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Apr 9, 2010
(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed Egypt's latest human H5N1 case and death, as speculation grew about a possible geographic cluster of illnesses in Vietnam's Bac Kan province.
(CIDRAP News) – Consumer groups have contended that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigates less aggressively when it finds E coli O157:H7 in routine testing of ground beef than it does when an E coli outbreak is linked to contaminated meat. As a result, the groups argue, the agency misses a chance to prevent some illnesses.
Apr 8, 2010
(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected only 24% of food facilities annually in a recent 5-year period, issued relatively few notices of potential safety violations, and didn't always follow up on the problems it did find, according to an audit report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
(CIDRAP News) An analysis of Ontario's universal flu vaccination program, which targets free flu vaccine for anyone over 6 months old, is cost-effective and may be an attractive option for other provinces and countries that have single-payer health systems, researchers reported today.
Apr 6, 2010
(CIDRAP News) A survey by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) shows that budget-squeezed local health departments (LHDs) shed 8,000 jobs in the second half of 2009, bringing the year's total to 16,000 and boosting the 2-year shrinkage in the local health workforce to 15%.
(CIDRAP News) – Despite a rapidly launched range of studies, investigators in Canada are still unable to say—or to rule out—whether receiving a seasonal flu vaccination in the 2008-09 season made it more likely that Canadians would become ill from 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu.
UK cuts GSK vaccine order by a third
Editorial maps out Australia's flu lessons
(CIDRAP News) – Vietnamese health officials today announced that a man from Bac Kan province is infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, a day after Egypt's health ministry confirmed another human case.
Apr 2, 2010
Recent novel H1N1 influenza developments in the Southeastern region of the United States merit your attention. They're prime examples of why we must vigilantly expect the unexpected.
(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday reported moderately active pandemic influenza activity in parts of the tropical regions of Asia, the Americas, and Africa, as well as influenza B activity in much of East Asia.
