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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
| Filed under Africa, North America, International, and Public Health
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Flu shot likely prevented 13 million illnesses, 110,000 hospitalizations from 2005-2011

June 20, 2013
| Filed under Countermeasures 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 18, 2013
| Filed under Africa, International, and Public Health
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Outbreak of Rare Hepatitis Continues to Grow in Western States

(FoodSafetyNews) The Hepatitis A outbreak continues in eight western states with the case count as of June 14 rising to 106. The illnesses are blamed on an organic blend of frozen berries and pomegranate seeds from multiple countries. Produced by Oregon-based Townsend Farms and sold at Costco and Harris Teeter stores, the frozen berry blend Read More »

June 18, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Public Health
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