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News Scan for Mar 05, 2021

… News Scan for Mar 05, 2021 Bullet points New Ebola case in Guinea Polio in 4 countries Body Ebola sickens 1 more person in Guinea One more Ebola case has been reported from Nzerekore, where the …

News Scan for Jun 08, 2017

… Jun 08, 2017 Bullet points Polio in Syria Health worker Ebola preparedness Legionnaires' and water birth Body WHO, … in Syria "   Study: Healthcare workers ill-prepared for Ebola in Ghana A new study published in the journal BMC … were not adequately prepared to handle a suspected case of Ebola. The study is published as the Democratic Republic of …

VHF Scan for Sep 02, 2016

… 02, 2016 Bullet points Crimean-Congo fever in Spain Late Ebola sexual transmission Body Spain reports its first 2 … Infect Dis report on CCHF virus CDC information on CCHF Ebola cluster traced to sexual transmission 15 months after man's illness A cluster of Ebola cases in Guinea earlier this year has been traced to …

News Scan for Apr 17, 2020

… News Scan for Apr 17, 2020 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Antibiotic use in Chinese hospitals Polio in 2 countries Body DRC reports 2 more Ebola cases in Beni  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has tracked two new Ebola cases, raising the outbreak's resurgence total to five …

Guidance seeks to increase outbreak vaccines in pregnant women

… again be left unprotected." Infectious disease topics Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Public Health Body The ongoing Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Ebola outbreak has exposed the consequences of excluding … unprotected in the face of future outbreaks," she said. Ebola outbreak exposes equity issues The highly effective …
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Pandemic readiness review says $4.5 billion a year needed

… Teaser text Experts called together in the wake of the Ebola crisis laid out ways to better prepare for the next threat. Infectious disease topics Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body An independent expert group called together in the wake of the Ebola crisis to plot out ways to better prepare the world for …
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Ebola response

News Scan for Jul 02, 2015

… in South Korea Saudi MERS cases H5N1 death in Egypt US Ebola monitoring Body South Korea reports first MERS case in … in Egypt case list   CDC, US military report results of Ebola monitoring US states, territories, and local health … departments had the capacity to successfully monitor for Ebola and tracked 10,344 people between Nov 3, 2014, and Mar …

News Scan for Jun 01, 2016

… News Scan for Jun 01, 2016 Bullet points Guinea free of Ebola Flour E coli details Chikungunya in Texas Mosquito … infections and malaria Body WHO declares Guinea to be Ebola-free The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared … passed 42 days since the last patient was declared free of Ebola, officially ending Ebola virus transmission. Guinea now …

News Scan for Aug 10, 2020

… News Scan for Aug 10, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in the DRC Salmonella outbreak grows Jamestown Canyon virus case Body Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC's latest outbreak, 79 total, with 33 deaths Two more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Jun 04, 2014

… News Scan for Jun 04, 2014 Bullet points West Africa Ebola update More measles in Ohio Two H7N9 cases in China Body Ebola totals grow steadily in Guinea, Sierra Leone A fresh round of Ebola virus infections in West Africa is continuing, with …

News Scan for Jun 03, 2016

… 2016 Bullet points Saudi MERS case More CDC lab mishaps Ebola test for emergency use Meningitis B vaccination Body … Today story   FDA grants emergency use authorization for Ebola Zaire blood test The US Food and Drug Administration … blood test designed for rapid preliminary detection of the Ebola Zaire virus, the strain that caused West Africa's …

News Scan for Jan 19, 2016

… points More H5N6, H7N9 infections New chikungunya cases Ebola vaccine trial Body China confirms H5N6, H7N9 avian flu … in the Caribbean. Jan 15 PAHO  update   Profectus VSV Ebola vaccine enters phase 1 trials Profectus BioSciences, … its VesiculoVax-vectored vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) Ebola vaccine after its success last year in macaques. The …

News Scan for Feb 11, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 11, 2020 Bullet points Ebola emergency panel to meet New Saudi MERS case … fever in Mali More avian flu outbreaks Body WHO Ebola emergency committee to meet tomorrow The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola emergency committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the …

News Scan for Jul 16, 2020

… News Scan for Jul 16, 2020 Bullet points Four more Ebola cases COVID-19 national action plan Analysis of 2018 mumps flare in Chicago Body DRC Ebola cases reach 56, exceed 2018 Equateur province outbreak Officials have confirmed 4 more Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for May 04, 2016

… News Scan for May 04, 2016 Bullet points Ebola spread in households ESBL colonization Body Sierra Leone study: Nearly half of Ebola survivors' household contacts infected In a study … in Sierra Leone, nearly half of household contacts of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors contracted the illness, …

Flu Scan for Oct 05, 2017

… whether it be caused by a novel influenza strain, Ebola, or some other transmissible pathogen, Anthony Fauci, … prioritizes diseases known to be dangerous, such as Ebola virus. In platform-based approaches, researchers focus … continue to occur. Whether dealing with HIV/AIDS, SARS, Ebola, Zika, or the inevitable unanticipated pathogen that …

News Scan for Jul 25, 2016

… News Scan for Jul 25, 2016 Bullet points Saudi MERS update Ebola vaccine, viral shedding New chikungunya cases Body WHO: … MOH report Jul 24 MOH report Jul 25 WHO report   Merck's Ebola vaccine advances; evidence on virus shedding noted Merck's vaccine against Ebola Zaire, V920, received a green light from both the US …

News Scan for Apr 29, 2020

… News Scan for Apr 29, 2020 Bullet points New DRC Ebola case Impact of C diff treatment guidelines Nigeria Lassa decline Body Ebola infects 1 more person in DRC The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported one more Ebola infection, raising the number of recent cases in Beni …

News Scan for Nov 18, 2019

… News Scan for Nov 18, 2019 Bullet points Ebola in the DRC MERS infects Saudi man Innovative … duodenoscope Hand, foot, & mouth disease vaccine Body Ebola sickens 4 more in the DR Congo After 3 days with no new … Republic of the Congo (DRC) today reported 4 more Ebola cases, raising the outbreak total to 3,296 illnesses, …

News Scan for Jul 05, 2016

… News Scan for Jul 05, 2016 Bullet points Ebola survivor drug study MERS linked to camels Reduced … Body Experimental antiviral trial launches in male Ebola survivors US health officials and their Liberian … study to assess if a new antiviral drug can cut lingering Ebola virus RNA levels in the semen of men who survived the …

News Scan for Aug 14, 2019

… News Scan for Aug 14, 2019 Bullet points Burundi Ebola vaccine campaign Zika antibodies and microcephaly … results Tahini importer warning letter Body Burundi begins Ebola vaccine campaign, DRC reports 5 more cases Burundi … yesterday began vaccinating front-line workers against Ebola, part of efforts to prepare for possible Ebola cases, …

News Scan for Nov 03, 2022

… points Northern Hemisphere flu rise Support for Uganda Ebola vaccine trials Body Flu on the rise in Northern … WHO global flu update   Groups detail support for Uganda's Ebola vaccine trials The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness … out a plan to speed up research during Uganda's ongoing Ebola outbreak, with a goal of ensuring that the country has …

VHF Scan for May 16, 2014

… VHF Scan for May 16, 2014 Bullet points 5 new Ebola cases in Guinea Dengue in southeast Africa Body New Ebola cases reported in Guinea outbreak Five more cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea as of May 12 have been …

News Scan for Apr 10, 2020

… News Scan for Apr 10, 2020 Bullet points New DRC Ebola case Three Saudi MERS cases Polio in 4 nations Body WHO confirms new Ebola case in DRC, prolonging outbreak Just days before the … Health Organization (WHO) was prepared to declare the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Jan 03, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 03, 2020 Bullet points Ebola in the DRC More Salmonella cases linked to fruit USDA Listeria alert Body Ebola infects 2 more in the DRC Two more cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 3,385, according to the …

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