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News Scan for Mar 31, 2016

… Flu vaccination and lower stillbirth levels Guinea Ebola update More Saudi MERS Body Study finds long-term … press release   Guinea reports 2 more deaths in 9-person Ebola cluster Two more deaths have been reported in Guinea's recent Ebola flare-up, the third wife of a man who died earlier of a …

News Scan for Oct 31, 2017

… Africa Puppy-linked Campylobacter Polio in Afghanistan Ebola deaths in seniors Global hepatitis progress Body H5N8 … challenging. Oct 25 GPEI update Oct 31 Dawn news story   Ebola studies tackle higher CFR in older people, … Greater participation in funerals may be one reason Ebola case-fatality rates are higher in elderly people, …

News Scan for May 31, 2018

… News Scan for May 31, 2018 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Nipah deaths in India Emergency guidelines gaps Avian flu outbreaks Body DRC reports more suspected Ebola cases in Iboko The Democratic Republic of Congo's … to teach them about precautionary measures to prevent Ebola infection, given that the drivers are frequently used …

News Scan for Jul 13, 2018

… 2018 Bullet points First smallpox drug approved Suspected Ebola cases Body FDA approves SIGA's TPOXX as first drug for … New York City. Jul 13 FDA press release   More suspected Ebola cases reported in the DRC According to the latest … Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported 11 more suspected Ebola cases in an outbreak that's been ongoing since April …

News Scan for Oct 25, 2022

… Oct 25, 2022 Bullet points RSV infections soar in US More Ebola in Uganda Body RSV infections, hospitalizations soaring … 25 US News & World Report story CDC RSV information page   Ebola sickens 5 more in Uganda as outbreak grows to 95 … ministry on Twitter today reported 5 more lab-confirmed Ebola cases, raising the outbreak total to 95. The ministry …

News Scan for Feb 06, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 06, 2020 Bullet points Ebola case in the DRC Resistance genes in Chicago waterways Body One more Ebola case recorded in DRC According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case recorded today raises the …

News Scan for Jun 09, 2020

… 09, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 in UK pregnant women DRC Ebola outbreaks not linked Body Most UK COVID-19 pregnancy …   Sequencing suggests separate introduction in new DRC Ebola outbreak Genetic sequencing of the Ebola virus in the new Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Mar 02, 2021

… 02, 2021 Bullet points Death in Listeria outbreak More DRC Ebola cases Body First fatality noted in Listeria outbreak … an outbreak." Mar 1 CDC update   DR Congo reports 3 more Ebola cases Provincial health officials in the Democratic … Republic of the Congo (DRC) said yesterday that three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in North Kivu, raising the …

News Scan for Apr 02, 2021

… 2021 Bullet points Salmonella outbreak tied to songbirds Ebola case in Guinea Polio in 2 countries Body CDC reports … signs of dehydration. Apr 1 CDC investigation notice   New Ebola case reported in Guinea's outbreak Guinea has reported a new Ebola case, the first since March 4, the World Health …

News Scan for Oct 13, 2021

… Bullet points Antimicrobial resistance cost calculator Ebola vaccination in the DRC Body New online tool aims to … Oct 13 WHO AMR costing and budgeting tool and user guide   Ebola vaccine campaign launches in DRC outbreak area Health … Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today launched an Ebola vaccination campaign in a part of North Kivu province …

News Scan for Mar 03, 2016

… New Saudi MERS case Chikungunya-dengue co-infections Ebola funeral cluster Body Wisconsin probes outbreak of 44 … Mar 3 BMC Infect Dis study   Sierra Leone notes 28 Ebola cases following 2014 funeral At least 28 Ebola cases that occurred in fall 2014 in a rural district of …

News Scan for Jan 08, 2019

… News Scan for Jan 08, 2019 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases New Ebola-related bat filovirus Zika screening costs Yellow fever in Nigeria Body Two more cases reported in DRC Ebola outbreak, 627 total The Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Jul 26, 2019

… News Scan for Jul 26, 2019 Bullet points DRC Ebola rise Universal flu vaccine push MERS in Saudi Arabia More DRC polio cases Body DRC Ebola cases rise by 10, to 2,630; Saudi Arabia suspends DRC visas Ebola infections have been reported in 10 more people in the …

News Scan for Jun 01, 2015

… News Scan for Jun 01, 2015 Bullet points Ebola in Sierra Leone DoD anthrax probe Chikungunya cases … flu in Taiwan Body Sierra Leone reports another spurt of Ebola cases Sierra Leone is reporting a spate of new Ebola cases in a new hot spot in the Kaffu Bullom part of …

News Scan for Dec 02, 2016

… Scan for Dec 02, 2016 Bullet points More Saudi MERS cases Ebola media messages Cholera in Yemen Body Saudi officials …   US media used some 'risk-elevating' messaging during Ebola crisis A new report in Emerging Infectious Diseases … language when reporting about the 2013-2015 Ebola outbreak, contributing to increased public concern. …

News Scan for Jul 29, 2020

… News Scan for Jul 29, 2020 Bullet points New DRC Ebola case Pneumococcal vaccine and heart attacks H5N6 avian flu in the Philippines Body Ebola sickens one more in the DRC, 68 total, with 31 deaths One more Ebola case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Dec 18, 2019

… News Scan for Dec 18, 2019 Bullet points Additional Ebola cases in DRC MERS in Saudi Arabia New rapid Lyme test Body Two new Ebola cases recorded in DRC According to the World Health Organization (WHO's) Ebola dashboard, two new cases of the viral disease were …

News Scan for Sep 19, 2019

… News Scan for Sep 19, 2019 Bullet points Ebola intensity increases Philippines polio case MERS in … in 5 states Universal flu vaccine grant Body WHO reports Ebola uptick amid DRC security incidents Ebola transmission intensity increased slightly in the …

News Scan for Jan 07, 2016

… News Scan for Jan 07, 2016 Bullet points Ebola vaccine phase 2 trial Flu vaccine effectiveness Down … begins phase 2 trial of Johnson & Johnson's prime-boost Ebola vaccine Johnson & Johnson's prime-boost Ebola vaccine regimen is entering phase 2 clinical trials in …

News Scan for Dec 16, 2021

… News Scan for Dec 16, 2021 Bullet points DRC Ebola outbreak ends Avian flu outbreaks in Europe Body DRC's 13th Ebola outbreak declared over The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today declared the end of its thirteenth Ebola outbreak, given that two 21-day incubation periods have …

News Scan for Jul 26, 2016

… labels for fluoroquinolones Antibiotic overuse for asthma Ebola vaccine in monkeys Body Flour recall expanded after 4 … 25 General Mills statement Jul 25 CDC update   Candidate Ebola vaccine protects monkeys A new study in the Journal of … showed that FILORAB1, an inactivated rabies virus–based Ebola vaccine, was both safe and effective in rhesus and …

News Scan for Feb 08, 2019

… News Scan for Feb 08, 2019 Bullet points DRC Ebola total hits 800 African Lassa fever outbreak support … from three countries Mayaro virus vaccine trial Body DRC Ebola outbreak reaches 800 cases Today the Ministry of Health … Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed two new cases of Ebola and three more deaths from the virus in the ongoing …

News Scan for Feb 12, 2021

… 2021 Bullet points Antibiotic stewardship for ECMO New DRC Ebola case Six countries report more polio Body Study touts … nosocomial infections." Feb 12 Clin Infect Dis abstract   Ebola sickens third patient in recent DRC cluster Officials reported a third Ebola case today in the new Democratic Republic of the Congo …

News Scan for Oct 02, 2015

… News Scan for Oct 02, 2015 Bullet points Ebola in Guinean health workers HPV vaccine against genital … B Body Health workers in Guinea had 42 times the risk of Ebola, report says Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Guinea last year had an incidence of Ebola virus disease 42 times higher than non-HCWs, and lab …

News Scan for Nov 14, 2019

… News Scan for Nov 14, 2019 Bullet points Ebola in the DRC Climate change and infectious disease Mosquito sterilization program Body Ebola sickens one more in DRC outbreak, WHO sees positive signs One more Ebola case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the …

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