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1 Disease-specific alerts :35:12 Bid to hide suspected polio cases stirs ire - The Nation Polio: Khanpur, Punjab, Pakistan Polio: Pakistan :28:12 Ebola virus death toll in West Africa exceeds WHO - Manila Bulletin :40:56 Malaria cases down, but remain global health concern - Vaccine News Daily Malaria: Worldwide Malaria: Cambodia Malaria: Thailand :28:51 Another polio case detected, taking the toll to 22 this year - DAWN.com Polio: Pakistan Polio: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Polio: Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan :31:01 Malaria cases drop in Ghana - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Malaria: Ghana
2 :46:09 Mers/Goodwill and St. Louis Cardinals host electronics drive today, get STLtoday.com MERS: Missouri, United States :55:15 Sierra Leone hunts Ebola quarantine escapees - Medical Xpress Ebola: Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone Ebola: Goderich, Western Area, Sierra Leone :37:46 Returned healthcare worker being tested to rule out Ebola - Scoop.co.nz (press release) Ebola: Wellington, New Zealand :59:05 More Than Have Been Infected With Ebola: WHO - NDTV Ebola: Western Area Urban, Western Area, Sierra Leone Ebola: Conakry Region, Guinea :32:20 Did you know: Malaria cases in PH - Inquirer.net Malaria: Philippines
3 :54:50 Troops get malaria during Ebola deployment - Military Times Malaria: Liberia Malaria: Senegal Malaria: United States :38:06 More malaria cases recorded in Ganjam last year because of the use of better... - I am in dna of India Malaria: Ganjam, Orissa, India :42:26 Liberia to be announce Ebola free if no new case in 42 days: WHO - Sierra Leone Times Ebola: Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia :04:23 Cameroon: Malaria accounted for over 4000 deaths in StarAfrica.com Malaria: Cameroon :44:40 MERS cases continue to drop; only two found this week - Arab News MERS: Saudi Arabia :58:14 West Africa battles mystery of post-ebola syndrome - Deccan Chronicle Ebola: Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
4 :13:21 Sharp dip in malaria cases and deaths - Free press journal Malaria: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India :39: malaria cases in Tibetan settlements in Business Standard Malaria: India :28:10 Malaria deaths decline as cases rise - Zambia Daily Mail Malaria: Zambia :33:09 Malaria cases on the decline - The Asian Age Malaria: National Capital Territory of Delhi, India :54:51 Malaria cases on the rise in Delhi as temperatures soar to 40c - Daily Mail Malaria: National Capital Territory of Delhi, India :16:53 85 percent of malaria cases in the Muslim World: Official - Saudi Gazette Malaria: Saudi Arabia :00:09 Fake AIDS, TB and malaria meds causing thousands of deaths - SecuringIndustry.com Malaria: North Carolina, United States Travel-specific alerts :23:23 Weston students fall ill after eating candy from trip to China - WFSB Foodborne Illness: Weston, Connecticut, United States: Imported Case :20:00 Second case of measles reported - Winnipeg Sun Measles: Manitoba Province, Canada: Imported Case
5 :15:58 Uganda typhoid outbreak hits cases, prompts travel advisory - Outbreak News Today Typhoid: Uganda: Travel Warning Against
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