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VA infectious threat project tied to less staff burnout, fewer COVID cases

… and control (IPC) team implemented the SITRI after an Ebola epidemic led the Veterans Health Administration in 2015 …
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Bioterrorism risk using natural pathogen sources low in the Netherlands, study suggests

… incidence less than 1 included hemorrhagic fever viruses (Ebola, yellow fever, Lassa fever; 0.3 cases per 10 million …
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News Scan for Feb 22, 2021

… for Feb 22, 2021 Bullet points Australian AMR action plan Ebola in Guinea, DRC Body Australia releases One Health … Australia's National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy   Ebola infects 1 more in Guinea; 2 more deaths in DRC Guinea added one more confirmed case to its Ebola total, the World Health Organization (WHO) African …

News Scan for Aug 25, 2022

… News Scan for Aug 25, 2022 Bullet points Ebola vaccination in DRC Azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea Body Ebola vaccination launches in latest DRC outbreak area Within days of confirming a new Ebola case in North Kivu province, medical teams in the …

News Scan for Nov 01, 2019

… News Scan for Nov 01, 2019 Bullet points New DRC Ebola infection Another Saudi MERS case Polio in 5 countries … coli outbreak US flu remains low Body DRC confirms 1 more Ebola case, raising total to 3,273 One new case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak today, nudging the outbreak total to 3,273, …

News Scan for Dec 22, 2015

… News Scan for Dec 22, 2015 Bullet points Ebola emergency continuance Avian flu in France Blood donation policy change Body Ebola transmission in West Africa remains a public health … emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Ebola virus infection in West Africa continues to constitute …

News Scan for Nov 27, 2018

… News Scan for Nov 27, 2018 Bullet points Ebola in the DRC More acute flaccid myelitis Freeze-dried polio vaccine Zika in India Body Two more Ebola cases, 1 death recorded in DRC; total stands at 421 … Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported two more Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri …

News Scan for Jul 17, 2018

… antiviral for high-risk flu Aedes vertical Zika spread Ebola antibody therapy Body Novel antiviral shows promise for … Jul 16 PLoS Negl Trop Dis study   Antibodies taken from Ebola survivors may offer novel treatments Scientists … neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the blood of Ebola survivors, which proved protective against disease …

News Scan for Jul 26, 2018

… News Scan for Jul 26, 2018 Bullet points Next Ebola steps in the DRC Campus mumps outbreak response Melon … probe ends Body WHO details next steps in wake of Ebola outbreak end in DRC In an update yesterday that came a day after the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) Ebola outbreak was declared over, the World Health …

News Scan for Jan 25, 2016

… for Jan 25, 2016 Bullet points Dole Listeria in Canada UK Ebola failings Malaria funds Body Canada links 7-case … recall   Report cites multiple failings in UK response to Ebola outbreak The UK response to the Ebola outbreak met with delays and confusion on many fronts, …

News Scan for Sep 20, 2016

… in Austria Global flu update Triclosan-containing sutures Ebola strain comparison Body WHO details MERS case in Austria … study   Sep 20 Lancet Infect Dis commentary   West Africa Ebola strain deadlier than central African strain A study … the Journal of Infectious Diseases compared two strains of Ebola virus in rhesus macaques, and found that the West …

News Scan for Aug 16, 2018

… News Scan for Aug 16, 2018 Bullet points Ebola total grows CDC: No national measles outbreak mRNA flu vaccine collaboration Body New DRC Ebola cases recorded, including 1 in healthcare worker The … a new update late yesterday afternoon on the growing Ebola outbreak in the eastern region of the country, noting …

News Scan for Mar 21, 2018

… Bullet points Kansas measles outbreak Dallas ED visits and Ebola Vaccine campaigns in Syria Body Kansas measles outbreak … release Mar 6 CDC measles outbreak page   Study: Dallas Ebola case prompted rise in area emergency room visits … Worth area increased significantly after the first Ebola case in the United States was detected at a Dallas …

News Scan for Jan 16, 2019

… News Scan for Jan 16, 2019 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases CEPI rapid vaccine funding Malaria mosquito in Ethiopia Body Ebola infects 5 more in DRC outbreak, 663 total The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak grew by five cases today, with illnesses …

News Scan for Oct 16, 2018

… News Scan for Oct 16, 2018 Bullet points Ebola infections in DRC New Saudi MERS case MERS risk in South Korea Global flu ebbing Body Five more Ebola cases recorded in Beni, DRC Late yesterday afternoon … Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced five more cases of Ebola virus disease in Beni and Butembo, the current …

News Scan for Sep 12, 2019

… News Scan for Sep 12, 2019 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Global vaccine summit Cytomegalovirus vaccine trial Body New confirmed cases raise DRC Ebola outbreak total to 3,099 According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, officials in the Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Oct 23, 2019

… News Scan for Oct 23, 2019 Bullet points More DRC Ebola TB rapid test study Promising results for new flu antiviral Body Ebola case count hits 3,250 in the DRC According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Ebola dashboard today, officials in the Democratic Republic …

News Scan for Nov 05, 2019

… News Scan for Nov 05, 2019 Bullet points More Ebola in the DRC High-dose 4-strain flu vaccine … flu test Lesotho measles outbreak Body DRC confirms 7 more Ebola cases, lifting total to 3,282 After going 2 days with … according to the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. Health officials are still investigating 447 …

News Scan for Sep 01, 2021

… 2021 Bullet points Superbug screening in ICU kids Negative Ebola test in Ivory Coast case Low global flu levels Body … Resist Infect Control study   Confirmation tests rule out Ebola in recent Ivory Coast case Follow-up tests on Ivory Coast's recent Ebola case, involving a woman who had traveled from Guinea, …

News Scan for Oct 14, 2021

… News Scan for Oct 14, 2021 Bullet points Second DRC Ebola case Zika outbreaks in India Yellow fever in Venezuela Body DRC confirms second Ebola case, per media report A second Ebola case has been confirmed in the latest outbreak in the …

News Scan for Oct 15, 2014

… News Scan for Oct 15, 2014 Bullet points Ebola in DRC More EV-D68 cases Jamaican chikungunya emergency Body Study: Ebola outbreak in DRC not related to West Africa epidemic The Ebola virus responsible for an outbreak in the Democratic …

News Scan for Jun 02, 2015

… News Scan for Jun 02, 2015 Bullet points Guinea Ebola violence Antibiotic stewardship forum MERS in Saudi … Niger Body UN warns violence in Guinea could hamper next Ebola steps The head of the United Nations Ebola response in Guinea yesterday raised concerns about …

News Scan for Jun 04, 2013

… Hepatitis A outbreak grows New fungal infections No DRC Ebola Syrian outbreak concerns Body Hepatitis A outbreak … Indiana, with 88. Jun 3 CDC update Outbreak in DRC is not Ebola, say doctors there Physicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have ruled out Ebola virus as the cause in six suspected cases reported …

News Scan for Oct 03, 2018

… News Scan for Oct 03, 2018 Bullet points Ebola treatment trial More egg-linked Salmonella New … multisite study evaluating ZMapp, an experimental Ebola treatment. ZMapp contains three antibodies and is being … Congo (DRC) "While there are currently no patients with Ebola in the United States, having ready access to …

News Scan for Feb 03, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 03, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC New Saudi MERS case Influenza B vaccine … Pandemic flu vaccine OK'd Avian flu in 3 countries Body Ebola infects 1 more person in the DRC The Democratic … Republic of Congo (DRC) reported one new confirmed Ebola case over the last 3 days, edging the overall outbreak …

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