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News Scan for Nov 04, 2021

…   ACIP makes recommendations on hep B, orthopoxvirus, Ebola vaccines A day after its deliberations on the … The vaccines target hepatitis B, orthopox viruses, and Ebola virus. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices … Clostridium difficile Healthcare-Associated Infections Ebola Date Thu, 11/04/2021 - 09:00 …

NEWS SCAN: Cholera aid, norovirus in nursing homes, ricin vaccine patent, universal flu vaccine, virus sensor

… vaccine, virus sensor Infectious disease topics Cholera Ebola Foodborne Disease Marburg Norovirus Influenza Vaccines … on Gamma-Flu vaccine Miniature sensor said to sniff out Ebola, Marburg viruses Researchers at Boston University (BU) … quarter than can rapidly detect RNA-based viruses such as Ebola and Marburg in blood and other biologic samples, …
 

News Scan for Apr 01, 2015

… 9 deaths in November first caused concern about possible Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in … with signs of hemorrhagic fever. After tests ruled out Ebola, Lassa fever was suspected, even though the nation had … team and national health officials initiated an Ebola-type response plan, and the outbreak was brought under …

New biosafety level 4 lab breaks ground at UTMB, Galveston

… agents. Infectious disease topics Anthrax Bioterrorism Ebola SARS Body Aug 11, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – Government … for entry. Such labs study diseases including anthrax, Ebola, SARS, and others. The laboratory, expected to open in …
 

NEWS SCAN: Army lab inventoried, suspected plague in Libya, food safety bill advances

… advances Teaser text Infectious disease topics Anthrax Ebola Foodborne Disease Plague Body Jun 17, 2009 Army lab … Some of the vials contained agents that cause anthrax and Ebola infections, as well as Rift Valley fever. About half of …
 

Study shows long COVID worse for patients than 'long flu'

… virus can cause multiple sclerosis; we see post-Ebola conditions develop in survivors; polio infections lead …
Stephanie Soucheray
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WHO director details health disruptions from US funding cuts, urges a more humane approach

… of which have battled other recent outbreaks, including Ebola Sudan and Marburg virus. Africa CDC Director-General …
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World Health Assembly adopts Pandemic Agreement, ups funding for WHO

… emergencies to help avoid inequities seen in COVID, AIDS, Ebola, and other recent epidemics.  Kavanagh said that, …
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White House shines high-level spotlight on biodefense

… the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, and West Africa's 2014-16 Ebola outbreak. Trump said biological threats come from many …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Sep 14, 2020

… and pandemic well-being CWD expansion in Norway Three more Ebola cases H5N8 avian flu in Russia Body Experts: Using … Institute press release   With 3 new infections, DRC Ebola outbreak rises to 121 cases, 48 deaths Three more Ebola cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of the …

News Scan for May 05, 2022

… News Scan for May 05, 2022 Bullet points Third DRC Ebola case Nanoparticle drug for MRSA More avian flu in US … Powassan virus in Connecticut Body DRC announces third Ebola case in Equateur province outbreak The Democratic … Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported one more Ebola case in its latest outbreak in Equateur province in the …

News Scan for Feb 27, 2015

… antibodies to Marburg virus (MARV), a close relative of Ebola, bind to the virus's glycoprotein (GP) as well as to Ebola virus glycoprotein, according to a study yesterday in … develop antibody-based treatments against both MARV and Ebola viruses, the release says. The researchers isolated a …

White House steps up call for action on Zika funds

… Republican lawmakers to transfer unused money from the Ebola response before approving any new support for the … earlier this month then shifted about $589 million in Ebola funds to pay for critical Zika actions, but so far … and progress on better diagnostic tests. They said the Ebola funds need to be replaced. "This will ensure that we …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Global measles deaths rise to 140,000; young kids hit hard

… WHO's six global regions in 2020. Measles deadlier than Ebola in DRC this year In related news, the WHO announced … children in North Kivu, DRC, the epicenter of an ongoing Ebola outbreak, will be vaccinated against measles in a 5-day campaign. "While the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has won the world's attention and …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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GAO says tighter security needed at two BSL-4 labs

… some of the world's most dangerous pathogens, such as the Ebola and smallpox viruses, according to a new report from … Office (GAO). Infectious disease topics Bioterrorism Ebola Smallpox Body Oct 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Two of the … some of the world's most dangerous pathogens, such as the Ebola and smallpox viruses, according to a new report from …
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New $460 million effort takes aim at MERS, Lassa, Nipah

… development partnership, was created in the wake of Ebola. Infectious disease topics Lassa Nipah Body The … partnership, was created in the wake of the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak as a way to rapidly develop vaccines for … can rapidly turn into global outbreaks, in the same way Ebola and Zika have. In the Wellcome Trust release, Bill …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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US hospitals prepare for COVID-19 amid uncertainty

… hospital." Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body When Ebola reached US shores in 2014, healthcare workers and … patient in an unprepared hospital." More recently, the Ebola scare underscored the need for streamlined … Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) in 2015. Led by …
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Senate passes 'Bioshield' bill

… weapons. Infectious disease topics Anthrax Bioterrorism Ebola Plague Smallpox Body May 20, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – The … targets smallpox, anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, and Ebola virus. The report said the House overwhelmingly passed …
 

NEWS SCAN: Global H5N1 cases hit 500, 1918 pandemic in Mexico, hemorrhagic fever in Congo

… Congo Infectious disease topics Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Ebola Marburg Pandemic Influenza Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Body … said in a Jul 2 update. The patient tested negative for Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, …
 

News Scan for Oct 14, 2016

… in the wake of its much-criticized handling of the recent Ebola crisis. Here are some of the highlights of the … health emergencies, drawing upon the difficult lessons of Ebola and other recent health crises," he told The Lancet. … curtailing the spread of HIV. Frieden said the West Africa Ebola outbreak of 2014 through this year provided many public …

News Scan for Jul 31, 2018

… reports of 25 fever cases with symptoms similar to Ebola in North Kivu province in the eastern part of the … nose bleeds. Last week the country declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in the western part of the country in Equateur … Infectious disease topic Dengue Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Foodborne Disease Mpox Date Tue, 07/31/2018 - 09:00 …

News Scan for Nov 02, 2021

… Screen time during pandemic CWD appears in Manitoba DRC Ebola cases rise CDC on H5N6 avian flu threat Body mRNA COVID … press release   Cases and deaths rise in DRC's latest Ebola outbreak: 8 cases, 6 deaths Two more Ebola cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Dec 06, 2017

… work on some of the world's most lethal pathogens, such as Ebola and Marburg virus, BU Today , the campus newspaper, … novel infection platforms that mimic the pathology of Ebola and Marburg viruses to help shed light how why the … Infectious disease topic Biosecurity Issues Bioterrorism Ebola Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Zika Diphtheria Date …

Lawmakers take up Zika funding as study yields more sexual transmission clues

… and about whether any money already allocated to the Ebola response can be shifted toward the Zika threat. Frieden said the Ebola funds are fully committed to the ongoing Ebola response and to other global health security work to …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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WHO issues Zika blood guidance, mobilizes for next steps

… using unobligated funds, including those earmarked for the Ebola outbreak, to be used to address the Zika virus … $1.4 billion in Health and Human Services funding for Ebola hadn't been obligated and $1.3 billion in Ebola funding within the US Agency for International …
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