News & Perspective

Nov 21, 2014

Nov 21, 2014

News Scan for Nov 21, 2014

Plague in Madagascar
New EV-D68 cases, paralysis cases
International food safety rankings

Sep 05, 2014

Sep 05, 2014

News Scan for Sep 05, 2014

More misplaced lab pathogens
No MERS in Filipino nurse
Foodborne hepatitis A

Jan 28, 2014

Jan 28, 2014

News Scan for Jan 28, 2014

MERS case series
Ancient plague origins
Antibiotic feed additives

Dec 11, 2013

Dec 11, 2013

News Scan for Dec 11, 2013

Malaria progress
Plague in Madagascar
Ricin guilty plea

Sep 18, 2013

Sep 18, 2013

News Scan for Sep 18, 2013

H7N9 surveillance
Test for viral, bacterial infections
Plague cases, deaths
Malaria prevention in pregnancy
MRSA pneumonia

Dec 13, 2012

Dec 13, 2012

With new rules, few public health labs to handle riskiest agents

(CIDRAP News) – With tougher security requirements set to take effect next April, few state public health laboratories plan to maintain stocks of certain pathogens considered most tempting to bioterrorists, according to the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and officials with state labs.

Oct 18, 2012

Oct 18, 2012

HHS seeks comments on risks of H5N1 research

(CIDRAP News) – Federal health officials are inviting the public to weigh in on whether research on H5N1 avian influenza viruses, including strains modified in the lab to make them more transmissible, is risky enough to require new safety regulations and precautions.

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