Morocco + 19 others
Eastern Mediterranean: A(H1N1) Confirmed Cases (as of 22 Jul 2009)

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As of 22 July 2009, 23:00 hours, Cairo time, 952 laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 have been reported to WHO Regional Office by 19 Member States of WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. A total of 262of these reported cases were locally transmitted. There is one related death reported from Egypt on 19 July 2009.
Since the last reporting period, an additional 62 laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were reported from 6 Member States: Bahrain (8), Iran (13), Kuwait (1), Oman (6), Palestine (2) and United Arab Emirates (32).

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02 Jul 2009

Morocco + 11 others
FAO Desert Locust Bulletin No. 369 - 02 Jul 2009

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

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General Situation during June 2009

Forecast until mid-August 2009

The locust situation remained serious in the Horn of Africa in early June as small swarms formed in northern Somalia and moved to eastern Ethiopia. Although there had been a high risk of small swarms moving from Yemen and northern Somalia towards the Indo-Pakistan border, this did not occur. By the end of June, a few small swarms dispersed in the highlands of northern Ethiopia, and only scattered adults were reported in northern Somalia and Yemen. Consequently, the situation has improved

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20 Jan 2005

Morocco + 7 others
Locust situation improves

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

In the past week, Desert Locust control operations have declined by about 50% in Morocco and 20% in Algeria. Immature swarms persist in northeast Morocco and in some inaccessible valleys in the Atlas Mountains. Similar populations are present in northern Algeria.

Control operations have ended in Mauritania where only one immature swarm was seen earlier this month on the coast north of Nouakchott and scattered adults were present in the south near Kaedi. Limited control operations continue against a few immature swarms in parts of Gambia and southern Senegal.

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27 Apr 2004

Morocco + 6 others
Locust threat in Northwest Africa serious

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

The threat of desert locusts in West and Northwest Africa remains "extremely serious", FAO warned today.

27 April 2004, Rome - Despite intensive control efforts, the threat of desert locusts Northwest Africa remains "extremely serious", FAO warned today.

"Widespread laying, hatching and band formation are in progress in the spring breeding of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and Algeria," said Keith Cressman, FAO Locust Officer.

"This is the most serious locust situation in the region for ten years," he added.

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01 Jan 2003

Morocco + 37 others
Predicted freshwater stress and scarcity in Africa and the Middle East

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— Canadian International Development Agency

Data Sources: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme, Population Action International

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