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News Scan for Feb 13, 2020

… News Scan for Feb 13, 2020 Bullet points Recent DRC Ebola cases MCR-1 resistance gene in Wyoming Pneumococcal … disease in kids More H5N6 in Vietnam Body Recent DRC Ebola cases all involved known transmission chains All three confirmed Ebola cases reported in the past week in the Democratic …

News Scan for Jan 27, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 27, 2020 Bullet points Ebola infections in DRC Three new Saudi MERS cases Antibiotic … tied to pet turtles Yellow fever in Uganda Body Two new Ebola cases in DRC raise outbreak total to 3,418 The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows two newly confirmed cases of the virus …

News Scan for May 09, 2019

… News Scan for May 09, 2019 Bullet points DR Congo Ebola response MERS in Saudi Arabia CWD on Minnesota deer … H9N2 avian flu case in Oman Monkeypox in Singapore Body Ebola response in Butembo resumes after 5 days; 4 new cases … of the Congo's (DRC's) ministry of health confirmed that Ebola outbreak response activities partially resumed today in …

News Scan for Mar 20, 2020

… Uptick in US visits for flulike illness E coli sproutbreak Ebola in DRC 3 Saudi MERS cases Polio in 5 countries Body … food safety alert   WHO: $20 million still needed to fund Ebola response in DRC Yesterday in their weekly update, the … Organization (WHO) said there have been no new cases of Ebola reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Jun 08, 2020

… News Scan for Jun 08, 2020 Bullet points New Ebola outbreak grows Low COVID-19 test sensitivity No … benefits Repeat flu vaccine protection Body Ebola outbreak in second DRC outbreak rises to 12 cases Twelve cases have now been reported in a new Ebola outbreak in northwestern Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Oct 08, 2019

… News Scan for Oct 08, 2019 Bullet points New Ebola case Eastern equine encephalitis vaccine US foodborne … coverage Body For second day in a row, only 1 new Ebola case recorded in DRC Today the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows 1 new case in the Democratic Republic …

News Scan for Jun 22, 2018

… News Scan for Jun 22, 2018 Bullet points 61 Ebola cases Polio in Papua NG, DRC Consolidating US food … flu in 3 nations California skeeters and Zika Body More Ebola cases suspected in remote DRC health zones The … Congo (DRC) yesterday noted four new suspected cases of Ebola virus, two each in Bikoro and Iboko health zones, yet …

News Scan for Aug 31, 2018

… News Scan for Aug 31, 2018 Bullet points DRC Ebola total at 116 MERS in Saudi Arabia More polio in 4 … avian flu duck travel Body DRC confirms 1 more Ebola case as vaccination level passes 5,000 One more case … in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) latest Ebola outbreak, in a patient from Beni, the health ministry …

News Scan for Jan 21, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 21, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC New Saudi MERS case Global influenza B Avian flu in 6 countries Pandemic recommendations Body New Ebola patients include vaccinated health worker A vaccinated health worker is among the 5 new Ebola cases recorded since late last week in the Democratic …

News Scan for Aug 06, 2015

… points H5N1 in Ghana, Ivory Coast Endoscope contamination Ebola response and research Legionella in the Bronx Vaccine … abstract Aug 5 Elsevier press release on the study   Ebola commentaries tackle final response push, research … , experts aired two key themes about the battle against Ebola: that international teams need to redouble their …

News Scan for Jun 19, 2015

… for Jun 19, 2015 Bullet points B anthracis kill failure Ebola drug disappoints Salmonella from geckos Diagnosing Zika … Related Jun 1 CIDRAP News item   Early trial results for Ebola drug are disappointing, company says Preliminary trial results in Africa suggest that an Ebola drug that looked promising in animal experiments is …

News Scan for Apr 26, 2016

… News Scan for Apr 26, 2016 Bullet points Ebola vaccine funding Yellow fever vaccination for travelers … NewLink receives more funding to keep testing VSV-EBOV Ebola vaccine NewLink Genetics Corporation announced … to continue developing its vesicular stomatitis virus–Ebola virus (VSV-EBOV) vaccine candidate. The new funding was …

News Scan for Mar 02, 2016

… for Mar 02, 2016 Bullet points Favipiravir treatment for Ebola More H5N1 in Nigeria Polio emergency continues Body Study: Effectiveness of favipiravir for Ebola inconclusive Members of the JIKI Study Group reported … for use of the antiviral medication favipiravir to treat Ebola virus disease, according to a study yesterday in PLOS …

News Scan for Feb 14, 2019

… News Scan for Feb 14, 2019 Bullet points Ebola outbreak expands MERS in Oman, Saudi Arabia Meningitis … B on campuses Body New health area, Bunia, reports Ebola in DRC as outbreak hits 829 cases Bunia, in the … the Congo (DRC) is the 19th health district to confirm an Ebola case, the DRC's ministry of health said today in its …

News Scan for Jan 24, 2020

… 24, 2020 Bullet points US flu uptick, kids' deaths No new Ebola infections Three Saudi MERS cases Polio in Pakistan, … seasons. Jan 24 CDC FluView   Third day in row with no new Ebola cases in DRC For the third day in a row, no new cases … recorded on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, so the outbreak still stands at 3,416 cases, …

News Scan for Jul 10, 2014

… for Jul 10, 2014 Bullet points Questions on anthrax scare Ebola in Liberian health workers Office for climate and … anthrax scare   Liberia health workers said to flee after Ebola cases, deaths Healthcare workers (HCWs) are said to be fleeing their assignments in Liberia after 12 Ebola infections among their ranks, 10 of them fatal, …

News Scan for Jun 02, 2016

… co-infections Beijing H7N9 case Iowa egg inspections Ebola combo-drug contract Body Study: Clinical signs vary in … story   More than $3 million awarded for development of Ebola drug cocktail Two Texas institutes have been given a … cepharanthine and chloroquine therapy on combatting Ebola virus, according to a Global Biodefense update …

News Scan for Jul 12, 2017

… Antimicrobial resistance tracking in low-resource settings Ebola and health workers Safe water and sanitation assessment … organisms. Jul 11 BMC Infect Dis abstract   Study probes Ebola exposure in healthcare workers According to a new study … Diseases, most healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to Ebola virus during the West African outbreak did not contact …

News Scan for Dec 18, 2018

… News Scan for Dec 18, 2018 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Lassa in Benin Yellow fever in Nigeria Lyme, Powassan vaccines Body Tests confirm 3 more Ebola infections in the DRC The Democratic Republic of the … Congo's (DRC's) health ministry today reported three more Ebola cases in three different locations. In its daily …

News Scan for Jun 06, 2017

… News Scan for Jun 06, 2017 Bullet points New Ebola case More Saudi MERS Zika in Puerto Rico Avian flu in … Chikungunya vaccines Body WHO: New suspected case of Ebola in DRC The World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest update reported a new suspected case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), …

News Scan for Mar 25, 2021

… HPV infections down Sexually transmitted infections Guinea Ebola countdown Body CDC notes dramatic drop in HPV in … Mar 24 NASEM STI report   Countdown starts for Guinea's Ebola outbreak Guinea's last Ebola patient was discharged 2 days ago from a treatment …

News Scan for May 02, 2019

… News Scan for May 02, 2019 Bullet points More Ebola cases, deaths Fatal H5N1 avian flu in Nepal FDA … vaccine production Chikungunya in the Congo Body New Ebola cases push DRC total past 1,500 as deaths approach … of the Congo (DRC) health ministry said today that Ebola infections have been confirmed in 15 more people, 2 of …

News Scan for Sep 26, 2019

… News Scan for Sep 26, 2019 Bullet points New DRC Ebola cases Flu vaccine uptake, attitudes Yellow fever in Nigeria Measles in the Americas Body Three new Ebola cases confirmed today, raising total to 3,178 The steady trickle of new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Jan 08, 2020

… News Scan for Jan 08, 2020 Bullet points New DRC Ebola case MERS-CoV infection in UAE Borna virus deaths Avian flu in 3 countries Body New Ebola case confirmed in DRC amid unknown transmission chains The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows a case count of 3,392 today, with a …

News Scan for Mar 12, 2021

… 12, 2021 Bullet points Grants for phage research Guinea Ebola source Multistate E coli outbreak More polio in 6 … . Mar 11 NIH press release   Analysis of Guinea Ebola virus suggests link to survivor of earlier outbreak The source of Guinea's latest Ebola outbreak might be a person rather than a fresh …

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