New SARS-like virus probably passes person-to-person.. At the same time, H7N9 causing 32 deaths out of 131 known cases

2 NEW DISEASES COULD BOTH SPARK GLOBAL OUTBREAKS..

The World Health Organization, however, says there is no reason to think the virus is restricted to the Middle East and has advised health officials worldwide to closely monitor any unusual respiratory cases.

At the same time, a new bird flu strain, H7N9, has been infecting people in China since at least March, causing 32 deaths out of 131 known cases.

(Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Sunday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe could be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact.

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Russia's Top Public Health Official: Russians Should Not Visit China

Russia’s chief public health official Gennady Onishchenko has recommended the country’s nationals not to visit China where a new strain of bird flu is spreading.

“Now there’s not need to ban [visits to China] but please do not go there if there is such a chance,” Onishchenko said on Echo Moskvy radio.He said over 130 people are infected with H7N9 avian influenza in China, and 26 of them have died.Onishchenko said in April that his consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor was considering restrictions on poultry meat imports from China.

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Several Saudis have died of a new SARS-like virus during the past few days

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Several Saudis have died of a new SARS-like virus during the past few days and two more are being treated in an intensive care unit, the health ministry said. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome triggered a scare 10 years ago when it erupted in east Asia, leaping to humans from animal hosts.

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Doctor: Sex Superbug could be worse then AIDS

An antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea—now considered a superbug—has some analysts saying that the bacteria's effects could match those of AIDS.

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