News & Perspective

Feb 13, 2015

Feb 13, 2015

Human trial of 4th Ebola vaccine launches in Australia

Novavax trial involves 230 adults, as outbreak cases near 23,000.

Feb 13, 2015

Saudi Arabia confirms 8 new MERS cases

At least 4 cases involve exposure in a healthcare setting; the WHO, meanwhile, provides more details about a recent Filipino case.

Feb 13, 2015

CDC: Flu slowing but on track for marathon season

Flu activity remains high and will likely hang on for several more weeks, the CDC says.

Feb 13, 2015

News Scan for Feb 13, 2015

Polio-like illness in US kids
Listeria outbreak over
TB DNA test cleared
Feb 13, 2015

Avian Flu Scan for Feb 13, 2015

H7N9 cases in China
Egyptian H5N1 cases
Israel sees more H5N1

Feb 12, 2015

Feb 12, 2015

Red Cross highlights attacks on Guinea Ebola workers

Attacks include an incident 4 days ago involving burial workers in Forecariah.

Feb 12, 2015

Saudi Arabia reports 12 MERS cases; UAE adds 1

Two of the new cases were fatal, and the WHO reports on a 3-person family cluster in Saudi Arabia.

Feb 12, 2015

News Scan for Feb 12, 2015

Vaccine counseling by docs
US tuberculosis risks
Feb 12, 2015

Avian Flu Scan for Feb 12, 2015

H7N9 cases, death in China
H5N1 cases in Egypt

Feb 11, 2015

Feb 11, 2015

Surge in Guinea, activity in Sierra Leone stall Ebola decline

Although response efforts have curbed exponential growth, getting to zero will be a 'long and bumpy road.'

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