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NEWS SCAN: Adenovirus vaccination, Salmonella from salmon & turtles, Marburg in Uganda, antimicrobial stewardship

… antimicrobial stewardship Infectious disease topics Ebola Foodborne Disease Salmonella Viral Hemorrhagic Fever … in the Kabale district, the same district hit by an Ebola outbreak a few months ago, according to media reports … clinical and public health investigations. The Marburg and Ebola viruses are related and cause similar illnesses. At …
 

News Scan for Apr 18, 2014

… Two new H7N9 cases Wikipedia ILI predictions Guinea Ebola toll Body Northeastern US sees late-season flu spike … 17 PLoS press release Feb 14 Nature News report   Guinea Ebola outbreaks sickens, kills more Five new Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases have been reported by …

News Scan for Sep 15, 2015

… points New FDA head nominated Plague case in Michigan Ebola vaccine funding Nursing home antibiotic use Body Deputy … data   Johnson & Johnson awarded $28.5 for prime-boost Ebola vaccine Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Crucell Holland … Development Authority (BARDA) to help in developing its Ebola prime-boost vaccine regimen, the company said in a …

News Scan for Mar 06, 2014

… Arabia Mouse model for MERS-CoV H7N9 in China Funds for Ebola, Marburg research Body NYC officials link skin … case list   Consortium wins $26 million NIAID grant for Ebola, Marburg research A consortium of two academic centers … million to develop vaccines and treatments for the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses, according to the University of …

News Scan for Dec 01, 2016

… case Scientists address Trump XDR-PA and aromatherapy Ebola sequelae Reaction to smallpox vaccine Body Study says … study   Report details pain, eye problems a year after Ebola infection A report yesterday thatlooked at medical records of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors found many EVD-related …

Marburg fever case confirmed in Uganda

… but later recovered. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Aug 3, 2007 … for Marburg, a viral hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola fever. Besides fever and weakness, early symptoms …
 

Marburg toll in Angola continues to grow

… (AFP) report today. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 1, 2005 … bodily fluids of infected people. Resembling the deadly Ebola fever, Marburg causes severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, …
 

WHO optimistic about halting Marburg outbreak

… disease for months if necessary. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 22, 2005 … in this outbreak is more than 90%—worse than the rate for Ebola fever, which ranges from 53% to 88%, depending on the …
 

News Scan for Jul 05, 2018

… vaccine fractional doses Tests rule out more suspected Ebola in DRC Brucella vaccine exposure Body Fractional doses … ProMed Mail post More suspected cases tested as the DRC's Ebola countdown continues Surveillance activities in the … of Congo (DRC) continue to identify and test new suspected Ebola cases, but no more confirmed cases have been reported …

Panel calls for refining, paring select-agent list

… on the current "select agent" list, including anthrax and Ebola virus, be singled out for special safeguards and that … topics Biosecurity Issues Anthrax Bioterrorism Botulism Ebola SARS Marburg Plague Smallpox Tularemia Viral … on the current "select agent" list, including anthrax and Ebola virus, be singled out for special safeguards and that …
Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death, filovirus vaccine contract, cheap anti-malarial production, Taliban clears polio vaccination

… Infectious disease topics Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Ebola Malaria Marburg Polio Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Jan … Jan 18 Xinhua story DoD awards $15 million contract for Ebola, Marburg vaccine candidate The Department of Defense … to develop a vaccine against filoviruses, which include Ebola and Marburg, the company said in a release yesterday. …
 

Case report: Live Oropouche virus found in semen 16 days after symptom onset

… semen has been documented for 40 viruses, namely Zika and Ebola.  Because we did not separate seminal fractions, we …
Mary Van Beusekom
Oropouche test

COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients

… respiratory syndrome (SARS; 10.2%), COVID-19 (10.2%), Ebola (7.0%), and flu (7.0%).  Most articles (81.9%) argued …
Mary Van Beusekom
Exhausted healthcare worker wearing N95

Hot spots shift in Africa’s mpox battle as cholera activity spikes in Chad and Republic of Congo

… cholera, measles, dengue, Lassa fever, and most recently Ebola.  Ngashi Ngongo, MD, PhD, MPH, who leads the group’s …
Lisa Schnirring
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Osterholm plays detective, general in 'Deadliest Enemy' book

… (Middle East respiratory syndrome), influenza, Zika, and Ebola in his new book, Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against … that strike terror at the heart of most people, like Ebola, are relatively easy to control. But governments and … have to want to invest in the solutions. "Right now if Ebola blew up in Kinshasa [in the Democratic Republic of the …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Dec 04, 2019

… for Dec 04, 2019 Bullet points Monkeypox in the UK Impeded Ebola response Saudi MERS case US flu vaccine uptake Climate … story " UK confirms monkeypox in healthcare worker "   Ebola response still impeded in wake of violent attacks The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows no new cases today, a sign the Ebola …

News Scan for Dec 04, 2017

… presence of antibodies to several filoviruses , including Ebola, in populations of Southeast Asian fruit bats. From … tested harbored antibodies toward filoviruses, including Ebola Zaire, Bundibugyo, and Sudan strains. Marburg virus and Ebola Reston, however, were not detected in the animals. Bats …

News Scan for May 12, 2017

… May 11 GAO report   Isolation unit network in wake of Ebola faces support, readiness challenges A 2016 survey of … (HLIUs) in the United States that were used during the Ebola outbreak uncovered challenges hospitals face in … and Human Services (HHS) regional treatment centers for Ebola and other pathogens. Thirty-six hospitals (64%) …

News Scan for Jun 21, 2016

… News Scan for Jun 21, 2016 Bullet points Pediatric Ebola symptoms Chikungunya cases, antibodies H5N1 in Egypt … rates Body Study: Weakness, fever, distress common with Ebola in young children A study published in the July issue … under the age of 5 years who were being treated for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa, and many presented …

News Scan for Sep 16, 2020

… Live SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols COVID testing in homeless More Ebola in DRC Flu activity remains very low Body Contagious … Sep 15 Ann Intern Med study   Children among latest DRC Ebola cases as outbreak grows to 123 cases Two more Ebola cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo …

News Scan for Mar 08, 2019

… News Scan for Mar 08, 2019 Bullet points Five new Ebola cases in DRC True cost of not vaccinating MERS in Saudi … autism New polio case in Nigeria Body DRC records 5 more Ebola cases, 4 deaths; new health zone affected A 20th health … Republic of the Congo (DRC) has confirmed its first Ebola case, according to today's update from the ministry of …

News Scan for Oct 27, 2020

… for athletes COVID heart damage on ultrasound Two more Ebola deaths in DRC H5N8 avian flu in Russia Body Experts … Sinai Hospital news release   DRC officials note 2 fatal Ebola cases listed as probable, no new cases Two more probable cases of Ebola—both fatal—have been reported in the Democratic …

News Scan for Aug 24, 2020

… of severe COVID-19 Low value of repeat COVID testing DRC Ebola cases rise Salmonella-linked peach recalls Body 40 … suspicion for COVID-19." Aug 21 Int J Infect Dis study   Ebola infects 2 more in DRC; cases rise to 102, 44 fatal Tests confirmed Ebola infections in two more people in the Democratic …

Scientists net bats to look for Marburg virus source

… (WHO) recently reported. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Aug 20, 2007 … Marburg, a viral hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, causes fever and weakness, as well as severe …
 

WHO: Mystery fever killed three in South Africa

… since the latest death on Oct 5. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Oct 10, 2008 … have been negative for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, and Rift Valley fever viruses, …
Robert Roos
 

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