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More MERS virus deaths in Saudi Arabia from AlJazeera.com

Four more people have died from the MERS virus in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 32, the health ministry has said. A statement on the ministry’s website said on Monday two people had died in the … Continue reading

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Three treated for SARS-like virus in Italy from RT.com

Three people in Italy are the latest to be treated for a new illness caused by a coronavirus which is alarming global health officials, the country’s health ministry has said. A 45-year-old man who had recently returned from a 40-day … Continue reading

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Coronavirus death reported in France from the BBC.co.uk

A patient infected with the novel coronavirus has died in France, according to the health ministry. The virus, which is similar to those which cause Sars and the common cold, emerged last year. Out of 44 confirmed cases around the … Continue reading

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Bird flu death toll rises in China from AlJazeera.com

Four more people have died from a new strain of bird flu in China, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The United Nations health agency said a written … Continue reading

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UN says eating insects could fight hunger from AlJazeera.com

A new United Nations report say the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity and world hunger. More than 1,900 species of insects are eaten around the world, mainly in Africa and Asia, but people in the … Continue reading

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SARS-Like Virus Kills 2 More in Saudi Arabia by Ellen Knickmeyer

Saudi Arabia announced two more deaths overnight Monday in the latest outbreak of a SARS-like virus currently centered on a small hospital in the kingdom’s east, bringing the toll reported by the government at the health center since Wednesday to … Continue reading

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WHO says new bird flu ‘more lethal’ to humans from AlJazeera.com

A new strain of bird flu that has killed 22 people in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind and transmits more easily to humans than an earlier strain that has killed hundreds around the world since 2003, a top health … Continue reading

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H7N9 Cases May Be Double Known Figure, Hong Kong Researchers Say by Natasha Khan

There may be 90 to 120 ill adults who haven’t been detected because their infections are mild, Benjamin Cowling, associate professor at the university’s public health research center, said today. The researchers’ analysis suggests risk of serious illness from the … Continue reading

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More bird flu cases reported in China from AlJazeera.com

The total number of humans infected with a new strain of bird flu in China has risen to 21, as scientists struggle to stop the spread of the virus. The country’s health ministry says three more cases were reported on … Continue reading

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World Health Organization urges calm over China bird flu outbreak from AlJazeera.com

A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is not a cause for panic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, as the number of people infected rose to 21, including six deaths. … Continue reading

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