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Doctors protest death of colleague who contracted disease on duty
Egypt
November 9, 2015
Doctors protest death of colleague who contracted disease on duty
The Doctors' Syndicate is planning vigils next Saturday outside hospitals across the country to mourn the death of a colleague…
Health ministry to give details on Assiut’s mysterious virus Tuesday
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Health ministry to give details on Assiut’s mysterious virus Tuesday
Details of an unknown virus suspected of being the cause of death for three people and the culprit in the…
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
The virus behind a recent small-scale epidemic in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut remains unknown, Health Minister Ahmed Emad-Eddin…
Third fatality from Assiut mystery virus
Egypt
October 13, 2015
Third fatality from Assiut mystery virus
A woman died in the Dashlout village of Assiut from the same mysterious virus that killed two others two weeks…
Activist slams govt strategy on stray dogs
Egypt
September 17, 2015
Activist slams govt strategy on stray dogs
An animal rights activist has criticized the government’s strategy in handling cases of rabies caused by stray dog bites, suggesting…
Some Cairo doctors suspect virus, not heatwave behind dozens of deaths
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Some Cairo doctors suspect virus, not heatwave behind dozens of deaths
As the Health Ministry says that 75 people had died of an inclement heat wave that started early August, doctors…
Ministry denies meningitis epidemic
Egypt
August 12, 2015
Ministry denies meningitis epidemic
The Health Ministry has dismissed reports about cases of a meningitis epidemic as the country has recorded 61 deaths due…
Daqahlia livestock hit by brucellosis
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Daqahlia livestock hit by brucellosis
Five cows have been infected with brucellosis in Daqahlia, sparking alarm among the province’s medical and veterinary services. Mohamed Gomaa, head…
UAE records 2 coronavirus cases
Middle East
May 20, 2015
UAE records 2 coronavirus cases
Abu Dhabi has announced that two people are infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, aka the coronavirus. “The two cases…
Woman hospitalized over suspected coronavirus infection
Egypt
April 6, 2015
Woman hospitalized over suspected coronavirus infection
A woman in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya has been hospitalized due to a possible coronavirus infection, an official…