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(CIDRAP News) Indonesia and Vietnam reported fresh H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks yesterday, as researchers who sampled birds in Bangladesh's live bird markets reported finding little of the virus, but a fair amount of H9N2 and other subtypes.
(CIDRAP News) Utah officials who are fighting a measles outbreak have asked about 40 people so far to quarantine themselves because they might have been exposed to the virus when they attended either of two recent community events in Salt Lake City, a Utah Department of Health (UDH) spokesman said today.
Apr 26, 2011
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Apr 22, 2011
(CIDRAP News) Influenza activity in the United States continued to fade last week, but the lingering signs included reports of four more flu-related deaths in children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization's latest global update said flu was generally low and decreasing worldwide, but there were a few patches of activity in the tropics.
(CIDRAP News) A 5-year strategic plan released yesterday by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) promises new approaches to food safety in line with new legislation and increased efforts to smooth the regulatory pathway for medical defenses against biological and other unconventional attacks.
Apr 21, 2011
(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced H5N1 avian influenza infections in two more Egyptians, one of them fatal, as well as an H5N1-related death in a Cambodian girl.
In a separate report reviewing H5N1 infections that were reported in 2010, the WHO said the epidemiologic picture of human cases hasn't changed, with women having more serious outcomes than men and children more likely to have a mild form of the disease.
(CIDRAP News) Under a new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program, small meat and poultry plants under the food safety authority of state inspectors will be able to ship their products across state lines.
In the voluntary program, plants with 25 or fewer employees will be inspected by state personnel who have been trained in enforcing federal meat and poultry standards, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.
Apr 20, 2011
(CIDRAP News) – Doctors are parents' most trusted source of vaccine-safety information, and physicians say they're spending more time during well-child visits educating parents about vaccines and addressing concerns, according to two new surveys.
Apr 19, 2011
(CIDRAP News) A World Health Organization (WHO) working group on influenza virus sharing capped off a week of negotiations with a final agreement that establishes a framework for sharing vaccine strains alongside a system for improving the flow of pandemic vaccine and medications to developing countries.
(CIDRAP News) Children have been getting influenza vaccinations in greater numbers and earlier in the season in recent years, but parents have not responded to efforts to extend the flu vaccination season into January and February, according to an analysis of millions of health insurance claims.
Apr 18, 2011
(CIDRAP News) Scientists report that they found the common pathogen Staphylococus aureus on close to half of 136 raw meat and poultry samples from five US cities and that more than half of the isolates were resistant to several antibiotics, but they say the public health significance of the findings is not clear.
