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News Scan for Aug 21, 2018

HPV testing affirmed as effective tool to screen for cervical cancer

The value of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as an additional tool to screen for cervical cancer—joining the traditional Pap smear—has been affirmed by a new meta-analysis and an expert panel’s recommendation based on that analysis, as explained in a set of articles today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

  • HPV and cervical cancer
  • H7N9 in smuggled poultry

News Scan for Aug 20, 2018

Measles cases in Europe top 41,000, smash records

More than 41,000 people in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) European Region have been infected with measles from January through June of this year, already exceeding 12-month totals for any other year this decade, the WHO Regional Office for Europe reported today.

  • Record measles in Europe
  • H5N6 avian flu case in China

Flu Scan for Aug 17, 2018

CDC confirms 4 new H1N2v flu cases in 3 states

For the second week in a row the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed four cases of variant H1N2 (H1N2v) flu, this time in California, Michigan, and Ohio.

  • More H1N2v flu cases
  • Flu vaccine and narcolepsy
  • Avian flu outbreaks in Europe

News Scan for Aug 15, 2018

USDA finalizes compensation plan for high-path avian flu damages

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced yesterday that it has issued a final rule spelling out USDA indemnity pay to farms hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks.

  • USDA avian flu compensation plan
  • Boosting ID physician-scientists

News Scan for Aug 09, 2018

Reports detail early start to West Nile season in Europe

Some European countries this year experienced an early start to their West Nile virus (WNV) transmission season, which could be related to earlier warmer temperatures and higher rainfall levels that foster populations of Culex mosquitoes that carry the virus, according to two reports published today in the latest issue of Eurosurveillance.

  • Early West Nile activity in Europe
  • Avian flu in Russia, Taiwan
  • Polio response steps
  • MERS in camel workers
  • Saudi MERS rumor

News Scan for Aug 06, 2018

Saudi Arabian health ministry notes 30 new MERS cases

After several months of silence, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) recently uploaded information on 30 new MERS-CoV case detections on its website, including a cluster of 11 household cases from Najran detected in late May and early June.

  • Saudi MERS cases
  • Echovirus in Europe
  • Variant flu in California
  • H5 avian flu in Asia

News Scan for Aug 01, 2018

Zika immune globulin treatment trial launches

Yesterday Emergent BioSolutions announced the start of a phase 1 clinical trial for ZIKV-IG, the company's anti-Zika virus immune globulin. The double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical study will enroll about 30 healthy volunteers at a single site.

  • Zika treatment trial
  • H9N2 illness in China

News Scan for Jul 25, 2018

Southern Hemisphere flu levels show mixed picture

The Southern Hemisphere's flu season, which typically lasts through October, shows mixed patterns, with activity that may have peaked in southern Africa, is increasing in South America, and is still below seasonal thresholds in Australia and New Zealand, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest global flu update.

  • Mixed Southern Hemisphere flu picture
  • Avian flu in Saudi Arabia, Russia
  • Thrombocytopenia syndrome

News Scan for Jul 20, 2018

Afghanistan and Nigeria record new polio cases

Both Afghanistan and Nigeria reported new cases of polio this week, according to the weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Both cases are under advanced notification and will likely be confirmed next week.

  • Polio in Afghanistan, Nigeria
  • Longhorned ticks in NY
  • Avian flu in wild birds

News Scan for Jul 18, 2018

California reports infant pertussis death

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) yesterday announced that a baby from San Bernardino County has died from pertussis, marking the state's first death from the disease since 2016.

  • California infant pertussis death
  • PPE doffing and contamination risk
  • Avian flu outbreaks in poultry
  • Sex differences and flu

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