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Antibiotic-resistant strain of KPC case detected in Chitré Panama

antibiotic-resistant strain of KPC Chitré Panama
Hospital officials Nelson Gustavo Collado, Chitre City, yesterday confirmed the first case of a patient infected with KPC bacteria. Yuri Huerta, coordinator of Nosocomial Infection Committee of the hospital, explained that already received the laboratory report which confirms that the patient has the KPC bacteria.
This is a sick 19-year-old man from the city of Chitre, who was involved and has 25 days of being hospitalized, Huerta said that although his situation is stable, it is isolated. Read Article

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China: 26 dead after explosion of truck transporting fireworks on highway

guardian.co.uk reported a truck transporting fireworks in the lead up to Chinese New Year celebrations has exploded on a highway in central China. A truck carrying fireworks in central China exploded on Friday morning, destroying an expressway bridge and killing at least 26 people. The explosion occurred on national expressway G30 near the city of […]

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Colombia: International tourism sees growth, meager to competing countries

As reported by colombiareports.com, “The Colombian government is set to announce international tourism grew in 2012. Before you start celebrating, the real growth is way lower than Latin America as a whole, meaning Colombia is losing ground to its competitors. ” Read Article

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Report reveals Koreans rank among top in number of clients visiting prostitutes in Southeast Asia

The english.chosun.com site reported that Koreans rank among the top clients of prostitutes in Southeast Asia, ahead even of Japanese and Chinese travelers, extensive research suggests. The conclusion comes from research by the Korean Institute of Criminology that included field surveys in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines, study of UN reports and other relevant […]

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Travel Alert: Durango and Coahuila States most violent in Mexico

Elpais.com reports: “There is no curfew, but after nine at night, Torreón is a ghost town,” says Professor Robert Lopez Franco, former director of the School of Social and Political Sciences , alarmed by the breakdown of the social fabric. “Our youth is being annihilated by poverty, drugs and weapons,” he adds. The feeling of […]

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United Nations warns world of risk in surge of bird flu outbreaks unless monitoring improves

nation.com.pk reported that the UN food agency on Tuesday warned the world risked a surge in bird flu outbreaks unless countries strengthen their monitoring against dangerous animal diseases despite economic hardship. “The continuing international economic downturn means less money is available for prevention of H5N1 bird flu and other threats of animal origin,” Juan Lubroth, […]

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Mexico ranks second in world for kidnappings

rnw.nl reported …………It is not elitist, is produced in large quantities, is worth billions of dollars and changed the economy of many families, we talk about the kidnapping, a booming new industry, scourge of young and old, rich and poor. Gavin Strong, global risk analyst specializing in Mexico, risk consultancy, Control Risks said in its […]

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German magazine claims Al Qaeda plotting to kidnap German and British nationals

tripolipost.com reported that speculation about Libya continues in the international media and the latest report by a German magazine that Al Qaeda is plotting to kidnap German and British citizens in Libya continues to fuel the speculation. The German weekly magazine Der Spiegel that made the report, said it was quoting German intelligence sources and […]

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Libya now requires visa for all foreign visitors

In what has been described as an attempt to tighten border security and clamp down on illegal immigration, Libyan authorities have announced that all foreign visitors to the country must have a visa. Previously travellers from countries such as Tunisia, Turkey and Jordan were not required to have it. Additionally, only Egyptians and Libyans are […]

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Queensland Australia: deaths drownings result of tornadoes, torrential rains, flooding

Irishtimes.com/ reported that one person has died and three others are feared drowned as tornadoes, torrential rain and severe flooding lash the Australian state of Queensland. There were several tornadoes over the weekend in the central and southeast areas of the state, with at least five causing widespread destruction in the Wide Bay region alone. […]

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