WHO EMRO: Recent High Level Mission To Saudi Arabia On MERS-CoV

#10,930As the epicenter of MERS infections in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia arguably has the most to lose from a larger outbreak, and has repeatedly pledged to take the lead in investigating the disease. Progress has been slower than hoped (see WHO EMRO: Scientific Meeting Reviews MERS Progress & Knowledge Gaps), and KSA hasn't always been quick to share what it knows...

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RESEP LUMPIA SEMARANG ISI REBUNG SAUS MANIS PEDAS

Resep Lumpia Semarang Isi Rebung Spesial - Lumpia goreng isi yang enak dan renyah ini sangat sedap disantap dengan variasi aneka isi di dalamnya yang gurih, serta paling enak disajikan bersama cocolan sausnya yang mantap. Terdapat beberapa variasi isi lumpia semarang asli, di antaranya adalah lumpia isi rebung, telur, ayam atau udang beserta spesial kombinasinya yang dapat...

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EID Journal: HPAI H5N8 Reintroduced Into South Korea By Migratory Waterfowl

#10,929Given all that has happened with the evolution of new HPAI H5 viruses around the world, it is hard to believe we only just passed the 2 year anniversary of the emergence of HPAI H5N8 in South Korea last week (see Jan 17th, 2014 report Media Reporting Korean Poultry Outbreak Due To H5N8).Up until that time, H5N8 was normally only seen in a low pathogenic form (although...

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WHO SEARO Statement On Thailand's Imported MERS Case

MERS Exported Cases As of October 2015 - Credit ECDC#10,928While MERS activity has been on the decline the past few months, last summer in Our Global Game Of Whac-A-MERS we looked at the ongoing threat of seeing MERS infected travelers arriving unannounced anywhere in the world.   As the ECDC map above illustrates, while MERS cases have all originated from the Arabian...

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PAHO Statement On Zika Transmission & Prevention

Epi Week 3 - Credit PAHO#10,927On December 1st, 2015 PAHO (the Pan American Health Organization) issued its first epidemiological alert on the Zika virus (see  Neurological syndrome, congenital malformations, and Zika virus infection. Implications for public health in the Americas – Epidemiological Alert).At the that time, only 9 nations in the Americas had reported...

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Saudi MOH: Two Asymptomatic MERS Cases With Camel Contact

#10,926Two days ago the Saudi MOH reported a symptomatic MERS case in Jeddah, a primary case linked to camel contact.   Today they report two asymptomatic cases - also linked to camel exposure - in Alkhumra (which appears to be Al-Khumra, a sub district of Jeddah).  These two cases were detected due to the enhanced surveillance conducted in the wake of yesterday's...

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Thailand Reports 2nd Imported MERS Case From Oman

#10,925In a report that is strikingly similar to one we saw last summer, overnight (US time) Thailand's Ministry of Health announced the detection of a second imported MERS case, and as before, it comes from an Omani businessman seeking medical care after going undiagnosed after being hospitalized at home. According to the MOH Statement (which doesn't translate particularly...

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