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EBOLA UPDATE: Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast wester borders re-opens 9 Sep 2016: Ivory Coast re-opens borders closed during Ebola epidemic According to an Ivorian government spokesperson speaking on Fri [9 Sep 2016]; the Ivory Coast has re-opened its western borders with Liberia and Guinea 2 years after they were closed to prevent the spread of an Ebola epidemic that
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09 SEP 16
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Spain – Hemorrhagic Fever
Spain: First Human Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Cases in Western Europe According to Madrid health authorities, 1 locally acquired case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) occurred in late August 2016; infection was likely acquired in the rural countryside in southern Castilla y León Autonomous Community. A human case of CCHF had never been reported in
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09 SEP 16
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Yellow Fever in Uganda has ended
Yellow Fever – Africa: Uganda An outbreak of the hemorrhagic yellow fever disease in Uganda that killed 3 people earlier this year [2016] has ended, health authorities in the East African nation said. Uganda and several international agencies vaccinated 627 706 people over May and June [2016] in 3 districts where the disease was detected,
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09 SEP 16
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Travel Alert – Japan (Measles)
Measles: Japan (Osaka): Kansai International Airport alert The Osaka Prefectural Government is working to contain an outbreak of measles at a management company at Kansai International Airport that began about 1 month ago, reports the Asahi Shimbun [3 Sep 2016). A total of 31 employees of Kansai Airports have been confirmed to have the virus, which developed
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06 SEP 16
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Travel Alert – Qatar Airport, new exit tax
Qatar Airport introduces new exit tax Qatar’s has introduced a new airport tax on passengers flying from Doha airport as the country seeks new revenue streams amid falling oil prices. Every passenger leaving Qatar from Doha, including transit passengers will be charged 35 riyals (about $9.61) for using airport facilities. The charge applies to tickets
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