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CDC accredited for emergency management

(CenterforDiseaseControl) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP)External Web Site Icon for its excellence in emergency management. CDC is the first federal agency to attain full accreditation of its emergency management program.

November 15, 2013
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Cholera in Mexico – update

(WorldHealthOrganization) The Ministry of Health in Mexico has reported an additional four cases of infection with Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa. Of these, two are from the state of Hidalgo and two from the state of Veracruz. Since the beginning of this outbreak in September 2013 to date, a total of 180 confirmed cases, including one Read More »

November 14, 2013
| Filed under North America, South America, International, and Public Health
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Kuwait Reports First MERS-coronavirus Cases

(VoiceofAmerica) Kuwait reported its first two cases of the deadly MERS coronavirus on Wednesday, the fifth Gulf Arab country where the strain has emerged since the outbreak began in neighboring Saudi Arabia last year. A 47-year-old man is in a critical condition, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA said, citing a statement from the Health Ministry. Read More »

November 14, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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Polio virus strain in Syria confirmed as being from Pakistan, WHO said

(FoxNews) Polio that has crippled at least 13 children in Syria has been confirmed as being caused by a strain of the virus that originated in Pakistan and is spreading across the Middle East, the World Health Organization said. Genetic sequencing shows the strain found in Syrian children in Deir al-Zor, where an outbreak was Read More »

November 13, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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Typhoon Corpses Horrifying But Not a Disease Threat

(ABCNews) Corpses are lying where they died in areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, bloating and decomposing because no one is available to remove them. The sight may be horrifying, but for years people have assumed that they cause disease – a fact doctors say is simply not true. Although infectious diseases like smallpox used to Read More »