights Read More »

June 25, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Middle East, North America, International, and Research
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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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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 »