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18 May 2013 MERS-CoV - Eastern Mediterranean: Saudi Arabia, new case, RFI
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17 May 2013 Avian influenza (62): Mexico (PU) HPAI H7N3, poultry
16 May 2013 Influenza A (H1N1), elephant seal - USA: (CA) marine mammal, 1st report
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16 May 2013 Gastroenteritis, 2012 - France: (Reunion) novel rotavirus
16 May 2013 West Nile virus - USA (03): 2012 (IL) comment
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12 May 2013 Dengue/DHF update (37): Americas
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12 May 2013 Undiagnosed die-off, swan - Ireland: (DL) RFI
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Published Date: 2013-05-20 11:02:19Subject: PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Chile: (RM) fatal, update Archive Number: 20130520.1725368
MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL - CHILE: (SANTIAGO METROPOLITAN REGION) FATAL, UPDATE ******************************************************************************* A ProMED-mail posthttp://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseaseshttp://www.isid.org Date: Sat 18 May 2013 Source: La Discusion, United Press International (UPI) report [in Spanish, machine trans., edited]http://www.diarioladiscusion.cl/index.php/ciudad/noticias964883477/salud287500358/25876-isp-confirma-el-decimo-octavo-caso-en-el-ano-de-meningitis-w-135 The Public Health Institute (ISP) confirmed on Saturday [18 May 2013] a case of meningococcal disease [due to _Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroup] W-135 in a woman who is hospitalized in a public hospital in Santiago Metropolitan Region. So far this year [2013], the ISP has reported 18 cases of infection by [_N. meningitidis_ serogroup] W-135 in the country, 4 of whom have died. -- Communicated by: ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts <promed@promedmail.org> [ProMED-mail has been posting reports of an outbreak of meningococcal meningitis in Chile during the past year (2012) (see postings listed below). According to a news report posted by ProMED-mail (Meningitis, meningococcal - Chile (03): (VS, RM) update 20121110.1403844), there were 98 cases of meningococcal meningitis in 2012. The outbreak has centered mainly in 2 Chilean regions: the Metropolitan Region (RM), which includes Santiago, and the region of Valparaiso. _Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroup B predominates in Valparaiso and serogroup W-135 predominates in the Metropolitan Region. On the last report in November 2012 (ProMED-mail post Meningitis, meningococcal - Chile (04): (RM) 20121118.1414639), there were 46 cases due to serogroup W-135 in the country, 37 of which occurred in the Metropolitan Region. The news report above says that so far this year (2013) there have been 18 additional cases due to W-135 in the country. A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Chile can be seen at http://healthmap.org/r/2E*Q . - Mod.ML]
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