News & Perspective

(CIDRAP News) – As health officials take stock of a 2011-12 flu season that was lighter and later than usual, flu vaccine makers are releasing production estimates that add up to a somewhat lower total than the early estimate at this time a year ago.

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to hold a meeting late this fall to discuss "dual-use" research issues raised in the controversy over publication of two studies involving lab-modified H5N1 viruses with increased transmissibility, a WHO official said today.

(CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), poised to start testing beef trim for six non-O157 strains of pathogenic Escherichia coli next week, today released documents that spell out some expectations for the program and make clear that much remains to be learned about the risk.