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Poliovirus Found in Cairo, Egypt

January 22, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

According to the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, wild poliovirus has been detected from two Cairo sewage samples. The strain detected is related to poliovirus

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Over 100 Egyptian Children Face Mumps Outbreak

October 1, 2012January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

Over 100 children have been affected by a mumps outbreak in Marashda, Egypt, with 43 cases and 70 infections reported. Officials at the ministry of

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A New Strain of Foot and Mouth Disease Threatens Egypt

March 30, 2012January 25, 2023 Dalia Shash

Egypt, a country that has seen significant change and upheaval in the past year, is now experiencing a severe outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

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Egyptian seeds named as source of German and French E. coli outbreaks

July 1, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Investigators at the European Food Safety Authority have found a common link in Germany’s and France’s recent E. coli outbreaks: contaminated fenugreek seeds originating in

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Egyptian seeds named as source of German and French E. coli outbreaks

July 1, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Investigators at the European Food Safety Authority have found a common link in Germany’s and France’s recent E. coli outbreaks: contaminated fenugreek seeds originating in

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Avian Influenza Returns

December 15, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

In recent weeks, avian influenza has returned to news headlines in several countries. On November 19th, a new human case of H5N1 was confirmed in

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Special Edition: HealthMap’s Increased Infectious Disease Surveillance for This Year’s Hajj

November 12, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Mass gatherings bring together people and pathogens (germs) from all over the world.  Such events present unique challenges to infectious disease surveillance.  Normally rare diseases

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