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Dozens of Syrian refugees stricken with chickenpox in Lebanon

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Approximately 100 cases of chickenpox in Syrian refugees has been detected in Lebanon’s third largest city of Sidon, according to Lebanese news reports. The outbreak has prompted medical teams to shut...

Saudi MOH reports additional MERS case in Riyadh

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The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported an additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Monday in an expat in Riyadh, according to press release Nov. 10. The 45-year-old female...

MERS cases rise in Saudi Arabia, ‘MERS-CoV is active and we need to be on full alert’

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Two additional Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection have been reported in Saudi Arabia today, bring the total in the Kingdom to 798 cases, according to a health ministry release today. The...

Afghanistan reports jump of 6 polio cases, South Sudan sees two new cases of cVDPV2

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There were 21 new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) reported out of the polio endemic countries, according to the latest data from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Afghanistan saw...

Saudi health officials respond to recent MERS ‘surge’ with new infection control procedures

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Mike Coston is the Owner/Editor of Avian Flu Diary The recent surge in MERS cases (48+ cases over 60 days), after a very quiet July and August, serves as a reminder that not only does the MERS coronavirus...

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WHO MERS update for Saudi Arabia

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released an update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections between 18 and 26 October 2014 in Saudi Arabia. During this time frame, the...

Saudi Health Ministry admits MERS remains a threat as 6 new cases reported

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With reports of 38 confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) since early September and 32 cases reported this month, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) is admitting that the novel virus...

Saudi Arabia: MERS case fatality rate is 43 percent as cases continue to rise

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Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) continue to mount in Saudi Arabia as two new confirmed cases are reported in Riyadh, according to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) Saturday. Details...

WHO releases details on 1st MERS case in Turkey

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On 17 October 2014, WHO EURO was notified by the National IHR Focal Point for Turkey of a laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). On 11 October...

Suspected MERS cases in Turkey, Philippines post-Hajj

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The Philippines and Turkey have reported of cases of Muslim pilgrims who recently performed Hajj and returned home with symptoms resembling Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). In Turkey, just days...