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NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Indonesia, global flu vaccine access, clean-hands campaign, pertussis vaccine and seizure, E coli finding

 

NEWS SCAN: US West Nile low, good results for Fludase

 

NEWS SCAN: Flu update, pandemic guidance for cleaning vehicles, meningitis in India, Salmonella in sprouts

Mar 13, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in kids, meningitis vaccine, rare malaria, TB genotyping, E coli in water, food safety, livestock tracking, climate change

Mar 12, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt and Hong Kong, anthrax vaccine complaint, meningitis epidemic, MRSA in an elephant

Mar 5, 2009

 

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu, Lassa fever in UK, farm workers and food contamination, meningitis in Nigeria, Salmonella update

Feb 20, 2009

 

Experts stress vigilance over emerging, unpredictable diseases

See related article posted today: "US urged to launch major campaign against emerging diseases"

– WASHINGTON, DC (CIDRAP News) – Health authorities must remain alert to new and renascent disease threats, experts warned this week at an international medical meeting.

Maryn McKenna
 

Hectic season exposes gaps in flu preparedness

(CIDRAP News) – Friday's announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that influenza appears to be slowing down has left medical personnel relieved for the imminent end of a harsh flu season.

But it has also left them worried over weaknesses that the season exposed in public health's ability to anticipate flu's behavior, and over doubts raised among their patients by the flu vaccine's diminished effectiveness.

Maryn McKenna
 

Study: School-based flu immunizations save money

(CIDRAP News) – School-based vaccination could be a cost-effective option for preventing influenza in school-age children and their families, according to a recent multistate trial.

Lisa Schnirring
 

West Nile cases stay ahead of 2006 pace

(CIDRAP News) – The count of West Nile virus (WNV) cases in the United States so far this year remains ahead of last year's pace, but fewer severe cases have been reported, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

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