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May 29, 2009

Jun 02, 2009

Jun 02, 2009

WHO drawing closer to declaring a pandemic

Robert Roos
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Jun 02, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – The global novel H1N1 influenza situation is drawing closer to the status of a true pandemic but is not there yet, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) lead spokesman on the issue said today.

"Globally we believe we're in phase 5 but are getting closer to phase 6," said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the WHO assistant director-general for health security and the environment, referring to the WHO's pandemic alert phases.

Feb 01, 2020

Feb 01, 2020
Japanese woman wearing surgical mask

China's nCoV total nears 12,000; US reports 2 more cases

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Feb 01, 2020

Australia has barred travelers from China, a move the US took yesterday.

Mar 03, 2020

Mar 03, 2020
Respirators

WHO warns of COVID-19-related protective equipment shortage

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Mar 03, 2020

Three main hot spots saw no slowdown in cases, and Argentina and Chile became the latest countries in the Americas to report their first cases.

Jul 13, 2020

Jul 13, 2020
Masked bus passenger

WHO warns of worse pandemic without detailed national plans

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Jul 13, 2020

With the global total about to top 13 million cases, the WHO warns countries to act.

Nov 09, 2018

Nov 09, 2018

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 09, 2018

Antibiotics in long-term care facilities
C diff and adverse outcomes
Stewardship in India
Drug-resistant Shigella in Vermont
Deadly MDR infections in India
MCR-1 prevalence in Bolivia
MRSA in refugees
Economic report on AMR interventions
Pioneering efforts against resistance
Poor public antibiotic knowledge
AMR prevalence in Canadian hospitals
Antibiotic dispensing in Spanish pharmacies

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