disease
Foot-and-mouth disease infections rises to more than 74,000, says agriculture ministry
Egypt
April 10, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease infections rises to more than 74,000, says agriculture ministry
The Agriculture Ministry’s daily report on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak showed on Tuesday an increase in infections to 74,178 cases,…
UN agency: New foot-and-mouth disease strain hits Egypt
Egypt
March 23, 2012
UN agency: New foot-and-mouth disease strain hits Egypt
A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has hit Egypt and threatens to spread throughout North Africa and the Middle…
Egyptian researchers design ‘faster, cheaper’ hepatitis C test
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Egyptian researchers design ‘faster, cheaper’ hepatitis C test
The American University in Cairo said Wednesday that a team of its researchers has designed a faster and cheaper test…
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Egypt
March 6, 2012
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Foot-and-mouth disease, a viral infection that infects and kills cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, has spread in five villages in…
Afghan polio cases rise, govt appeals to militants
World
January 17, 2012
Afghan polio cases rise, govt appeals to militants
Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged insurgents to allow health teams to vaccinate children in war-torn parts of the country where…
UNAIDS urges action against HIV in Middle East and North Africa
Health & Fitness
December 6, 2011
UNAIDS urges action against HIV in Middle East and North Africa
Though HIV has been rapidly sweeping the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since 2001, making it one of…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
Stranded Africans on Egypt-Libya border say their embassies gave up on them
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Stranded Africans on Egypt-Libya border say their embassies gave up on them
Around 5000 people are stranded on the Libyan border, hoping to enter Egypt via the Salloum crossing, after their embassies…
Medical forum: Bone disease affects productivity
Health & Fitness
October 31, 2010
Medical forum: Bone disease affects productivity
Physicians at a scientific conference on back pain, osteoporosis, arthritis and rheumatic pains have said bad eating habits--particularly excessive consumption…
Tanta nurses infected with hepatitis C virus
Egypt
April 3, 2010
Tanta nurses infected with hepatitis C virus
Several nurses from Tanta University Hospital said they contracted the hepatitis C virus during blood transfusions at the hospital. The…