Young Leaders Program, Trinity College - Australia

Young Leader Program (YLP) in December 2015Students aged between 14 & 17 could experience a taste of residential college & university life.This program designed to inspire, increase confidence, encourage critical thinking & guide students on a pathway to tertiary education. It is an existing, 2-week experience for secondary school student (domestic & international)...

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Australian Catholic University - Australia

ACU International Student Scholarship Program (ISS) Applications for the ACU International Student Scholarship Program (ISS) are open from the 1st to the 30th of September 2015 offering the opportunity for students to receive a 50% scholarship towards tuition fees.The University offers the following scholarships:Up to 20 commencing undergraduate or postgraduate students...

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WHO Update On Jordanian MERS Cluster

Credit WHO   #10,477   The World Health Organization has released an update (h/t @lisaschnirring) on the first 4 cases of the Jordanian MERS cluster which we’ve been following for a week,  and which now numbers 6 cases.  As suspected, this cluster appears to have begun with an imported case, but has since spread within a healthcare facility and in one...

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NIOSH Video: Adventures In Toilet Plume Research

#10,476   I ran across a video today from NIOSH which explores a topic we’ve looked at before, and one that just might have some relevance when it comes to the hospital spread of viruses such as MERS, Ebola, and Norovirus.    The idea being that toilet flushes can aerosolize viruses in waste products, contaminate nearby surfaces, and potentially spread diseases....

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Jordan Reports 2nd MERS Death

#10,475   Although we’ve no word of any additional MERS cases out of Jordan today (the count stands at 6), the Jordanian News Service PETRA has announced the death of the 5th case (announced Sunday),  a 56 y.o. man who was previously listed in critical condition. The patient was described as having multiple comorbidities, and having recently undergone cardiac...

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Saudi MOH Reports 4 More MERS Cases In Riyadh

#10,474   The `Riyadh cluster’ - which produced more than 100 cases during the month of August – continues on this first day of September with 4 new cases announced, along with 2 recoveries and 1 death. Most of the cases reported over the past month have been the result of healthcare acquired infection, although specifics on exactly how most of those were exposed...

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Kicking Off National Preparedness Month

    # 10,473   September is National Preparedness Month, and as I do every year, I’ll be devoting a good deal of time in this blog to the idea of individual, business, and community preparedness.  Over the next 30 days I’ll be posting a variety of new, and updated, preparedness articles along with my usual litany of EID information.   I come by my...

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