News & Perspective

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 27, 2013

Sep 27, 2013

Reports detail changing pattern of MERS-CoV cases

Cases in recent months show steep declines in the percent of severe and fatal cases.

Sep 24, 2013

Sep 24, 2013

News Scan for Sep 24, 2013

MERS-CoV research wanted
Hepatitis A berry outbreak
H5N1 outbreaks in Nepal
Land use and disease

Sep 20, 2013

Sep 20, 2013

MERS-CoV puzzles persist a year after virus surfaced

Much is unknown: the animal source, how the virus jumps to or among people, clinical variables, etc.

Sep 18, 2013

Sep 18, 2013

WHO revises testing guidance for MERS-CoV

Amid reports of 3 new cases, the WHO today posted revised recommendations on MERS lab testing.

Sep 09, 2013

Sep 09, 2013

Officials report 8 new Saudi MERS cases, 3 fatal

Saudi Arabia has now reported 12 cases in 3 days, and experts show mixed levels of concern.

Sep 06, 2013

Sep 06, 2013

Saudi Arabia reports 4 more MERS cases, 2 fatal

Four more MERS cases, two fatal, were reported today  in Saudi Arabia.

Aug 28, 2013

Aug 28, 2013

News Scan for Aug 28, 2013

Cyclospora cases climb to 655
Two novel coronaviruses in bats
Cholera in Cuba

Aug 22, 2013

Aug 22, 2013

Saudis cite 2 more MERS cases; Italian cluster profiled

New cases and a death in the Riyadh region were reported, as well as in a man in Florence who apparently transmitted MERS to a niece and co-worker.

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