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Nigeria reports more cases due to circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2

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Nigeria is one of the three remaining polio endemic countries on the planet with Afghanistan and Pakistan being the others. The African nation reported 53 wild poliovirus-1 cases in 2013, while so far...

Vesicular Stomatitis in Texas

Texas reports 14 new cases of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) in both horses and cows

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The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of 14 new cases of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) in both horses and cows in South and Central Texas. Twelve new premises are located in Bastrop...

Iowa reports West Nile virus cases in Clay, Monona, and Woodbury counties

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Although cases of West Nile virus are typically seen in early autumn in Iowa, three cases of the illness have already been reported in the state. Current surveillance data shows one case each in Clay,...

CDC warns against non-essential travel to Ebola outbreak countries

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is...

Thirty-six deaths reported in Swaziland rotavirus outbreak

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A rotavirus outbreak that has affected some 3,000 people in Swaziland over the past three weeks has resulted in 36 fatalities, according to a Swazi Observer news report today. In an announcement by Prime...

Nigeria health officials seek 30,000 possible Ebola contacts

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Just days after Liberian government official, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, traveled by air from Liberia to Lagos, Nigeria, sick with suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and eventually dying from the virus, Nigerian...

Ebola: Sierra Leone declares ‘State of Public Emergency’

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As of July 27, the West African nation of Sierra Leone has recorded 533 Ebola Virus Disease cases (473 confirmed, 38 probable, and 22 suspected) including 233 deaths. To put that in perspective, prior...

Republic of the Philippines

Philippines step up preventive measures against entry of Ebola

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The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday announced the stepped up measures of strict monitoring in airports and other ports of entry in the country to prevent against the possible spread...

Dengue fever outbreak reported in Guangdong, China

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The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (July 30) received notification from the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province (GDHFPC) of...

Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Pinellas County officials report an increase in cryptosporidium

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The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County is asking for the public’s help to prevent the spread of Cryptosporidiosis (Crypto), a disease that spreads easily in households, child-care settings...