Diseases ( incl Covid19 ) 02 (Oct 12 - May 20)

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WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses

BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - A new bird flu strain that has killed 22 people in China is "one of the most lethal" of its kind and transmits more easily to humans than another strain that has killed hundreds since 2003, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters

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SARS-like virus kills 5 Saudis

AFP - Five Saudis have died of a new SARS-like virus during the past few days and two more are being treated in an intensive care unit, the health ministry said.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130502-sar ... s-5-saudis

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WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus

LONDON (Reuters) - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organization said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/ ... healthNews

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Rare superbug found in Hong Kong has never been detected in Asia before

A rare superbug detected in a slaughterhouse in Sheung Shui has never before been found among livestock in Hong Kong or Asia, a University of Hong Kong study has confirmed.


Source: SCMP

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First likely case of H7N9 bird flu spread by humans reported

Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130807-fir ... s-reported

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Camels become prime suspects in deadly Saudi virus outbreak

LONDON (Reuters) - People infected with a deadly virus that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year may have caught it from one-humped camels used in the region for meat, milk, transport and racing.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/ ... healthNews

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Hong Kong government suspended live chicken imports from nearby Shenzhen with immediate effect, after the city's first human case of H7N9 bird flu virus was confirmed late on Monday.

Source: HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL

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Bird flu death hits Canada

Canada announced the first H5N1 avian flu death in North America, of a patient who had just returned from China, and said it is urgently contacting airline passengers on the victim's flights.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... 40110&fc=8

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Two Citibank employees in Singapore infected with H1N1 By Amir Hussain

SINGAPORE — Two Citibank employees working on the 22nd floor of its Asia Square office have been diagnosed with Influenza A (H1N1), and another eight are suspected to be infected with the virus, the bank said in an email sent to its staff yesterday.

In the email, Citibank said the affected staff were on medical leave, while the suspected cases were sent home to see a doctor.

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tw ... ected-h1n1

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This could the transmitter of the deadly “MERS” virus

A Saudi man who died from the MERS virus probably caught it after caring for one of his sick camels, the most conclusive evidence so far that the humped mammals can infect humans.

Source: Bloomberg

http://thecrux.com/new-england-journal- ... ers-virus/