ECDC has published Communicable disease threats report, 21-28 December 2013, week 52. Among other diseases, it deals with influenza in the EU, chikungunya in St. Martin, H7N9 in China, H5N1, MERS, dengue, and polio. As always, the CDTR is a concise and reliable survey.
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- Avian Flu Diary
Reliable, knowledgeable, always in touch. - Canadian Institute for Health Information
- CBC Health
Canadian news reports - CDC: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
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The major American health agency. - CIDRAP
The site of record for infectious disease news. - ContagionLive
- Dengue (Google News)
- Ebola (NewsNow)
- Efecto Cocuyo: Salud
Health-related reports on a dissident Venezuelan website. - Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Essential. - Eurosurveillance
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Joint ECDC-WHO/Europe site with weekly updates on influenza. - FluTrackers
Covering infectious diseases since 2006. - Global Health Security Index
Survey of nations' global preparedness and response - Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
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National Public Radio's excellent blog. - Guardian Health
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Basic information resource.
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Absolutely essential. - Colombia: Instituto Nacional de Salud
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New research papers. - WikiDoc on Zika virus
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Recent news stories; in Portuguese. - Zika on PubMed
Medical & scientific publications, steadily updated. - Zika Open-Research Portal
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Excellent compilation by WHO of research resources.
Avian Flu Resources
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Latest avian flu updates. - WHO: Avian influenza
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MERS Resources
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Arabic-language tweets on MERS; accessible with Google Translate. - #MERS
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Extensive list of MERS publications, other resources. - Iranian Ministry of Health (Farsi)
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- MERS charts by Maia Majumder
Frequently updated graphic overview. - MERS Live Contingency Tables
Details of all known MERS cases, compiled by Andrew Rambaut. - Qatar Supreme Council of Health
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Good online news source. - Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health MERS page (Arabic)
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Updates on MERS and other health issues. - Saudi Daily Record: Healthcare
Occasional MERS reports in English. - Saudi Gazette
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Saudi government blog on MERS. - WHO coronavirus updates
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