News & Perspective

Jul 24, 2017

Jul 24, 2017

News Scan for Jul 24, 2017

Zika pregnancy testing updated
Ebola detection in semen
H5N8 outbreaks
Polio in Afghanistan

Jul 21, 2017

Jul 21, 2017

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jul 21, 2017

Origins of MRSA
Drug-resistant gonorrhea
Antiretroviral-resistant HIV
AMR in the food chain
Stewardship and skin infections
MDR plasmid transfer
Antibiotics and birth defects
Antibiotic Rx in England
Fecal transplant effect on UTIs
Non-prudent abx use in Europe

Jul 19, 2017

Jul 19, 2017

News Scan for Jul 19, 2017

Lab-linked Salmonella
Ebola persistence
Polio in Syria
Sri Lanka dengue battle
Measles and travel
Acute flaccid myelitis

May 04, 2017

May 04, 2017

News Scan for May 04, 2017

Avian flu outbreaks
Soy nut E coli outbreak
Biosynthetic penicillin
Measles vaccination in Africa
Meningitis in Nigeria

Apr 18, 2017

Apr 18, 2017

News Scan for Apr 18, 2017

Zika birth defects in Puerto Rico
MERS in Qatar
Yellow fever in Brazil
Measles travel alerts
Meningitis vaccine shortage
Chikungunya in Pakistan

Mar 28, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

News Scan for Mar 28, 2017

New NIH cuts
Yellow fever from Suriname
Measles in Europe
C diff in surgical patients
New chikungunya cases
Food safety in cookbooks

Mar 20, 2017

Mar 20, 2017
Chickens on a motorcycle

Veterinary groups address H7N9 poultry risk in China

Also, Croatia reports its first high-path H5N5 outbreak in poultry.

Jan 26, 2017

Jan 26, 2017
German zoo birds

WHO urges vigilance for human cases in wake of H5N8 outbreaks

New H5N8 outbreaks, which have affected at least 24 European countries, plus some in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, were reported in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK.

Sep 23, 2016

Sep 23, 2016
WHO flag

WHO names candidates for next director-general

Five of the six candidates are medical doctors, and four have served as health ministers.

May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016
White farm chickens

Four countries battle more high-path avian flu outbreaks

Cambodia, Ghana, and Indonesia report H5N1, and Italy notes its 2nd H7N7 event this month.

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