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SCIENTISTS: Bananas Could Go “Extinct” Due to Fungus Outbreak

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Scientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the common food staple. “Nobody is even close to solving the problem,”...

Saudi Arabia reports 3 confirmed MERS cases in past year

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of three laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus...

Iran reports dozens of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases: Local media

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a report in the Tehran-based, Iran Front Page, 60 people have tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), including three deaths.   Crimean-Congo...

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MERS Case confirmed in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 28-year-old male from Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi. The case has no known co-morbidities,...

Iran reports 500% increase in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever cases in 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Iranian health officials have reported a significant increase in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases in deaths in 2022 compared to recent years. Since March, Iran reported...

Lebanon cholera outbreak update- November 25

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update on the cholera outbreak in Lebanon, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reports that as of today, since the first case was confirmed on October 5, 4,337 cumulative suspected...

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Saudi Arabia: Four MERS coronavirus cases through October 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reported four locally-acquired laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) through...

Lebanon cholera update, WHO Regional Director’s statement on cholera outbreaks

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Lebanon Ministry of Health reports in an update today that the cholera outbreak that began in early October has expanded to 2709 total (suspected and confirmed) cholera cases,...

Cholera in Lebanon: Outbreak update October 29

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Still less than a month since the first cholera case was reported in Lebanon, the first such case in nearly thirty years, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) updated the situation...

Lebanon cholera outbreak tops 1000 cumulative cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On October 6, Lebanon health authorities reported the first confirmed cholera case in the country since 1993. As of October 27, officials reported an additional 182 cumulative cases,...