ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment On Zika Virus Epidemic

Credit ECDC#10,918The ECDC has published a 20 page, data-rich, overview and analysis on the Zika virus called  Rapid Risk Assessment: Zika virus disease epidemic: potential association with microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (first update).As we've come to expect from the ECDC, it is comprehensive, well documented, and makes an invaluable reference.   You'll...

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Macquarie Scholarship Interview session

 Macquarie Scholarship Interview session JM EDUCATION GROUP, Penang will be organising the Macquarie University Scholarship Opportunities Info Session in our office at  441-1-4, Pulau Tikus Plaza, Burmah Road, 10350 Penang on 27thJanuary 2016, Wednesday, 2pm-3.30pm.  Please bring along your recent academic results for offer letters. For further...

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EID Journal: H5N1 In Egypt

#10,917Despite the overly reassuring (and quite possibly fanciful) statements coming out of Egypt's MOH this year (see Egyptian MOH Statement: No Bird Flu Cases Since Last Summer)  the expectation is many - perhaps even most - human avian flu infections go undetected.  It's a phenomenon we've seen repeated in China with H7N9, where estimates (see Lancet: Clinical...

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Exploring The Zika - Guillain-Barré Connection

#10,916The exact cause of Guillain-Barré Syndrome - a rare immune disorder that damages nerve cells, and can cause muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis - is unknown, but it often follows a viral or bacterial illness.In the United States between 3,000 and 6,000 cases are reported every year.  Most people recover fully, but some may have lingering neurological damage.Not...

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WHO: Updated Q&A On The Zika Virus

#10,915The World Health Organization has released an updated (Jan 20th) Q&A file on the Zika virus, one that offers an assessment of the risk and advice to travelers. Cautionary advice that falls far short of what some other health agencies have offered in recent days. Granted, the link between Zika infection and Microcephaly has not yet been conclusively established,...

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Middlesex University -United Kingdom

2016 Scholarship for Asia Pacific RegionFor more information, please contact/visit your nearest JM Office today                                                                         ...

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Swansea University - United Kingdom

Swansea University Medical School will be accepting applications from international students for its Graduate Entry Medicine course for September 2016 entry. The Graduate Entry Medicine Programme is a fully independent four-year programme based primarily in Swansea and west Wales, although students may undergo placements in other parts of Wales if...

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