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News Scan for Mar 10, 2016

… resistance in preemies Angola yellow fever Guinea's Ebola surveillance Body China reports 10 H7N9 cases Chinese …   In Guinea, local call centers beat national system for Ebola surveillance An analysis of passive surveillance methods used by Guinean officials to detect Ebola cases found that calls to local centers had a much …

News Scan for Oct 10, 2022

… Omicron Mechanical ventilation and COVID vaccines More Ebola in Uganda Falafel E coli outbreak H5N1 avian flu in … Open study   More cases and deaths reported in Uganda's Ebola outbreak Uganda's health ministry has recorded 4 more Ebola Sudan infections, raising the number of lab-confirmed …

News Scan for Nov 04, 2022

… of life with long COVID Zinc for treating COVID-19 More Ebola in Uganda H5N1 avian flu in Spanish poultry workers New … with COVID-19," they wrote. Nov 4 Clin Infect Dis study   Ebola sickens 1 more in Uganda, kills 5 more Over the past 2 days, Uganda reported one more Ebola case and five deaths, according to updates from the …

News Scan for Jul 05, 2022

… croup amid Omicron Convalescent plasma for COVID-19 DRC Ebola outbreak over Ice cream and deadly Listeria H5N1 avian … University press release   DRC declared end of latest Ebola outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in Equateur province, which was the third …

News Scan for Apr 18, 2016

… MERS detection H7N9 cases in China Healthcare visits and Ebola Antimicrobial stewardship Body MERS virus found in … Apr 18 CHP press release FluTrackers H7N9 case list   2014 Ebola virus decreased healthcare visits in Gueckedou, Guinea … in Gueckedou, a prefecture in Guinea, during the 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. European and Guinean …

Complacency, underfunding fuel state readiness gaps

… with a fall back to complacency in the wake of the Ebola outbreak. Though the report isn't designed to show a … Security in Baltimore, said that, during last year's Ebola outbreak, health departments were able to backfill … We aren't quite there yet." He added, however, that the Ebola outbreak raised awareness, and that some progress is …
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News Scan for Sep 07, 2017

… equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers responding to Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks. In its … estimate, the WHO said health workers in West Africa's Ebola outbreak were 21 to 32 times more likely to contract Ebola when compared to the general adult population. High …

WHA hears Chan's farewell, prepares to pick new WHO head

… but not nearly enough. Infectious disease topics Ebola Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Zika MERS-CoV H1N1 2009 … the Americas' Zika outbreak, and Chan said West Africa's Ebola outbreak took everyone, including the WHO, by surprise. … measures were well-rehearsed," she said. In the Ebola outbreak's wake came reforms at WHO, a new emergency …
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WHO cites barriers to halting Marburg outbreak in Angola

… to containment efforts. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 7, 2005 … the WHO said. In view of its experience in fighting Ebola fever, the WHO said it is still confident that the … for Marburg fever, which is clinically very similar to Ebola fever. The illness features severe headache and …
 

Uganda confirms 2nd Marburg case, isolates 2 others

The man, who died from his infection, is a brother of the first confirmed case-patient.

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Dutch woman dies of Marburg fever

… was first announced yesterday. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Jul 11, 2008 … been found to carry Marburg virus and its close relative, Ebola virus, in other parts of Africa, the agency said. "A …
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News Scan for Apr 28, 2016

… points Memphis measles outbreak Yellow fever in Africa Ebola update Severe adenovirus illnesses MCR-1 in Brazil’s … suspected cases in seven districts. Apr 28 WHO statement   Ebola cluster in Guinea and Liberia winds down Only one patient is still in treatment for Ebola in a recent flare-up in Guinea and Liberia that was …

News Scan for Aug 09, 2016

… Scan for Aug 09, 2016 Bullet points Aerosol stability in Ebola HIV and drug-resistant TB Global flu status … infection in children Chikungunya update Body 2014 Ebola strain no more viable than 1976 strain A study … Journal of Infectious Diseases suggests that although the Ebola outbreak originating in West Africa in 2013 was the …

News Scan for Sep 21, 2020

… depression Incentives for antibiotic development New DRC Ebola case More avian flu in poultry Body COVID-19 pandemic … Sep 18 Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy report   DRC Ebola outbreak total grows by 1 to reach 124 cases, with 50 deaths Tests confirmed 1 new Ebola infection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

News Scan for Feb 17, 2021

… in meat plants Musculoskeletal conditions and COVID Ebola in DRC, Guinea Sporadic global flu activity Body … University press release   Emergency funds for Ebola outbreaks; DRC virus tied to earlier outbreak In the latest Ebola outbreak developments, Mark Lowcock, head of the United …

News Scan for Apr 01, 2021

… outcomes COVID-19 nursing home risks Outbreak tied to Ebola relapse Global flu stays low Body Study: More … Open study Mar 31 Johns Hopkins news release   Earlier DRC Ebola outbreak relapse patient linked to 91 cases A research … Republic of the Congo (DRC) has documented an instance of Ebola relapse in a patient—which sparked a 91-case …

News Scan for May 23, 2022

… thyroid dysfunction Peanut butter Salmonella Fourth DRC Ebola death Unexplained hepatitis in UK More avian flu in 3 … announcement May 20 FDA announcement   DRC reports fourth Ebola death in Equateur province outbreak The Democratic … 19 reported a fourth case, which was fatal, in its latest Ebola outbreak, which is affecting Equateur province in the …

News Scan for Mar 21, 2014

… Bexsero PAHO cholera update New antiviral center Grant for Ebola therapeutics Body Case report shows evidence of …   NIH awards $28 million to study antibody therapy against Ebola The NIH has awarded a 5-year grant of up to $28 million … for excellence to find an "antibody cocktail" to combat Ebola virus and other serious hemorrhagic fever viruses. The …

Senate panel approves 'BioShield,' nixes smallpox compensation plan

… vaccine. Infectious disease topics Anthrax Bioterrorism Ebola Plague Public Health Smallpox Body Mar 20, 2003 (CIDRAP … diseases such as anthrax, plague, smallpox, and Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The Senate Health, Education, Labor …
 

News Scan for Apr 10, 2017

… spike Carbapenem-resistant E cloacae Resistant Klebsiella Ebola studies Pneumonia and sedatives Body Tests reveal Zika … Apr 7 PLoS One research article   New compendium on Ebola addresses vaccines, outbreak control The journal … a 15-article theme issue on West Africa's 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak today. In an introduction to the special …

News Scan for Jun 12, 2018

… Scan for Jun 12, 2018 Bullet points Tests rule out more Ebola cases Colistin-resistant E coli in Vietnam … patterns PCV and Hib vaccine impact Global flu trends Body Ebola cases drop to 55 as more suspected cases ruled out … the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dropped their Ebola case count to 55, including 28 deaths. There are now 38 …

News Scan for Oct 01, 2020

… of taste or smell Psychiatric diagnosis and COVID-19 DRC Ebola deaths rise HPV vaccine and cervical cancer Monkeypox … suggest. Sep 30 JAMA Netw Open study   Three more fatal Ebola cases reported in DRC outbreak; 128 cases, 53 fatal Three retrospective probable Ebola deaths from July have been added to the total in the …

CDC funds Zika-risk areas as Puerto Rico reports microcephaly

… has been stalled, however, by demands to use unspent Ebola response money. Yesterday bipartisan members of the … April, federal officials shifted $589 million, most of it Ebola money, to critical Zika activities but pushed Congress … story Apr 6 CIDRAP News story " White House to shift Ebola funds for Zika response " May 13 AP story on Puerto …
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WHO reports some progress in Marburg battle

… Organization (WHO) said today. Infectious disease topics Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body Apr 11, 2005 … care, and find and manage contacts." The agency said the Ebola-like disease had claimed 194 lives out of 214 people …
 

NIAID awards first Project Bioshield grants

… Infectious disease topics Anthrax Bioterrorism Botulism Ebola Plague Smallpox Tularemia Body Editor's note: This … to botulism, three to anthrax, two to smallpox, one to Ebola virus, one to plague and tularemia, and one to a broad … Apath LLC, St. Louis; Paul Olivo, MD, PhD; new drugs for Ebola virus Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; …
 

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