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News Scan for Jun 03, 2013

Poliovirus detected in Israeli sewage

Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in sewage samples from Rahat, Israel, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. Israel has not had a case of polio since 1988 and hasn't confirmed WPV in environmental samples since 2002.

  • Poliovirus in Israeli sewage
  • Tickborne disease in Korea
  • Measles in Pakistan

NEWS SCAN: Medical countermeasures for kids, H5N1 in Bangladesh, measles in North Carolina

 

NEWS SCAN: 3 poultry-linked Salmonella outbreaks, measles & rubella in Europe, polio eradication plans

Apr 26, 2013

 

Experts: Weaknesses persist in Africa's immunization systems

(CIDRAP News) – Immunization systems in Africa still have supply, financing, and sustainability issues and need urgent attention from country leaders to reach the region's health goals, African experts said yesterday.

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NEWS SCAN: Avian flu in Cambodia and Bangladesh, measles-rubella vaccine drive, bagpipe fungal infection

Mar 12, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella in ground beef, food safety comment period, Google Flu Trends, measles vaccination in Europe

Feb 13, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine and pregnancy, Campylobacter in chicken, fungal meningitis, measles & rubella in Europe, polio in Pakistan, infectious imports

Feb 4, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Dengue vaccine trial, cholera in the Caribbean, measles protection gaps, US-Canada animal disease agreement

 

NEWS SCAN: Measles vaccine failures, typhoid vaccine shortage

 

NEWS SCAN: Tamiflu for babies, peanut butter decree, less measles in Europe, rinderpest inventories, Pakistan's polio battle

Dec 21, 2012

 

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