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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.

Sep 19, 2013

Sep 19, 2013

News Scan for Sep 19, 2013

Canadian SARS leader dies
Polio risk in Africa
MDR/XDR-TB in Europe

Sep 10, 2013

Sep 10, 2013

CDC head: Global disease threats call for better tools

CDC Director Tom Frieden says new issues like MERS call for better diagnostic tools.

Aug 23, 2013

Aug 23, 2013

News Scan for Aug 23, 2013

Global HCW hand hygiene
West Nile cases rise
H9N2 mutations
Cyclospora total grows
FDA warns about third-party lab

Aug 20, 2013

Aug 20, 2013

CDC funding helps states boost disease detection

The CDC today announced $75 million in grants to help states and cities respond to infectious disease threats.

Aug 07, 2013

Aug 07, 2013

News Scan for Aug 07, 2013

UN and cholera in Haiti
H5N1 in Vietnam
Flu in older Latin Americans
CDC resource for travelers

Jul 02, 2013

Jul 02, 2013

News Scan for Jul 02, 2013

Hepatitis outbreak grows
Haiti cholera source
Polio in Pakistan
Asia-Pacific lab systems
Drugs for resistant TB

Jun 04, 2013

Jun 04, 2013

News Scan for Jun 04, 2013

Hepatitis A outbreak grows
New fungal infections
No DRC Ebola
Syrian outbreak concerns

May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013

Auditor draws lessons from Yosemite hantavirus outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – A federal auditor found no major flaws in the National Park Service's (NPS's) handling of the hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite National Park last summer, but the auditor called for closer reviews of plans for visitor lodgings to prevent vector-borne diseases.

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