President Barack Obama today nominated deputy commissioner Robert Califf, MD, as the next Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Bloomberg News reported. If approved by the Senate, Califf would replace Margaret Hamburg, MD, who stepped down in March after serving 6 years.
Sierra Leone has reported two more Ebola cases, including a fatal one that is not part of a recent cluster in the northwestern Kambia district.
Along with reporting just 2 new cases, the WHO issues Ebola guidance for pregnancy.
As Sierra Leone stamps out a new flareup, a Dallas hospital shares lessons learned from treating the first US patient.
An MMWR report details steps taken to contain a small cluster in July, which led to today's Ebola-free declaration.
Two cases are in Guinea and 1 in Sierra Leone; also, an IOM task force tackles IHR outbreak response issues.
The Guinea Ebola ring vaccination trial will be expanded to Sierra Leone and include contacts with the recently reported fatal case there, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in a news release.
Sierra Leone health officials said yesterday that tests on a 67-year-old woman who died in Kambia district were positive for Ebola, but further testing is under way to confirm the findings, Reuters reported yesterday. The positive test is the country's first since its countdown to Ebola-free status began on Aug 24.
Also, a ring vaccination trial extends to Sierra Leone and a report details postexposure treatment for health workers.
The group will present its final report to the World Health Assembly next May.
