KDU University College - Malaysia

Last Call for September 2015 IntakeFoundation in ArtsStarting from 2016, the intakes are Jan, April & JulySept only for 2015 intakeFull time programDuration - 3 Semester, minimum 1 yearCourse location: KDU College, Damansara JayaEnrty requirement: SPM/O levels - Min 5 credits, UEC - Min 3 CreditsBachelor of Software Engineering (Hons)Effective from Sept 2015Full time programDuration:...

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Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

International Scholarship for 2015/16For both undergraduate & postgraduate international students who hold offer plan to enroll in 2015/16 are eligible to applyFull Fee Postgraduate Research ScholarFor those student who will starting in September 201510% Early Bird RewardFor those hold unconditional offer and paid tuition fee before 17 July are subject to entitledFurther...

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JID: Evolutionary Dynamics Of Influenza A Viruses In US Exhibition Swine

Credit Wikipedia   #10,387   Although bird flu  has captured most of our attention over the past year, scientists are abundantly aware of the potential for seeing novel swine-origin influenza viruses emerge as well.    Just last week in Live Markets & Novel Flu Risks In The United States, we looked at some of the zoonotic exposure risks and...

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Saudi MOH: 1 New MERS Case In Riyadh

  # 10,386   Although Korea was an outlier event, in the short history of MERS in the Middle East, summers have been generally pretty quiet (see ECDC chart below).  Cases tend to pick up a bit in the fall and winter, and peak in the spring. Credit ECDC RRA Report We do continue to see a trickle of case reports out of Saudi Arabia this summer, with the 12th...

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CDC’s Vital Signs: A Coordinated Approach To Curb The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance

  #10,385   Although pandemics and disease outbreaks like MERS and Ebola tend to grab the headlines, there is arguably no greater threat to public health today than the inexorable rise in antibiotic resistant bacteria around the globe.  The CDC estimates that – in the United States alone – at least 23,000 people die each year due to antibiotic resistant infections....

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ECDC Vector Maps: Invasive Ticks, Mosquitoes & Sand Flies

CREDIT ECDC:   Yellow Areas = Recent Introduction Of Aedes Albopictus # 10,384   Although one doesn’t traditionally think of vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, and Malaria as being serious public health concerns for Europe, increasingly the arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sand flies) for these diseases...

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Saudi MOH Announces 4 New MERS Cases, 4 Fatalities

  #10,383 Although we’ve seen several lulls in reporting this summer – some lasting a week or more – we continue to see new MERS cases emerge – particularly from the Riyadh region.   Yesterday there were two new cases reported in the Capital city, and today we are notified of three more – plus one case in Najran. Additionally, four recent cases – all from...

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