News & Perspective

May 05, 2017

May 05, 2017

News Scan for May 05, 2017

Minnesota measles
Liberia illness cluster grows
Adult vaccine uptake
Drug resistance in hospitals

May 03, 2017

May 03, 2017
CRISPR vial

ECDC says risk from contaminated CRISPR kits low

Contaminants include Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter, and Enterococcus faecalis.

May 02, 2017

May 02, 2017

News Scan for May 02, 2017

Liberian illness cluster grows
Zika in dead infants
CRISPR bacteria detection

May 01, 2017

May 01, 2017
Eye dropper

Liberia illness cluster grows as officials await toxicology results

Analysis of 3 urine specimens finds no common pattern.

Apr 28, 2017

Apr 28, 2017

News Scan for Apr 28, 2017

More MERS in Saudi Arabia
Liberian illness cluster update

Apr 26, 2017

Apr 26, 2017
Liberia map

Ebola ruled out in unexplained Liberian deaths

A WHO official said the hospital cluster involves 17 illnesses, 9 of them fatal, and specimens from 6 people who died tested negative for Ebola.

Jan 12, 2017

Jan 12, 2017

News Scan for Jan 12, 2017

More H7N9 in China
Fractional polio vaccine
Hand washing at fairs

Oct 14, 2016

Oct 14, 2016

News Scan for Oct 14, 2016

WHO candidates weigh in
Monkeypox outbreak
H5N1 in Laos
CDC progress, goals

Sep 02, 2016

Sep 02, 2016
Liquid soap

FDA: No antimicrobial agents in over-the-counter soap

The FDA said certain ingredients were no more effective in killing germs than plain soap and water.

Jun 30, 2016

Jun 30, 2016

News Scan for Jun 30, 2016

More yellow fever
Saudi MERS cases
New chikungunya cases
FDA on raw dough
H5N1 in Ghana
Hand sanitizer rule

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