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News Scan for Jan 18, 2019

… News Scan for Jan 18, 2019 Bullet points DRC Ebola spike Economic risk of epidemics Funds for smallpox … Measles in Madagascar Measles in Washington state Body Ebola infects 12 more in the DRC, half in Katwa Ebola infections have been confirmed in 12 more people in the …

News Scan for Sep 18, 2015

… News Scan for Sep 18, 2015 Bullet points Ebola drug expedited Polio vaccine regimen tested Another US … H1N1 genetic risk Danish MRSA dynamics Body Possible Ebola treatment ZMapp receives FDA fast-track status Mapp … announced yesterday that its experimental Ebola treatment ZMapp received fast-track status to gain US …

News Scan for Feb 13, 2017

… News Scan for Feb 13, 2017 Bullet points H7N9 in China Ebola super-spreaders Handshake stewardship Cholera vaccine … avian flu season on record "   New study describes role of Ebola super-spreaders A new study in the Proceedings of the … says that super-spreaders likely transmit up to 61% of Ebola virus cases. Though the "super-spreader" phenomenon, …

News Scan for Oct 19, 2018

… News Scan for Oct 19, 2018 Bullet points More Ebola in Beni New polio cases NYC measles clusters Dengvaxia … outbreaks in Vietnam and Bulgaria Body Four more confirmed Ebola cases in DRC as suspected cases jump Today the … of the Congo (DRC) announced four more confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Beni, the current epicenter of the outbreak in …

News Scan for Jan 18, 2017

… 18, 2017 Bullet points Brazil mosquito control Lingering Ebola symptoms More chikungunya Antimicrobial-coated sutures … epidemics." Jan 17 PLoS Med study   Study: 76% of Ebola survivors have symptoms 1-year after discharge … Researchers who followed 802 survivors of the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreaks in West Africa in Guinea said that the …

News Scan for Sep 14, 2018

… News Scan for Sep 14, 2018 Bullet points More DRC Ebola cases Polio cases in 4 nations Low-path H7N3 on … Salmonella and breaded chicken Body DRC reports 3 more Ebola infections, all from same hot spot Tests have confirmed Ebola in three more people, all from the hot spot in Beni, …

News Scan for Mar 13, 2020

… for Mar 13, 2020 Bullet points US flu levels rise a bit Ebola milestone in DRC MERS case in Qatar Polio cases in 4 … Victoria lineage. Mar 13 CDC FluView report   DRC reaches Ebola milestone: 21 days with no new cases The Democratic … the Congo (DRC) has reached 21 days with no new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), a promising milestone in the …

News Scan for Apr 23, 2019

… News Scan for Apr 23, 2019 Bullet points Ebola total grows by 13 Diagnostic stewardship intervention … Third dose of MMR vaccine MERS diagnostic delay Body DRC Ebola surge pushes on, with 13 more cases The Democratic … ministry today reported another double-digit rise in Ebola cases, raising the overall total to 1,353 illnesses, …

News Scan for Nov 19, 2019

… Scan for Nov 19, 2019 Bullet points Measles in Samoa DRC Ebola update Yellow fever in Nigeria Funds for polio … same year. Nov 19 UNICEF press release   No new cases of Ebola reported today Today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported no new cases of Ebola a day after health officials confirmed four new …

News Scan for Dec 12, 2019

… News Scan for Dec 12, 2019 Bullet points More Ebola in DRC Changes to anthrax vaccine advice Aid for Samoan … in daycare Foodborne Salmonella in Europe Body More Ebola in DRC, with new case possibly tied to traditional … healers The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Ebola technical committee said there are three new cases of …

News Scan for Jul 06, 2020

… News Scan for Jul 06, 2020 Bullet points More DRC Ebola deaths MERS in Saudi Arabia Underlying conditions and … Price cut for drug-resistant TB drug Body Seven more Ebola cases, 3 deaths, reported in DRC outbreak Seven more Ebola cases and three more deaths have been confirmed over …

News Scan for Apr 25, 2014

… News Scan for Apr 25, 2014 Bullet points Ebola outbreak slowing Deli food safety Anti-malaria efforts … CDC probes anatomical donation facility Body WHO: Guinea Ebola outbreak situation improving The overall epidemiologic status of Guinea's Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is improving, with 4 of …

News Scan for Jan 06, 2017

… News Scan for Jan 06, 2017 Bullet points Zika birth defects Ebola lung findings AFM increase Botulism and prison hooch … up 427 from the previous week. Jan 5 CDC Zika update   Ebola study finds evidence of lung involvement Italian scientists involved in the care of an Ebola-infected health worker evacuated from Sierra Leone in …

News Scan for Jun 14, 2018

… News Scan for Jun 14, 2018 Bullet points More suspected DRC Ebola Salmonella egg outbreak HPV vaccination messaging … E coli illness Body DRC investigates 10 more suspected Ebola cases With intensive efforts under way to identify any potential remaining Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), …

News Scan for Oct 06, 2022

… News Scan for Oct 06, 2022 Bullet points Ebola alert and travel screening COVID vaccine hesitancy in Africa Avian flu in New Mexico flock Body CDC issues Ebola alert for clinicians, officials announce airport … Control and Prevention (CDC) urged clinicians to consider Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fever illness in the workup …

News Scan for Jun 29, 2020

… News Scan for Jun 29, 2020 Bullet points More DRC Ebola Cyclospora outbreak grows Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections Dengue in Florida Keys Body Ebola infects 4 more in DRC's Equateur province outbreak … Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 28, the World Health …

News Scan for Feb 01, 2016

… Bullet points Saudi MERS case CDC flu advisory Missing Ebola funds Body Saudi Arabia reports MERS case in Riyadh … CDC Weekly FluView report   Oxfam analysis finds gaps in Ebola fund transparency Of the almost $6 billion pledged toward Ebola relief efforts in West Africa, at least $1.9 billion …

News Scan for Oct 28, 2016

… measles complication Meningitis B vaccine impact NIH Ebola funds Body Deadly measles complication more common than … outreach program to strengthen research capacity to study Ebola and other emerging viral diseases in Ebola-hit countries in West Africa, the NIH announced this …

News Scan for Apr 23, 2018

… for Apr 23, 2018 Bullet points HHS anthrax antitoxin buy Ebola lab exposure Measles vaccine gaps, death burden Body … release   Hungarian lab worker isolated after exposure to Ebola A Hungarian lab worker is isolated and under … at a Budapest hospital a week after accidental exposure to Ebola virus, Reuters reported on Apr 20, citing the country's …

News Scan for Mar 23, 2021

… bowel drug and COVID-19 Weight gain during pandemic Ebola countdown in DRC Body Infliximab associated with lower … Open research letter   Countdown begins for end of DRC's Ebola outbreak In the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) latest Ebola outbreak, the last patient was discharged from a …

News Scan for Jul 30, 2020

… in pregnancy Physical distancing in pandemic by income Ebola in the DRC Body Study shows higher COVID-19 exposure … University of California at Davis press release   Another Ebola case reported in the DRC; 69 total with 32 deaths The … Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed one more Ebola case in its Equateur province outbreak in the northwest …

News Scan for Aug 17, 2020

… News Scan for Aug 17, 2020 Bullet points More Ebola in the DRC Cabbage as possible Cyclospora source Antibiotic information card Body Ebola infects 2 more in DRC outbreak totaling 88 cases, with … Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 2 more Ebola cases in its Equateur province outbreak, lifting the …

News Scan for Aug 31, 2020

… home to curb COVID Kids' silent COVID-19 spread DRC Ebola rise Body US cell phone data: Staying home amid … they said. Aug 28 JAMA Pediatr study and commentary   Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC outbreak, 109 total, with 47 deaths Tests confirmed Ebola infections in 2 more people in the Democratic Republic …

News Scan for Jul 09, 2020

… COVID racial disparities Absenteeism and COVID-19 More Ebola in the DRC Body Black people in Chicago twice as likely … reduce absenteeism overall. Jul 9 MMWR study   Three more Ebola cases confirmed in latest DRC outbreak Three more Ebola infections were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Oct 06, 2014

… hemorrhagic fever, a highly infectious disease related to Ebola, has killed a health worker in Uganda, according to … of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) and experienced an Ebola outbreak in 2000 that killed at least 224, according to … the experience gained during containment of that and other Ebola outbreaks will aid the country in managing Marburg if …

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