Monthly Archives: August 2013

POLIO IN ISRAEL 2013

Posted on August 27, 2013 by epihealth

Wild polio virus has been detected in Israel. Routine environmental/water sampling in southern Israel (Rahat) detected the virus in May. It has now spread to the north. Since the first week of August, the Israeli government has mounted a campaign … Continue reading →

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H7N9: Source and origins identified

Posted on August 22, 2013 by epihealth

More of the H7N9 mystery has been solved (or almost solved) in an article published online in Nature today (Wed. Aug. 21, 2013). Let’s remember that H7N9 was first noted earlier this year in China; so far there have been … Continue reading →

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