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Sep 17, 2013

Sep 17, 2013

Report: Filipino nurse in Saudi Arabia died of MERS

Officials said today that a 41-year-old Filipino nurse who worked in Saudi Arabia has died of MERS.

Sep 17, 2013

News Scan for Sep 17, 2013

Cyclospora outbreak update
Tracking drug resistance
Public FSMA meeting

Sep 16, 2013

Sep 16, 2013

CDC: Antibiotic-resistant bugs sicken 2 million a year

Agency says the most urgent threats are drug-resistant C diff, Enterobacteriaceae, and gonorrhea.

Sep 16, 2013

MRSA studies: Incidence down; field manure may be risk factor

Healthcare-related MRSA cases are down, but where a person lives may influence risk.

Sep 16, 2013

News Scan for Sep 16, 2013

Valley fever in California
Arkansas H1N1v cases
FAO sounds H7N9, H5N1 warning
Minimum infectious H1N1 dose

Sep 13, 2013

Sep 13, 2013

H7N9 studies flesh out infectivity patterns in humans, pigs

New studies show H7N9 attaches readily to human respiratory tract cells and replicates well in pigs.

Sep 13, 2013

News Scan for Sep 13, 2013

Meningococcal vaccine in Africa
Deaths down in young kids
MERS risk in Europe
Ameba in water system
Sep 13, 2013

Flu Scan for Sep 13, 2013

Global, US flu updates
Three Italian H7N7 cases
Gauging flu vaccine effectiveness
Flu vaccination & neurologic conditions

Sep 12, 2013

Sep 12, 2013

CDC notes solid childhood vaccine coverage, measles concerns

Though toddler vaccine levels remain high, recent measles outbreaks have raised concern.

Sep 12, 2013

News Scan for Sep 12, 2013

Dengue cases in Florida
Health departments and the recession
European foodborne disease
C diff, MRSA treatments

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