News & Perspective

Oct 14, 2013

Oct 14, 2013

Flu Scan for Oct 14, 2013

Global flu activity
H7N9 vaccine in Taiwan

Oct 11, 2013

Oct 11, 2013

Public health groups oppose 'mini' House bills to fund agencies

Public health groups are lining up to oppose 'piecemeal' efforts to fund federal agencies.

Oct 01, 2013

Oct 01, 2013

Fed shutdown affects disease detection, food safety

Response to seasonal flu, H7N9, MERS, and other threats could be markedly diminished.

Oct 01, 2013

News Scan for Oct 01, 2013

More Saudi MERS cases
Boston BSL-4 lab clears hurdle
Colorado TB investigation
Hepatitis C screening
Polio in South Sudan

Sep 18, 2013

Sep 18, 2013

NIH to test H7N9 vaccines with adjuvants

Clinical trials will test a candidate vaccine for H7N9 flu in varying doses, some with immune boosters.

Sep 09, 2013

Sep 09, 2013

News Scan for Sep 09, 2013

Possible MERS drug treatment
DTaP vaccination and pertussis risk
H5N1 hurts Nepal economy
Polio efforts in Nigeria

Aug 14, 2013

Aug 14, 2013

Study: Technique adds 'kill switch' to modified flu viruses

A new molecular strategy could diffuse some of the controversy over lab-modified flu viruses.

Aug 09, 2013

Aug 09, 2013

News Scan for Aug 09, 2013

Response to camel MERS study
MERS-CoV tests on animal samples
Cyclospora update
Malaria vaccine trial
Salmonella in baby poultry

Aug 07, 2013

Aug 07, 2013

Scientists air topics for H7N9 gain-of-function research

Will future research include lab-modified strains that are more transmissible and require tighter safety measures?

Jul 09, 2013

Jul 09, 2013

H7N9 prompts fresh look at H7 pandemic potential

Experts say some properties of H7 viruses may lend themselves to human adaptation.

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