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WHO MERS-CoV update
Saudi Arabia // 26 February, 2019
In the most recent Disease Outbreak Notification on the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported an ongoing outbreak at a hospital in Wadi Aldwasir city.MERS-CoV
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Ebola updates 25 February to 3 March
Congo DRC // 03 March, 2019
Updates on the Ebola outbreak this week...Ebola
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Potential Ebola death tests negative
Uganda // 16 February, 2019
Relatives carried a possible Ebola victim's body across checkpoints in DRC on their way to Uganda.Ebola
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Ebola updates 11 to 17 February - new health zone affected
Congo DRC // 18 February, 2019
Updates on the Ebola outbreak this week include a new health zone affected, and an updated risk assessment from the ECDC.......Ebola
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Another bird flu H9N2 case reported
China // 26 February, 2019
A 2-year-old boy in Hunan province has been reported infected with bird flu H9N2....Bird flu other strains
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swine flu variant case reported
Australia // 26 February, 2019
Australian authorities have reported a 15-year-old girl who was ill in September 2018 was infected with a swine flu variant....Swine flu variants, Influenza H3N2
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Ebola updates 18 to 24 November 2019
Congo DRC // 25 November, 2019
Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...Ebola
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WHO flu update
Bahrain // Kuwait // Saudi Arabia // Oman // Qatar // Cuba // Jamaica // Cameroon // Togo // Cote d'Ivoire // Ghana // Laos // Malaysia // 12 November, 2019
The latest flu update from the World Health Organisation...Seasonal Flu
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Ebola Updates 25 November to 1 December
Congo DRC // 03 December, 2019
Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...Ebola
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Medical staff exposed to Lassa fever in Sierra Leone repatriated to Netherlands and United Kingdom
Sierra Leone // Netherlands // United Kingdom // Denmark // Germany // Uganda // Morocco // 03 December, 2019
Two doctors confirmed infected with Lassa fever, and several other medical staff have been repatriated to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom....Lassa Fever
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Ebola updates 11 to 17 November 2019
Congo DRC // 18 November, 2019
Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...Ebola
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MERS CoV cases November 2019
Saudi Arabia // 29 November, 2019
The following MERS-CoV cases have been reported by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health in November...MERS-CoV
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Human case of H9N2 bird flu uncovered from January 2019
India // 15 November, 2019
Retrospective analysis showed a single person had H9N2 bird flu in early 2019 ....Influenza H9N2, Bird flu other strains
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Study: Ebola treatment trial results from DRC outbreak
Congo DRC // 28 November, 2019
Final results of the PALM study in DRC have been published in the NEJM. Mortality was lower in two of the treatment groups...Ebola
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Outbreak of bird flu in birds in Sokoto
Nigeria // 28 November, 2019
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu H5N6 has been identified in the Sokoto Live Bird Market.....Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains
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WHO Global Influenza Programme - non-pharmaceutical interventions
04 November, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Programme, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health and The University of Hong Kong have worked collaboratively to provide recommendations for the use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI’s) in future influenza epidemics and pandemicsSeasonal Flu
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Ebola updates 4 to 10 November 2019
Congo DRC // 10 November, 2019
Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...Ebola
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WHO MERS CoV update October
Saudi Arabia // United Arab Emirates // 13 November, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) have issued an update for October...MERS-CoV
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Study: medical masks and N95 respirators equally effective
05 September, 2019
A recent study has found that there are no significant differences between surgical masks and respirator masks,General Articles
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Another outbreak of bird flu in birds
Taiwan (China) // 20 November, 2019
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a flock of chickens in Puzi city, Chiayi County in late October [...]Bird flu other strains