Wednesday 16 April 2014

Disease

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update

On 13 and 14 April 2014 United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported a cluster of ten laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection among health-care workers identified through screening of contacts of a previously laboratory-confirmed case from Abu Dhabi who died on 10 April 2014.

Chikungunya Disease in Tonga

Tongan health authorities say there's been an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus affecting more than 10,000 people across the country.

It's the first time Tonga has had an outbreak of the virus, which causes acute fever and joint pain.

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