News & Perspective

Dec 07, 2018

Dec 07, 2018

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Dec 07, 2018

Costco antibiotic policy
Severe MRSA in China, Australia
Antibiotic cycling and MRSA, C diff incidence
Antibiotic time-outs
Resistant gonorrhea in Europe
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy
'Expected practice' and short-course antibiotics
UTI management bundle

Jul 06, 2018

Jul 06, 2018

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jul 06, 2018

Global access to antibiotics without prescription
New MDR E coli clone
Carbapenem-resistant E coli in dogs, humans
UK AMR diagnostics group launches
Rising gram-negative resistance in Europe
MCR-1 in hospital-associated E coli
Audit and feedback in the ICU
Clinical decision support tool aids stewardship

Nov 17, 2017

Nov 17, 2017

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 17, 2017

Primary care stewardship
No-touch superbug disinfection
Surgical antimicrobial prescribing
Ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhea
E coli ST131
Single-room ICU design
ECDC CRE guidance
European research funding
Optimal MDR-TB treatment
Real-time resistance tracker
Salmonella in calves
Drug-resistant malaria controversy
US AMR progress
Antimicrobial use in Northern Ireland
Resistance in space

Nov 06, 2015

Nov 06, 2015
Flu shot

US flu levels still low, with few global hot spots

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Nov 06, 2015

More states are reporting their first cases and even deaths, but at the national level, flu levels remained low last week. 

May 16, 2014

May 16, 2014

News Scan for May 16, 2014

Chikungunya in Florida
H7N9 in China
Ebbing flu activity
DoD countermeasure review
Early measles vaccine

Jan 09, 2014

Jan 09, 2014
Beijing skyline

Exposure source in Canadian H5N1 case a mystery

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Jan 09, 2014

The visit to China in December did not involve areas of high risk or contact with ill people.

Oct 25, 2013

Oct 25, 2013
Northern Hemisphere

Flu activity stays low in most Northern Hemisphere regions

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
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Oct 25, 2013

Some Northern Hemisphere indicators show slight upticks in influenza activity.

May 08, 2013

May 08, 2013

Another death in China raises H7N9 fatalities to 32

Lisa Schnirring
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May 08, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Another patient in China has died from an H7N9 influenza infection, raising the number of fatal illnesses to 32, though no new cases were reported today, holding the overall case total to 131.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the death today in an update based on information from China's National Health and Family Planning Commission.

Apr 15, 2013

Apr 15, 2013

China reports 3 new H7N9 cases, 64 total, 14 deaths

Lisa Schnirring
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Apr 15, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Three provinces in eastern China that have already reported several H7N9 avian flu infections each announced a new case today, bringing the country's total to 64 cases, according to official and media sources.

Apr 05, 2013

Apr 05, 2013

US flu activity continues to decline

Jim Wappes
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Apr 05, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – As attention shifts to China and a novel H7N9 strain of avian flu, seasonal influenza in the United States continued to ebb, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.

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