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Nov 30, 2012

Nov 30, 2012

Nov 30, 2012

CDC reports early-season flu rise, new H3N2v case

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 30, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Flu activity in the United States rose substantially last week, hitting the national baseline at the earliest point in the season since the 2003-04 flu season, and the first case of variant H3N2 (H3N2v) since September has been reported from Iowa, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.
Nov 30, 2012

Two Jordan cases in April shift novel coronavirus picture

Robert Roos
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Nov 30, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) reported today that two cases of novel coronavirus (CoV) infection occurred as part of a cluster of hospital respiratory infections in Jordan back in April. Besides adding one more to the list of affected countries, the announcement signaled that the virus emerged 2 months earlier than previously thought and increased the likelihood that it can spread from person to person.

Nov 29, 2012

Nov 29, 2012

WHO cites 7th coronavirus case, gives surveillance guidance

Robert Roos
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Nov 29, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – A third case in a family cluster of novel coronavirus infections has been confirmed, raising the global case count to seven, and the fourth illness in the family is now listed as a probable case, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced.

Nov 28, 2012

Nov 28, 2012

Experts: Make polio vaccine a travel prerequisite for some

Robert Roos
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Nov 28, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – A panel of experts that advises the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is recommending that residents of polio-endemic countries be required to have polio vaccinations before they are allowed to travel abroad.

Nov 28, 2012

Nov 28, 2012

Study shows drop-off in kids' pertussis vaccine protection

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 28, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – The largest study so far exploring gaps in acellular pertussis vaccine protection in kids found that their risk of getting sick increased as time passed after the final dose, according to researchers who examined the role of the vaccine during California's 2010 pertussis epidemic.

Nov 27, 2012

Nov 27, 2012

Consumers Union study stirs debate on bacteria in pork

Robert Roos
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Nov 27, 2012

(CIDRAP News) – Consumer Reports magazine has stirred debate about pathogens in pork by reporting a small study in which Yersinia enterocolitica was found in 69% of samples, while more common foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria were much less prevalent.

Nov 27, 2012

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