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Bird Flu Outbreaks Reported Around China

(TheEpochTimes) Outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza, better known as bird flu, have occurred across China this year. Information on bird flu’s spread in China was made public in January in a Hong Kong health report to the World Health Organization (WHO), saying that China was one of the 15 affected countries in the world with Read More »

September 26, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Anthrax outbreak kills 100 animals in Turkana

(Standard Digital) About 100 livestock have died following an outbreak of anthrax in Kibish Division, Turkana North District. District Veterinary Officer Lucas Kemboi said the disease was first reported in Natomeri village before spreading to Korimunyang and Koesa locations. The official said the disease, which was reported early this month, killed 40 animals in the Read More »

September 26, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, and International
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The threat of bio-terrorism

(Alarabiya) This is not an article about a revolutionary weapon, which if it lands in the wrong hands would kill only a few people. This is a much bigger issue that must be taken seriously. In an unstable world where technology is advancing rapidly in both military and medical fields, it is important that the Read More »

September 24, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Middle East, North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
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Novel Coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom

(World Health Organization) On 22 September 2012, the United Kingdom (UK) informed WHO of a case of acute respiratory syndrome with renal failure with travel history to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Qatar. The case is a previously healthy, 49 year old male Qatari national that presented with symptoms on 3 September 2012 Read More »

September 24, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, and Public Health
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Ebola Victim Delivers Child Prior to Death

(Global Biodefense) An outbreak of Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have claimed up to 32 lives since May, including that of a woman who had just given birth, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. On Saturday, a baby born prematurely in the isolation centre in Isiro — the epicenter of Read More »