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News Scan for Jun 06, 2014

… News Scan for Jun 06, 2014 Bullet points More West Africa Ebola Lab-linked Salmonella outbreak Public health at World … Cup Neglected zoonotic diseases Body WHO reports 20 new Ebola cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone West Africa's Ebola virus outbreak continues to swell, with 20 new cases …

Angolan isolation ward empty as Marburg cases mount

… to be treated in isolation. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 14, 2005 … past the federation has helped control large outbreaks of Ebola fever, a disease much like Marburg fever. In reporting … whether a drug that has shown promise against Ebola fever might work against Marburg, the Associated Press …
 

News Scan for Jun 15, 2018

… News Scan for Jun 15, 2018 Bullet points Ebola count at 66 No polio in Venezuela 2nd Midwest … Legionnaires' and the VA Avian flu outbreaks Body DRC Ebola total rises to 66 with 11 new suspected cases The … of the Congo's (DRC's) ministry of health said 66 cases of Ebola have been reported, after 11 previously suspected case …

News Scan for Aug 19, 2021

… ads and COVID-19 behavior New clues in Ivory Coast Ebola case H5N6 avian flu case in China Body Convalescent … sequencing, travel history yield clues in Ivory Coast Ebola case An early analysis of the Ebola virus from Ivory Coast's recent imported Ebola case …

News Scan for Aug 15, 2019

… News Scan for Aug 15, 2019 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Australian flu activity analysis Rotavirus … impact Lyme serologic testing Body WHO notes 10 more Ebola cases in DRC According to the World Health … Organization's (WHO) online dashboard, 10 new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Apr 03, 2019

… News Scan for Apr 03, 2019 Bullet points Ebola Bombali in Kenyan bats Universal flu vaccine trial E … Waterborne hospital infections Body Recently identified Ebola Bombali species detected in Kenyan bats A new Ebola species first identified in bats last year in Sierra …

News Scan for Feb 16, 2021

… and COVID death COVID-19-related eye problems Guinea Ebola cases rise Avian flu in Africa, Europe Body … 16 Radiology study Feb 16 Radiology commentary   Guinea Ebola total grows to 17 cases, including 1 in Conakry The … (Africa CDC) said in a Twitter update today that Guinea's Ebola outbreak total has now climbed to 17 cases, 5 of them …

News Scan for Feb 23, 2021

… vaccine acceptance 9 CWD cases at Minnesota deer farm Ebola vaccine in Guinea Body Seasonal coronavirus antibodies … Feb 22 MBAH news release Oct 15, 2020 MBAH news release   Ebola vaccine doses arrive in Guinea after storm delay Today … said Guinea will receive an emergency supply of 11,000 Ebola vaccines after delivery was delayed over the weekend by …

News Scan for Oct 07, 2019

… News Scan for Oct 07, 2019 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC New US measles cases Saudi MERS infections Acute … myelitis and viruses Dengue in Florida Body Four more Ebola cases reported in DRC, bringing total to 3,205 With 4 … cases recorded over the weekend and through today, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Jul 19, 2017

… Scan for Jul 19, 2017 Bullet points Lab-linked Salmonella Ebola persistence Polio in Syria Sri Lanka dengue battle … announcement   Animal study suggests mechanism for Ebola persistence in survivors A study on tissue samples from rhesus monkeys that had been previously infected with Ebola to test vaccines and treatments has revealed new clues …

News Scan for Aug 27, 2019

… News Scan for Aug 27, 2019 Bullet points DRC Ebola totals grow Papaya food safety concerns Smoking and … in older adults Barriers to mosquito bites Body DRC Ebola total grows by 6 cases, to 2,983 Six more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for Dec 19, 2019

… News Scan for Dec 19, 2019 Bullet points Three more Ebola cases Hard-boiled egg Listeria outbreak Anthrax … during flulike illness Global cholera decline Body Ebola sickens 3 more in the DRC; new case reported in Butembo Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Aug 04, 2015

… News Scan for Aug 04, 2015 Bullet points Ebola vaccine trial Legionellosis in South Bronx Raw milk … doses A trial to see if a lower dose of one of the leading Ebola vaccine candidates can reduce reactions such as … uses a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) to deliver the Ebola virus glycoprotein. The vaccine was developed by …

Marburg death toll in Angola reported at 155

… 163 cases with 150 deaths. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 5, 2005 … at Americo Boa Vida hospital are being fitted with "Ebola suits" to work as cleaners and washers in the isolation … bodily fluids of infected people. Resembling the deadly Ebola fever, Marburg causes severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, …
 

Attacks stall surveillance for Marburg cases

… had put the death toll at 174. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 8, 2005 … urgent solutions." The deadly disease, which resembles Ebola fever, is spreading fear, the WHO said. "Moreover, … said. Similar reactions have been seen during outbreaks of Ebola fever. To help educate the public about the disease, …
 

Marburg fever case reported in Netherlands

… while visiting caves in Uganda. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Jul 10, 2008 … forest." The Marburg virus, like its cousin the Ebola virus, can cause a severe febrile disease for which … involving 252 confirmed cases with 227 deaths. Marburg and Ebola can spread through contact with blood, secretions, or …
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Flu Scan for Jun 07, 2013

… NIH funds $18 million host-response study of avian flu, Ebola, West Nile The National Institutes of Health has funded … to serious viruses, such as avian influenza strains, Ebola, and West Nile, the university said yesterday in a … noted that there are no antiviral agents approved for Ebola and West Nile. Jun 6 University of Wisconsin news …

News Scan for Jun 18, 2015

… News Scan for Jun 18, 2015 Bullet points Ebola virus evolution Health department job loss Vector … polio vaccine doses Cholera in Tanzania Body Study traces Ebola virus evolution in West African epidemic A new genetic study of Ebola viruses in West Africa's epidemic, published yesterday …

News Scan for Feb 21, 2018

… Saudi MERS cases Trump and anti-vaxxers Vaccine against Ebola, Marburg, more Body New MERS cases reported as hospital … story   Vaccine protects non-human primates against Ebola and Marburg viruses A new prophylactic vaccine was … and effective against multiple filoviruses, including Ebola and Marburg, in monkeys, according to a study yesterday …

News Scan for Jul 27, 2020

… News Scan for Jul 27, 2020 Bullet points Ebola in the DRC Salmonella outbreak grows Cyclospora outbreak tops 600 Body Two more DRC Ebola cases confirmed, 67 total, with 31 deaths Two more Ebola infections and two more deaths from the virus have been …

News Scan for Dec 31, 2019

… Dec 31, 2019 Bullet points Unexplained pneumonia in China Ebola returns to DRC hot spot MERS death in Saudi Arabia Body … Dec 31 Avian Flu Diary post Dec 30 ProMED Mail post   Ebola case detected in former DRC hot spot, Katwa The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola technical committee (CMRE) said today that one of the …

News Scan for Apr 22, 2014

… News Scan for Apr 22, 2014 Bullet points More Ebola cases Caribbean chikungunya continues Manure and antibiotic resistance Body Guinea, Liberia probe new Ebola cases Three new Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases, along with five deaths in …

News Scan for Jun 11, 2015

… 2015 Bullet points Flap over DHS contract move Ghana halts Ebola vaccine trials Zika virus case denied Body Congressmen … Jun 11 Washington Post story   Ghana parliament cancels Ebola vaccine trials Ghana's parliament has halted trials of two Ebola vaccines in an eastern town after protests, Reuters and …

News Scan for Feb 19, 2018

… points MERS in Saudi Arabia H5N8 in endangered penguins Ebola PPE contamination, errors Chikungunya in infants Body … in Iraq   Studies note viral transfer, doffing errors in Ebola PPE practice In two new studies in Clinical Infectious … (taking off) of personal protective equipment (PPE) for Ebola disease, noting viral transfer to inner gloves and …

News Scan for Jun 24, 2020

… News Scan for Jun 24, 2020 Bullet points New DRC Ebola case Colchicine for COVID-19 Coronavirus in cancer patients Body One more Ebola case reported in newest DRC outbreak One more case has … Jun 24 WHO African regional office tweet Jun 23 WHO Ebola situation report WHO online Ebola dashboard   Gout drug …

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