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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…
FAO discusses strategy for combating ruminant virus PPR
Egypt
April 1, 2015
FAO discusses strategy for combating ruminant virus PPR
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has begun to consider the guidelines of its strategy to eliminate the…
Health Ministry: Cairene woman 6th bird flu death in 2015
Egypt
January 21, 2015
Health Ministry: Cairene woman 6th bird flu death in 2015
The Ministry of Health said Wednesday it recorded a sixth death with the H5N1 (bird flu) virus, announcing that the…
Safaga seaport authorities kill animals over Ebola fears
Egypt
December 21, 2014
Safaga seaport authorities kill animals over Ebola fears
Quarantine authorities at the Red Sea Safaga seaport killed animals found in the possession of an Egyptian passenger arriving from…
WHO: Egypt maintains zero-malaria status
Egypt
December 9, 2014
WHO: Egypt maintains zero-malaria status
Egypt maintained a clean malaria record in 2013, the World Health Organization said Tuesday in a report that detected a…
State of emergency in Damietta after 16 students catch chickenpox
Egypt
November 5, 2014
State of emergency in Damietta after 16 students catch chickenpox
Health authorities in Damietta have announced a state of emergency after 16 students were diagnosed with chickenpox. A medical source said…
Second Ebola case on US soil as UN warns disease ‘winning the race’
World
October 15, 2014
Second Ebola case on US soil as UN warns disease ‘winning the race’
A second health worker in Texas has tested positive for Ebola, officials said Wednesday, in a new contamination far from…