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News Scan for Feb 29, 2016

… News Scan for Feb 29, 2016 Bullet points UK Ebola nurse discharged again New chikungunya cases Body … Scottish nurse discharged after second hospitalization for Ebola complications A Scottish nurse who was recently hospitalized with Ebola complications for a second time has been released from …

News Scan for Mar 07, 2016

… News Scan for Mar 07, 2016 Bullet points Ebola response errors More chikungunya in Americas Body AP says consulting firm likely mishandled Ebola response An Associated Press (AP) investigation into Metabiota Inc.'s role in Sierra Leone's response to Ebola found that the San Francisco-based epidemic consultant …

News Scan for Feb 24, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 24, 2020 Bullet points DRC Ebola cases, vaccine effects Two MERS-CoV infections H5N1 avian flu in India Body Ebola cases hit 3,444 in DRC; study shows vaccine reduces … cases, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows a case count of 3,444 today, which …

News Scan for Dec 03, 2015

… Scan for Dec 03, 2015 Bullet points CRE 'superbug' in US Ebola, neglected disease R&D Body CDC notes 43 cases of … to 76% and 64%, respectively. Dec 4 MMWR report   As Ebola R&D funds spike, investments in other neglected … flat-line While research and development (R&D) funding for Ebola spiked in 2014, the increase appears to have come at …

News Scan for Nov 29, 2016

… Scan for Nov 29, 2016 Bullet points Trump unveils HHS pick Ebola lab worker healthy Body Trump taps Georgia … Nov 29 NBC News story   Canadian lab worker released from Ebola quarantine A lab worker in Winnipeg exposed to Ebola virus earlier this month has been released from 21-day …

News Scan for Dec 12, 2016

… News Scan for Dec 12, 2016 Bullet points Ebola in breastmilk, semen Colistin-resistant Klebsiella … Creutzfeldt-Jakob test Body Breastmilk, semen carry Ebola virus for extended periods An international group … Infectious Diseases said a 9-month-old who died of Ebola in Guinea after her parents showed no signs of the …

News Scan for Jun 24, 2015

… Scan for Jun 24, 2015 Bullet points More Korea MERS cases Ebola's malaria impact Cyclospora in Texas Cholera in South … story Jun 24 Korea Herald story Jun 23 WHO update   Study: Ebola-hit regions in Guinea suffered malaria lapses Healthcare centers in Ebola-wracked Guinea treated about 74,000 fewer malaria cases …

News Scan for Apr 21, 2016

… points More Illinois Elizabethkingia H5N6 case in China Ebola successes Global immunization Body Illinois reports 10 … Most have been in Guangdong. Apr 21 CHP statement   Last Ebola patient in Guinea recovers; WHO assesses training outcomes The last Ebola patient in Guinea has been discharged from a treatment …

News Scan for Sep 14, 2015

… News Scan for Sep 14, 2015 Bullet points More Ebola in Sierra Leone New chikungunya cases H7N9 risk factors … Medical device sanitizing Body Sierra Leone reports 2 more Ebola cases, 1 fatal Sierra Leone has reported two more Ebola cases, including a fatal one that is not part of a …

News Scan for Jun 05, 2018

… News Scan for Jun 05, 2018 Bullet points More suspected Ebola in DRC Monkeypox in Cameroon Avian flu antibodies in poultry workers Body DRC reports six new Ebola cases in known contacts The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported six more suspected cases of Ebola, including five in Bikoro and one in Wangata in its …

News Scan for Nov 08, 2019

… News Scan for Nov 08, 2019 Bullet points More US Ebola funding Polio cases in 6 countries Dengue sexual … transmission Body US announces $56 million more in DRC Ebola outbreak support The US Agency for International … aid to help curb the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak. According to a statement, the new funding …

News Scan for Feb 11, 2021

… News Scan for Feb 11, 2021 Bullet points Second DRC Ebola case Rabies treatment in kids H5N8 avian flu in European poultry Body Second fatal Ebola case reported in DRC resurgence A second fatal Ebola case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Jul 01, 2015

… News Scan for Jul 01, 2015 Bullet points National Ebola center H pylori vaccine tests well Pandemrix-narcolepsy study Body HHS opens national Ebola training, education center Today the US Department of … facilities prepare for, transport, and treat patients with Ebola and other emerging disease threats, the agency said in …

News Scan for Apr 06, 2016

… News Scan for Apr 06, 2016 Bullet points Guinea Ebola death Imported yellow fever in China, Kenya New Saudi MERS case Body Guinea Ebola cluster death toll rises to 8 A woman infected in Guinea's recent Ebola cluster died from her illness at a treatment center in …

News Scan for Jan 10, 2018

… News Scan for Jan 10, 2018 Bullet points Ebola antibody findings USDA egg product rule 1918 pandemic flu severity Body DRC study shows evidence of Ebola exposure outside of outbreak zones About 11% of a … in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had Zaire Ebola virus (EBOV) immunoglobulin G antibodies, providing …

News Scan for Feb 17, 2016

… Feb 17, 2016 Bullet points More Saudi MERS cases Intensive Ebola treatment Wider age range eyed for antibiotic Body … trial   Study details intensive treatment in US, European Ebola patients Ebola patients in the United States and Europe required close …

News Scan for Oct 31, 2016

… News Scan for Oct 31, 2016 Bullet points Saudi MERS case Ebola transmission Organic food outbreaks Chikungunya blip … treated for their infections. Oct 29 Saudi MOH update   Ebola transmission chain analysis highlights viral longevity … an 11-month transmission chain that ended with a case of Ebola virus in Guinea, suggesting the disease should be …

News Scan for Apr 14, 2020

… News Scan for Apr 14, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Measles vaccine campaign delays H5N6 avian flu in Vietnam Body DRC confirms third case of Ebola in Beni in recent days The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has confirmed a third Ebola case in a transmission chain linked to a health clinic …

News Scan for Aug 17, 2015

… News Scan for Aug 17, 2015 Bullet points Sierra Leone Ebola status Salmonella in Washington state Body WHO: Sierra Leone down to single Ebola transmission chain Sierra Leone is down to its last known Ebola transmission chain, a sign of continuing progress in …

News Scan for Feb 05, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 05, 2020 Bullet points New DRC Ebola case Antibiotic combo for pneumonia Avian flu in Saudi Arabia, Vietnam Body Latest Ebola case in DRC lifts total to 3,429 infections According … to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case today lifts the outbreak total to …

News Scan for Sep 04, 2014

… Scan for Sep 04, 2014 Bullet points WHO funding cuts and Ebola Lab safety breaches in 2012 death Body Funding, focus hamper WHO response to West Africa Ebola outbreak Response to the West African Ebola outbreak and other global health emergencies by the …

News Scan for Sep 01, 2015

… News Scan for Sep 01, 2015 Bullet points Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone Avian flu outbreaks in Vietnam Influenza A & B illness Body Ebola ring vaccination expanded to Sierra Leone hot spot The Guinea Ebola ring vaccination trial will be expanded to Sierra Leone …

News Scan for Jan 14, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 14, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC H3N2 flu susceptibility Body Mabalako remains hot spot in ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, officials in the Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Aug 21, 2020

… News Scan for Aug 21, 2020 Bullet points Ebola outbreak hits 100 cases Polio outbreak in Yemen Body WHO warns about Ebola outbreak in DRC as cases reach 100 Cases in the Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo …

News Scan for Dec 03, 2020

… News Scan for Dec 03, 2020 Bullet points Ebola antibodies in DRC health workers Hepatitis E in Burkina Faso Body A fifth of DRC health workers had Ebola antibodies after 2014 outbreak A year after the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo, …

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