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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

From 22 to 28 January five new confirmed cases were reported in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Published on January 30, 2020 at 05:30AM View on website

Show HN: HN Theater – “Simple Made Easy” Is Most Popular Video of Hacker News

Show HN: HN Theater – “Simple Made Easy” Is Most Popular Video of Hacker News 9 by yaj54 | 4 comments on Hacker News.

Why Lobste.rs Is Better Than Hacker News

Why Lobste.rs Is Better Than Hacker News 5 by kevq | 3 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 2019 Computed from Internet Archive

Show HN: Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 2019 Computed from Internet Archive 12 by burtonator | 3 comments on Hacker News.

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nine new confirmed cases were reported from 15 to 21 January in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Published on January 23, 2020 at 05:30AM View on website

Novel Coronavirus – Republic of Korea (ex-China)

On 20 January 2020, National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for Republic of Korea reported the first case of novel coronavirus in the Republic of Korea. The case is a 35-year-old female, Chinese national, residing in Wuhan, Hubei province in China. The case-patient had developed fever, chill, and muscle pain on 18 January while in Wuhan. She visited a local hospital in Wuhan and was initially diagnosed with a cold. On 19 January , the case-patient was detected with fever (38.3 °C) upon arrival at the Incheon International Airport. The case-patient was transferred to a national designated isolation hospital for testing and treatment. She was tested positive for pancoronavirus reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, and subsequently was confirmed positive for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 20 January by sequencing at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Upon detection, the patient had chills, runny nose, and muscle pain. Published on January 2...

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fourteen new confirmed cases were reported from 8 to 14 January in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Published on January 16, 2020 at 05:30AM View on website

Show HN: Hacker News for Technology Podcasts

Show HN: Hacker News for Technology Podcasts 26 by podnami | 8 comments on Hacker News.

Hacker News Classics (2018)

Hacker News Classics (2018) 21 by dsalzman | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Twelve new confirmed cases were reported from 1 to 7 January in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces. Published on January 09, 2020 at 05:30AM View on website

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The United Arab Emirates

On 29 December 2019, the National IHR Focal Point of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported one laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to WHO. The case is a 74-year-old male national who owns a camel farm located in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi region in UAE where he is living. He developed fever, cough and sore throat on 8 December 2019 and was admitted to hospital on 10 December, then transferred to ICU on 16 December. A nasopharyngeal aspirate was collected and tested positive for MERS-CoV by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) (UpE and Orf1a genes) on 16 December by the Shiekh Khalifa Medical Center laboratory. He has underlying comorbidities including hyperkalemia, diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy, heart disease, asthma and hypertension. He has a history of close contact with dromedary camels and sheep at his farm in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms. He has no history of recent travel and has not ...

Monitor a Hacker News Post over Time

Monitor a Hacker News Post over Time 8 by christian_fei | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Since the last disease outbreak news published on 19 December 2019 , 29 new confirmed cases were reported from 18 to 31 December in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu province. The confirmed cases in this week were reported from eight health areas in four health zones: Mabalako (62%, n =18), Butembo (14%, n =4), Kalunguta (17%, n =5), and Katwa (7%, n =2). Three of the four cases reported in Butembo in the past fourteen days are linked to a transmission chain of more than 50 people that originated in Aloya Health Area, Mabalako Health Zone. One individual classified as a relapse case of EVD, infected several other individuals within the family and through nosocomial transmission (for more information, please see the disease outbreak news published on 19 December 2019 ). In Kalunguta Health Zone, the five cases reported between 24 and 28 December 2019, are a distinct epidemiologically linked chain of transmission, although the source of exposure is currently un...