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H5N1 virus emerges in Sharon-area kibbutz after outbreak in north caused destruction of 100,000 birds. Symptoms of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus were discovered Saturday at a turkey farm near Kibbutz Magal in the Sharon Region. The Agriculture Ministry…
Swine flu deaths continued unabated across the country as 12 more persons perished to the H1N1 virus taking the toll to 2,023, while the number of those affected stood at 33,625. According to data collated by the Health Ministry,…
An outbreak of a deadly bird flu strain spread to one of the top rated poultry creating counties of the nation’s top rated turkey making state of Minnesota, government officials confirmed on Saturday, raising fears that the that the very…
Health officials have discovered a new germ in Eastern Europe that is related to the dreaded smallpox and monkeypox viruses but so far seems far less threatening. The germ caused two cattle herders to suffer fever, swollen lymph nodes,…
Guinea has declared a 45-day “health emergency” in five regions of the African country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola disease. In a statement published in national media on Saturday, Guinean President Alpha Conde said that he…
Liberia reported its first Ebola case in weeks on Friday, a woman whom authorities suspect may have contracted the virus through sexual intercourse with a survivor, in a setback to efforts to halt the outbreak in West Africa. Liberian…
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koromo ordered the country’s entire population Saturday to keep to their homes on March 27-29 in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic. “All Sierra Leoneans must stay at home for…
Sixteen students of a school in the Central Highlands region in Vietnam have been tested positive for influenza type A subtype H1N1, according to health authorities. Representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute announced on Saturday that…
Swine flu has claimed one more life in Kashmir Valley since yesterday, taking the total death toll to eight. 14 people were tested positive for the H1N1 virus, according to officials. ‘One more patient infected with swine flu virus…
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has killed 10 more people in Saudi Arabia over the past week, raising health officials’ concern about containment of the deadly virus. Data from Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry demonstrate that the death…
