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Guinea Ebola outbreak is over: WHO
World
December 29, 2015
Guinea Ebola outbreak is over: WHO
Guinea, the west African country where the worst ever Ebola outbreak began two years ago, is free of the disease,…
Agriculture Ministry eyes 4.5 bn anti-bird flu vaccines
Egypt
November 29, 2015
Agriculture Ministry eyes 4.5 bn anti-bird flu vaccines
The Agriculture Ministry has announced that it will secure equipment required for a vaccine production plant to produce 4.5 billion bird…
Health Ministry assures on alleged Sovaldi counter-effects
Egypt
November 28, 2015
Health Ministry assures on alleged Sovaldi counter-effects
The Health Ministry has rejected allegations by Egypt’s pharmacists' union leader that a US-produced hepatitis cure, on the market since…
McDonald’s operator sued after diners exposed to hepatitis
Life & Style
November 20, 2015
McDonald’s operator sued after diners exposed to hepatitis
A customer sued the operator of a McDonald's restaurant in Waterloo, New York, on Wednesday after diners were exposed to…
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…