Media: Camels Test Positive For MERS-CoV In Jeddah Market

#10,924The Saudi MOH website isn't responding this morning, but the MOH did post an update on twitter this morning (see above) indicating that no new MERS cases have been recorded since yesterday's two `camel-contact' cases. The Arabic media, however, is filled with numerous reports that the 58 y.o. male from Jeddah (reported yesterday) was a butcher working in a camel...

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APHIS Updates HPAI Response Plan

#10,923Primarily of interest to poultry producers, and those called upon to respond to avian flu outbreaks, the USDA's APHIS has released an update to their response plan they released last September (see AP HIS: Fall 2015 HPAI Preparedness & Response Plan). Although the anticipated return of HPAI H5 hasn't happened yet, an entirely new HPAI virus (H7N8) did appear, resulting...

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Trinity College - Australia

If you are 14–17 and want a taste of university life, come and join our Young Leaders Programs at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne! More than 220 young people from all around the world participate in these fun and life-changing residential programs during the July and December school holidays.You will experience what life is like at university and residential college...

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CDC MMWR Early Release: Zika Spread & Possible Association With Microcephaly

Credit MMWR#10,922Coming off a 2pm embargo, the CDC has published two Early Release MMWR reports on the rapidly emerging Zika virus; one on the potential link between Zika and Microcephalic birth defects and the other on the rapid spread of the virus to new regions around the world.Due to their combined length, I've only presented the link, a short description, and the summary...

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CDC Expands Zika Travel Advisory Country List

Credit PAHO - Epi Wk 2#10,921Seven days ago the CDC issued a Level-II travel advisory for 14 countries and territories over the Zika Virus threat, and warned that list would likely grow. Two days ago, in PAHO: Zika Marches On, we looked at an updated list of affected countries from the Pan American Health Organization, which had increased to 20 nations and territories. Today...

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MMWR: Dengue Outbreak In Hawaii

#10,920Although Florida and Texas have both seen minor outbreaks of dengue fever over the past few years, Hawaii is presently seeing the largest outbreak to date, with 230 cases reported on the Big Island over the past few months.The following is the latest update from the Hawaiian State Department of Health. Dengue Fever – Hawaii Island OutbreakThe Hawaii Department of Health...

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Saudi MOH Announces 2 MERS Cases

10,919We've seen a very quiet December and January with regards to MERS reports from Saudi Arabia, but today the MOH announces two new cases, both supposedly having had (1 direct and 1 indirect) camel contact. Although there is no overriding `season' for MERS, late winter and spring are viewed as times of heightened concern, primarily because of so many young - virologically...

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