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CEPI announces support for fourth Nipah virus vaccine

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Public Health Vaccines (PHV), LLC, have announced a partnership agreement worth up to $43.6 million to support the development and manufacturing of a Nipah virus vaccine.

In a statement today CEPI said it will fund preclinical studies, clinical studies through phase 2, manufacturing, and an investigational stockpile of the vaccine candidate.

Vancomycin-resistant Staph found in Egyptian camels, abbatoir workers

An investigation in Cairo has identified vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) in camel meat samples and slaughterhouse workers, Egyptian researchers reported in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.

DRC Ebola outbreak grows by 11; GSK stops Ebola vaccine work

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ministry of health will likely record 11 more cases of Ebola today, raising the outbreak total to 2,774, including 1,849 deaths. The death toll has grown by 6 since yesterday.

All outbreak numbers come from the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard. DRC officials have not released any reports on the outbreak since Aug 2.

CDC reports illustrate link between medical care abroad, resistant organisms

Two case studies today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlight the importance of screening for drug-resistant organisms in patients who've had recent medical care outside the United States

Compliance with CDC stewardship elements linked to higher antibiotic use

In a surprise finding, an analysis of US hospitals today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology has found that meeting all seven of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) core elements of hospital antibiotic stewardship programs is associated with higher use of certain antibiotics than meetings six or fewer elements.

CDC: 10 more people infected with Salmonella linked to hedgehogs

The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday announced 10 more cases of Salmonella Typhimurium illness linked to pet hedgehogs, and 6 more states are affected. The new cases raise the outbreak total to 27 cases in 17 states.

Method developed to store antiviral vaccines at high temperatures

It a development that has the potential to replace cold chain antiviral vaccine storage systems that make it difficult to immunize people in remote and low-resource regions of the world, researchers today described a stable, affordable system for storing fragile vaccines for weeks. Researchers based at McMaster University described their findings today in Scientific Reports.

Survey finds strong measles vaccine support; Western Pacific cases noted

Despite pockets of vaccine resistance that has led to a surge in measles cases in the United States, a new poll found that 87% of Americans believe the measles virus is dangerous and that 87% believe the vaccine against it is safe.

New Ebola cases push DRC total past 1,500 as deaths approach 1,000

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry said today that Ebola infections have been confirmed in 15 more people, 2 of them health workers.

Four new MERS cases recorded in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) today recorded four more MERS-CoV cases for epidemiologic week 8, including three in Wadi ad-Dawasir.

The latest cases raise Saudi Arabia's MERS-CoV  (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) total since the first of the year to 69, with 44 of those cases recorded in Wadi ad-Dawasir.