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Iran, Saudi Arabia report additional MERS fatalities

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On 12 July 2014, the National IHR Focal Point of the Islamic Republic of Iran reported to WHO an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The...

Saudi Arabia reports two additional MERS cases, may ban camel imports from the Horn of Africa

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The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported two new Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases in individuals from Riyadh and Najran, according to an update yesterday. The details on...

Iraq plans mass vaccination campaign

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18 June 2014, Erbil, Iraq – Joint efforts by WHO and UNICEF have resulted in the Kurdistan health authorities agreeing on urgent measures to prevent the spread of polio and other diseases among children...

Saudi Arabia updates MERS numbers, over 100 cases added

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After a review by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Command & Control Center last month in an effort to ensure a more complete and accurate understanding of the MERS-CoV outbreak in...

Second Iraqi child positive for polio

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A child from Mada’in district in Baghdad-Resafa province, Iraq, was confirmed positive for polio due to wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) last week, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative...

Sixth MERS fatality reported in Jordan

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The Jordanian Health Ministry has reported the confirmation of the eleventh Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a nurse who works at a private hospital, according to a PNA/Xinhua...

Hepatitis A warning for patrons of Jerusalem hotel

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Health officials in Israel are issuing a warning for patrons of the Eyal Hotel in downtown Jerusalem after an employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A, according to a Yeshiva World report today. The employee...

MERS fatality confirmed in Iran

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In a follow up to a story Monday, the Iranian Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) fatality in a Kerman woman. The release (computer translated)...

Iran confirms two MERS cases in sisters from Kerman

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The Iranian Ministry of Health have reported two confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in two sisters from Kerman, according to a news release (computer translated).   The...

FAO: ‘There is an urgent need to focus investigations on the epidemiology of MERS-CoV in animal species’

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PRESS RELEASE 23 May 2014, Muscat, Oman/Rome – Health experts and veterinarians are among those calling for stepped up monitoring, investigations, and immediate reporting of cases of the potentially...