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2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Wuhan, China

Published 27 January 2020

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Updated January 26, 2020

Situation Summary

CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (termed “2019-nCoV”) that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which continues to expand. Chinese health officials have reported more than a thousand infections with 2019-nCoV in China, including outside of Hubei Province. Infections with 2019-nCoV also are being reported in a growing number of international locations, including the United States, where 5 cases in travelers from Wuhan have been confirmed in four states (AZ, CA, IL, WA) as of January 26, 2020.

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE RE: PSA #2–NOVEL CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA

Published 26 January 2020

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Please find pdf link below to press release from Ministry of Health Re: PSA #2—Novel Corona Virus Outbreak in China

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f9c18edcb5e81ee00df9977e6/files/6c7feff1-2184-44e0-8a61-801f75b90ab6/Federal_Ministry_of_Health_PSA_2_RE_Novel_CoronaVirus_Outbreak_in_China.pdf

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FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM FREE ISLAND-WIDE TESTING PROGRAMME FOR ANIMALS INFECTED WITH DERMATOPHILOSIS

Published 23 January 2020

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FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM FREE ISLAND-WIDE TESTING PROGRAMME FOR ANIMALS INFECTED WITH DERMATOPHILOSIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2020 (SKNIS): The Department of Agriculture in St. Kitts will coordinate an island- wide testing programme for farmers whose animals have been affected with Dermatophilosis. This programme will be conducted free of cost over a six month period, said Director of the Department of Agriculture, Melvin James, in an interview with the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) on January 16.  

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GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES 300,000 DOLLARS TO AID TREATMENT OF DERMATOPHILOSIS

Published 23 January 2020

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GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES 300,000 DOLLARS TO AID TREATMENT OF DERMATOPHILOSIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2020 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, in its efforts to control the Dermatophilosis (Derma) in animals, has allocated $300,000 to the Ministry of Agriculture in the 2020 Budget towards the procurement of the drug Bayticol, to the tune of three hundred thousand dollars, said Director of Agriculture, Melvin James.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RECEIVES FINANCING FOR PEST AND MONKEY CONTROL

Published 18 January 2020

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RECEIVES FINANCING FOR PEST AND MONKEY CONTROL

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2020 (SKNIS): The Department of Agriculture has received some much-needed money to aid in its pest control measures and the ongoing monkey problem, said Director of Agriculture, Melvin James, in an interview with St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) on January 16.   

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