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News Scan for Jun 29, 2017

… insurance and draws on lessons learned from West Africa's Ebola outbreak. The World Bank announced the PEF in May 2016 … called GS-5734, is in clinical development for treating Ebola virus disease. A US team of researchers showed that it …

News Scan for Mar 14, 2016

… Unit, which successfully treated four patients with Ebola virus disease in 2014, CNN said. The US State … are similar to, but less severe than, those caused by Ebola virus. Lassa virus spreads to humans through contact …

News Scan for Aug 30, 2019

… meningococcal vaccines, as well as funding for an Ebola vaccine stockpile once it is prequalified by the WHO. … adolescents against cervical cancer, and the world against Ebola, cholera, yellow fever, and meningitis through support …

News Scan for Jan 05, 2015

… continuously year-round to address the prevention of MERS, Ebola, and other infectious diseases. The MOH's announcement … Initiative (GPEI) Web site. "We have eradicated Ebola and Guinea worm, and polio is on the verge of becoming …

News Scan for Dec 17, 2014

… pathogens such as HIV and malaria in plasma donations from Ebola survivors. The goal is to make antibody-containing plasma safe and available for Ebola patients, the New York Times reported. Cerus also is …

News Scan for Apr 28, 2017

… Liberia includes food and water Though they have ruled out Ebola, investigators in Liberia are still trying to determine …

News Scan for Sep 12, 2017

… some unfinished infectious disease efforts. As part of Ebola response in 2015, the CDC received $1.2 billion for … said in a telephone briefing, according to Reuters. "The Ebola epidemic revealed how vulnerable we are to threats, and …

WHO stiffens Zika travel advice for women, airs countermeasure efforts

… to health emergencies, based on lessons learned in the Ebola outbreak, and it has been useful in visualizing the … weeks and not years," she added. As they did during the Ebola response, WHO's independent experts will gather to look …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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WHO names candidates for next director-general

… a fundamental change in structure at the WHO even post-Ebola," said Osterholm. "Until we get serious about [the] …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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World Health Assembly opens amid pandemic tensions, calls for probe

… tomorrow. After major outbreaks such as West Africa's 2014 Ebola epidemic, the WHO routinely conducts both internal and … prepared, but reviews after the SARS, 2009 H1N1, and Ebola epidemics resulted in recommendations for countries to …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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WHA passes pandemic probe resolution; Korea clarifies reinfection reports

… Committee—established during reforms after West Africa's Ebola epidemic to monitor the performance of WHO health … and decision-making process have improved since the Ebola epidemic, but it added that the health emergencies …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Nigerian Lassa fever outbreak tops 1,000 suspected cases

… fever can also present with bleeding similar to Marburg or Ebola viruses. Patients presenting with any hemorrhaging will …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Clinical trial of West Nile DNA vaccine starts

… developed and is testing DNA vaccines against HIV/AIDS, Ebola virus, and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). In …
 

COVID-19 Scan for Jun 28, 2021

… D4 being the assay platform recently developed to detect Ebola infections 1 day faster than typical polymerase chain …

HHS partners with drug makers on COVID-19 vaccine, drugs

… Japan on Monday. The units were developed during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and, according to a company news release , …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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US detects first novel coronavirus case, in traveler

… to screen people arriving from West Africa during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The funneling process is complex, requiring …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Sep 19, 2019

… of the Congo (DRC)—which has been wracked by outbreaks of Ebola, measles, polio, and other diseases—didn't have enough …

News Scan for Jul 18, 2022

… the virus, which causes a hemorrhagic illness similar to Ebola. In a statement, the World Health Organization (WHO) …

News Scan for Jul 08, 2022

… fever, and vomiting. Marburg virus is closely related to Ebola and is considered a highly infectious and lethal viral …

Minnesota Lassa fever case is first in US since 2010

… hemorrhagic symptoms, the disease is not related to Ebola virus disease, an outbreak of which is currently …
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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COMMENTARY: COVID-19 transmission messages should hinge on science

… a tiered hospital model very similar to that used for Ebola patients in the United States. 21 Patients with … for patients under investigation (PUIs) or with confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD): a framework for a tiered approach …
Lisa Brosseau, ScD
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Gene family-tree study points to 2013 Zika arrival during Brazil travel surge

… in the wake of outbreaks, as they did during West Africa's Ebola outbreak. A group led by scientists from the University …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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MERS antibody treatment clears phase 1 trial

… including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Ebola, and pandemic influenza.  "Our study is noteworthy not …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Report: Ongoing drop in federal public health funds, plateau for states

… per person in Alaska. Except for short-term funding for Ebola and Zika responses, the Public Health Emergency …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for May 09, 2017

… collection, and testing in the wake of West Africa's Ebola outbreak streamlined the recognition and reporting of …

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