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News Scan for Jun 25, 2018

… News Scan for Jun 25, 2018 Bullet points Promising Ebola indicators Papua New Guinea polio outbreak Body Last DRC Ebola contacts approach end of monitoring period No new lab-confirmed Ebola infections were reported from the Democratic Republic …

News Scan for Mar 01, 2017

… for Mar 01, 2017 Bullet points Flu antivirals in pregnancy Ebola deaths Aedes aegypti and Zika Body Review: Influenza … 1 BMJ press release   Malaria co-infection led to greater Ebola mortality, study says According to a new study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Ebola patients co-infected with malaria were more likely to …

News Scan for Jan 30, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 30, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Another Saudi MERS case Body Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC; community death noted in Beni … of the Congo (DRC) tracked two more cases in an ongoing Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 3,424, of which 2,242 …

News Scan for Jan 06, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 06, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in the DRC Saudi MERS cases Flu vaccine and death rate Body Ebola detected again in Mambasa, DRC With two new cases, the total number of Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

News Scan for Jun 07, 2021

… Bullet points Rapid ILI tests and antibiotic Rx WHO on J&J Ebola vaccine Body Trial of rapid respiratory tests finds no … Open study   WHO formally recommends Johnson & Johnson's Ebola vaccine The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) … formally supports the use of Johnson & Johnson's two-dose Ebola vaccine regimen, Zabdeno (Ad26.ZEBOV) and Mvabea …

News Scan for Jul 24, 2017

… Jul 24, 2017 Bullet points Zika pregnancy testing updated Ebola detection in semen H5N8 outbreaks Polio in Afghanistan … 24 MMWR early release report CDC COCA call information   Ebola RNA detected in semen more than 2 years after symptom onset In about 8% of men, Ebola virus RNA can be detected in semen samples more than 2 …

News Scan for Mar 21, 2016

… News Scan for Mar 21, 2016 Bullet points More Ebola in Guinea Flu virus in coughs, breaths H7N9 case in … Kong New anthrax drug approved Body Guinea reports another Ebola fatality Another fatal Ebola case has been reported in Guinea's recent Ebola …

News Scan for Feb 03, 2016

… Feb 03, 2016 Bullet points Saudi MERS case Sierra Leone Ebola update WHO crisis response critique Body Saudi Arabia … 3 Arab News story   Search continues for some high-risk Ebola contacts in Sierra Leone In the wake of two Ebola cases reported from Sierra Leone's Tonkolili district …

News Scan for Jun 12, 2017

… News Scan for Jun 12, 2017 Bullet points Ebola vaccine trial Brazil yellow fever Afghanistan polio case Body Ebola vaccine trial finds good antibody persistence for VSV-EBOV In a new study on the Ebola vaccine that has already shown effectiveness in an …

News Scan for Jan 11, 2017

… 11, 2017 Bullet points Saudi MERS case Newborn survives Ebola Body Officials report 1 new MERS case, 1 death in Saudi … Jan 11 Saudi MOH report First baby born with congenital Ebola survives infection A new study published today in The … Borders saved the life of a baby born with congenital Ebola virus. The baby was born in Guinea and had no symptoms …

News Scan for May 03, 2021

… News Scan for May 03, 2021 Bullet points End to DRC Ebola outbreak Canadian variant flu cases Body DRC declares end to its latest Ebola outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) … ministry today declared the end of the country's 12th Ebola outbreak, given that 42 days have passed with no new …

News Scan for Apr 07, 2016

… News Scan for Apr 07, 2016 Bullet points Third Ebola case in Liberia Fatal Saudi MERS case Flu vaccine gap in Denmark Africa polio surveillance Body Liberia's Ebola cluster grows to 3, linked to fatal case in Guinea Two Ebola case-patients, both children, and one fatality in …

News Scan for Aug 27, 2014

… News Scan for Aug 27, 2014 Bullet points Pause for US labs Ebola guidance for first responders USAID Ebola funding Chikungunya in US Dengue in Japan Body Feds … Science Insider story Aug 25 ASM statement   CDC releases Ebola guidance for EMS and 911 providers As part of its …

News Scan for Jul 08, 2020

… News Scan for Jul 08, 2020 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases H5N6 avian flu in Vietnam Body Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC outbreak Tests have confirmed two more Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

News Scan for Aug 31, 2015

… News Scan for Aug 31, 2015 Bullet points Sierra Leone Ebola death More chikungunya cases Body Sierra Leone woman dies from Ebola; lab study shows clinical patterns Sierra Leone health … woman who died in Kambia district were positive for Ebola, but further testing is under way to confirm the …

News Scan for Jan 28, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 28, 2020 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Lassa fever in Nigeria FDA hand sanitizer warning Body Two more Ebola cases recorded in DRC; Beni remains hot spot The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for May 07, 2020

… News Scan for May 07, 2020 Bullet points Ebola breastfeeding risks Recap of measles in Israel … confirms risks of breastfeeding to infants of moms with Ebola A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet … of precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting Ebola via breastfeeding. Led by World Health Organization …

News Scan for Dec 17, 2019

… News Scan for Dec 17, 2019 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Enterovirus clinical course New Jersey vaccine bill Body Ebola sickens 1 more in DRC as CDC issues guidance on rapid tests One more Ebola case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Apr 05, 2018

… News Scan for Apr 05, 2018 Bullet points Ebola and eye surgery Yellow fever in Brazil Grant for … universal flu vaccine H5N8 in Bulgaria, Iraq Body Study: Ebola survivors can safely have cataract surgery Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) often suffer long-term vision …

News Scan for Sep 27, 2022

… mutation Fecal transplant for C difficile DR Congo Ebola outbreak over Body SARS-CoV-2 mutation leads to … University press release   DRC declares end of its 15th Ebola outbreak after single case The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today declared that its latest Ebola flare-up is over, with the outbreak total remaining at …

News Scan for Aug 06, 2019

… News Scan for Aug 06, 2019 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Antibiotics for noninfections Measles in Africa … dengue epidemic Funding for Lassa drug Body DRC Ebola outbreak grows by 11; GSK stops Ebola vaccine work The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Dec 21, 2018

… News Scan for Dec 21, 2018 Bullet points Three more Ebola cases Polio in Nigeria Body Officials confirm 3 more Ebola cases in the DRC as vaccinations top 50,000 The … more cases and seven more deaths in the country's ongoing Ebola outbreak, as the number immunized topped 50,000. In its …

News Scan for May 31, 2017

… News Scan for May 31, 2017 Bullet points DRC Ebola response Meningitis C in Nigeria, Niger Body WHO: … in DRC In the latest situation report on the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), … vaccine deployment of rVSV-ZEBOV, the experimental Ebola vaccine, and cold chain shipment is not advised at this …

News Scan for Mar 09, 2016

… for Mar 09, 2016 Bullet points Two more Saudi MERS cases Ebola drug candidate Body Saudi Arabia reports 2 MERS cases, … shows streamlined ZMapp-type drug protects monkeys from Ebola A drug similar to ZMapp but containing only two … cells instead of plant cells protected macaques from Ebola when administered 3 days after infection, according to …

News Scan for Jul 29, 2014

… News Scan for Jul 29, 2014 Bullet points CDC advisory on Ebola Meningitis B vaccine uptake Body CDC advises US physicians to be alert for Ebola With the continuing spread of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa, the US Centers for …

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