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News Scan for Jan 22, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 22, 2020 Bullet points Ebola in DRC MERS case in Saudi Arabia Measles outbreak costs Promising oral flu vaccine Body No new Ebola in DRC; recent cases linked to known transmission … Health Organization (WHO) yesterday, the 15 most recent Ebola cases reported from Jan 13 to 19 in the Democratic …

News Scan for Oct 29, 2019

… News Scan for Oct 29, 2019 Bullet points Ebola cases rise Another MERS infection Lassa vaccine trial … malaria surge Global influenza A dominance Body Four more Ebola cases reported in DRC, 3,268 total In a continuation of the steady stream of Ebola cases recorded in recent days in the Democratic …

News Scan for Jan 10, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 10, 2020 Bullet points Ebola case in DRC MERS illness, antiviral treatment Polio in 3 countries Gaza measles outbreak Body New Ebola case in DRC lifts outbreak total to 3,393 A new Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

News Scan for Jun 05, 2017

… News Scan for Jun 05, 2017 Bullet points Ebola in DRC Zika, chikungunya co-spread Chikungunya case increase Body Two suspected Ebola cases confirmed in DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Jun 2 said that two suspected Ebola cases had been confirmed via laboratory testing. …

Gloomy assessment underpins UN panel's health crisis advice

… by the threat of an airborne virus spread more easily than Ebola. Infectious disease topics Ebola H1N1 2009 Pandemic Influenza MERS-CoV Pandemic … underestimates the risk of a health threat worse than Ebola, and its capacity to prepare and respond is "woefully …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News

News Scan for May 29, 2020

… 2020 Bullet points Drug-resistant bloodstream infections Ebola vaccine recommendation Polio in 6 countries Body … study   European advisors recommend approval for 2-dose Ebola vaccine European vaccine advisors today recommended the approval of Johnson & Johnson's two-dose Ebola vaccine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said …

News Scan for Aug 26, 2020

… News Scan for Aug 26, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Fluoroquinolone restriction initiative DRC measles outbreak winds down Body DRC Ebola total grows by 2 cases to reach 104, with 44 deaths Two … Republic of the Congo (DRC) have tested positive for Ebola, raising the number of cases in the Equateur province …

News Scan for Apr 03, 2015

… for Apr 03, 2015 Bullet points Equine glanders in Texas Ebola vaccine trial challenges Body Glanders detected in … glanders overview   Experts weigh research challenges in Ebola countries Two groups of infectious disease experts … face in doing efficacy trials in the face of waning Ebola levels in the outbreak countries, the options for …

News Scan for May 21, 2014

… News Scan for May 21, 2014 Bullet points Guinea Ebola outbreak eases Pasteur lab suspension North American … emergencies Body One Guinea prefecture still seeing new Ebola cases Only one prefecture in Guinea—Gueckedou—has … continued community transmission  and deaths in the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak there as of May 18, says …

News Scan for May 25, 2017

… News Scan for May 25, 2017 Bullet points Ebola in DRC Saudi MERS cases Yellow fever in Brazil Zika and fetal outcome WHO budget OK'd Body WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak smaller than previously reported The World … (WHO's) regional office for Africa released a new Ebola situation report today, noting fewer cases than …

News Scan for Jan 17, 2018

… flu Dengue immunity after Zika Zika in various mosquitoes Ebola vaccine animal trial Body Study: Early antivirals can … competence barrier to the virus." Jan 16 Sci Rep study   Ebola vaccine proves effective in non-human primate challenge A single-dose modified vaccinia Ankara Ebola vaccine protected macaques from Ebola virus after …

News Scan for Aug 03, 2018

… cases Lassa vaccine licensing deal BU lab begins Ebola work Recurrent vulvovaginal Candida Body Multistate … been used to limit the spread of disease in recent African Ebola outbreaks. In a press release, the IAVI said the … vaccine "   Boston U's NEIDL lab begins first work on Ebola viruses The first work on Ebola recently began at …

News Scan for Feb 12, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 12, 2020 Bullet points Ebola emergency extended More MERS in Saudi Arabia Candida … residue Body WHO extends public health emergency for DRC Ebola outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola emergency committee that met today to review the …

News Scan for Dec 30, 2019

… News Scan for Dec 30, 2019 Bullet points Ebola continues in DRC Single HPV vaccine dose Samoa ends measles emergency Views on flu vaccine Body Four more Ebola cases confirmed in DRC outbreak Over the weekend and … Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed four more Ebola cases, according to the World Health Organization’s …

Healthcare system not ready for attack with hemorrhagic fever viruses

… Roos Teaser text From May 8 JAMA Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Public Health Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Yellow … attack using hemorrhagic fever viruses (HFVs) such as Ebola would find the healthcare system poorly prepared, with … biological weapons (category A agents). The HFVs include Ebola and Marburg (Filoviridae), Lassa fever and New World …
Robert Roos
 

News Scan for May 08, 2014

… News Scan for May 08, 2014 Bullet points Two more Ebola deaths Neglected parasitic infections Salmonella from live poultry Body Two more Ebola deaths reported in Guinea Guinea's health ministry has reported two more deaths in the country's Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, raising the fatality …

News Scan for Aug 24, 2015

… More chikungunya cases Tuna salmonellosis outbreak over Ebola IHR review Body Chikungunya outbreak in Americas grows … 19 CDC final report   Committee launches review of IHRs in Ebola response A 16-member committee to review how well the … Health Regulations (IHRs) performed during the Ebola response met at World Health Organization (WHO) …

News Scan for Apr 05, 2016

… Yellow fever in Angola Finalized food transport rule Ebola persistence in semen Saudi MERS case More chikungunya … Apr 6 Federal Register notice on final rule   Study: Ebola detected in semen more than 2 months after disease onset Infectious Ebola virus was detected in survivors' semen for up to 70 …

News Scan for Aug 31, 2016

… News Scan for Aug 31, 2016 Bullet points Ebola persistence in semen Saudi MERS case More chikungunya … China FDA OKs 4-strain flu vaccine Body In Liberian study, Ebola virus persisted in semen of 9% of male survivors A … Liberia has produced more evidence of persistence of the Ebola virus in semen after patients' recovery from the …

News Scan for Jan 31, 2020

… 2020 Bullet points US flu rebound, kids' deaths Recent DRC Ebola cases Pathogen-spewing hospital toilets MERS in the UAE … week before. Jan 31 CDC FluView update   WHO links recent Ebola cases to earlier transmission chain In its weekly snapshot of the Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said …

News Scan for May 08, 2015

… 2015 Bullet points Cholera in Haiti Sexual transmission of Ebola WHO's 'essential medicines' Antibiotic-responsible … (Apr 9) CIDRAP News item on the outbreak   WHO advises Ebola survivors about sexual hygiene Interim advice regarding the risks of sexual transmission of Ebola was issued today by the World Health Organization …

News Scan for May 17, 2019

… News Scan for May 17, 2019 Bullet points Ebola in the DRC Yellow fever mortality Body DRC confirms 17 new Ebola cases, total rises 1,777 The Democratic Republic of the … (DRC's) ministry of health confirmed 17 new cases of Ebola today and 16 more deaths in the ongoing outbreak in …

News Scan for Feb 19, 2016

… Feb 19, 2016 Bullet points Nutritional powder Salmonella Ebola antibody protection Body Salmonella outbreak tied to … update Feb 16 CIDRAP News scan on the outbreak   Study: Ebola antibody-binding at protein stalk most effective in mice The effectiveness of Ebola neutralizing antibodies depends significantly on where …

News Scan for Jul 15, 2020

… News Scan for Jul 15, 2020 Bullet points DRC Ebola case, death Antimicrobial use in UK cats, dogs Body Ebola infects 1 more in the DRC, 1 more death reported Health … Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed one more Ebola case in the outbreak in Equateur province, raising the …

News Scan for Sep 06, 2018

… News Scan for Sep 06, 2018 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Salmonella pasta salad outbreak Drug resistance and death certificates Body DRC confirms 3 more Ebola cases as details emerge about urban infection According … (DRC), officials recorded three more confirmed cases of Ebola yesterday, including one in a patient who died in …

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