The book of MERS has several chapters yet to write

Epidemic is a big word, and while it generally means "a rise in the number of cases above what you'd expect", you can see from the definitions below that there are many ways to spin the meaning. For the public at large, it generally means "bad scary stuff" and so it's important that we use this word...

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OB/GYN MGH/MRRH Collaboration

I�m now almost at the end of my first trip to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. It�s been quite the whirlwind and time always flies so fast.  As I�ve gotten to know this hospital and in particular the obstetrics and gynecology department I have realized there is a trail of hospital equipment...

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Camel cough, coronavirus caught? [UPDATED]

Are camels the main source of human infectionby the Middles East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)?I awoke to find the world has learned of a camel that tested positive using a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus PCR. According to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health...

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Western Kenya - Maternal Ultrasound Screening Programs

This morning I landed in Kisumu, Kenya on a beautiful summer day. Kisumu is the third largest city in the country, located in Western Kenya on Lake Victoria. I traveled via tuk tuk (rickshaw) to the MGH guest house. The road was a little bumpy, as the major road to the airport was under construction....

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