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NEWS SCAN: Cholera in Haiti, Listeria kills two, MRSA variant

Jun 3, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Adjuvanted anthrax vaccine, contaminated cell phones, zoonotic disease team, dengue tracking, cholera predictions

Jun 1, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Plague in New Mexico, cholera in 3 countries, measles update

May 31, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: German E coli probe, food import risks, Dominican Republic cholera spread, airline measles alert

May 24, 2011

 

Smallpox virus destruction talks falter at WHA

(CIDRAP News) – A World Health Assembly (WHA)committee that took up a resolution to destroy the remaining stocks of smallpox virus failed to reach an agreement today, despite a working group's attempts to find an acceptable solution.

Lisa Schnirring
 

Senate starts work on preparedness law reauthorization

(CIDRAP News) – A Senate committee began work on reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) yesterday by calling federal and public health officials before them to testify about gaps and what steps are needed to better prepare the nation against flu and bioterror threats.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 outbreaks in Vietnam, combo TB therapy, smallpox contract delay, cholera outbreaks

May 17, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Vibrio in oysters, food safety fee opposition, bottled water recall, virus detection in buildings, prion test

May 10, 2011

 

Study bolsters UN source for Haiti's cholera outbreak

(CIDRAP News) – An epidemiologic study by French researchers of the initial days of Haiti's cholera outbreak builds a stronger argument linking the importation of the bacteria to the arrival of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers from Nepal than a recent report from the UN's independent experts did.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: UN anticipates cholera threat, food safety phone app and school programs, MRSA test cleared, FMD transmission

 

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