News & Perspective

Jul 17, 2017

Jul 17, 2017
Candida auris

CDC reports uptick in Candida auris cases

Also, the CDC said C auris has been isolated from 110 more patients hospitalized in three affected states.

Jul 17, 2017

News Scan for Jul 17, 2017

Cyclospora in Texas
Non-prudent abx use in Europe
MERS super spreader
Smallpox vaccine deal

Jul 13, 2017

Jul 13, 2017

News Scan for Jul 13, 2017

Backyard poultry Salmonella outbreaks grow
Chikungunya in Bangladesh
Minnesota measles outbreak
Avian flu in Taiwan, Belgium

Jul 12, 2017

Jul 12, 2017
caregiver

Mysterious Zika transmission confounds researchers

Details from the investigation into an unusual Zika infection in the family member of a critially ill man point to person-to-person contact, thought to be rare.

Jul 11, 2017

Jul 11, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jul 11, 2017

Candida auris in Canada
MCR-1 in Vietnamese hospital

Jul 10, 2017

Jul 10, 2017
Old smallpox vaccine

Panel's smallpox sample probe yields policy recommendations, lingering questions

Panel finds overall response was thorough, but notes policy gaps and some missteps after the samples were found.

Jul 07, 2017

Jul 07, 2017
Brenda Fitzgerald

Public health leaders see strong choice in new CDC director

Public health groups leaders see a strong leader and ally, but worry over looming CDC budget challenges.

Jul 07, 2017

News Scan for Jul 07, 2017

Zika birth defects in US
H7N9 in China
Hantavirus cases rise
Meningitis alert for Soliris treatment

Jul 05, 2017

Jul 05, 2017

News Scan for Jul 05, 2017

MERS in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Lyme bacteria transmission
H5N2 avian flu in Taiwan

Jul 03, 2017

Jul 03, 2017
Ebola worker

WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in DRC

The first case was identified in late April, and over the past 8 weeks, medical workers registered and followed 583 contacts.

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