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Paper-based Zika test could streamline diagnosis

… a mock-up of the color-changing test to screen for Ebola, which relies on a new biomolecular sensor designed to …
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Zika paper test

At WHA, Chan cites Zika, yellow fever policy failures

… response, and operational capacity. West Africa's Ebola outbreak highlighted the WHO's limited capacity to …
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Margaret Chan

Three cases of monkeypox confirmed in Nigeria

… smallpox vaccination campaigns and later investigating Ebola, said there has never been such a large monkeypox …
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Smallpox vaccine

Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected WHO director-general

… that the WHO and member states act on learning from recent Ebola outbreaks. "At the same time, WHO has a tremendous …
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Skvortsova, Tedros, and Chan

News Scan for Jul 25, 2018

… of haemorrhagic signs than have been reported for Ebola virus disease or dengue." Jul 24 Lancet Infect Dis …

WHO scales back Zika public health emergency

… Other diseases targeted by the funding group include Ebola, Q fever, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, Middle East …
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Zika impact spreads as scientists find more genetic clues

… African region to help differentiate the illness from mild Ebola infections. More aggressive actions are needed to stop …
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Gene sequencing

News Scan for Feb 26, 2018

… test some of the world's most lethal pathogens, including Ebola and avian influenza viruses. It would take about 4 …

Officials say most Americans not at risk of coronavirus

… basis on some nCoV patients. Both treatments, used against Ebola and HIV, respectively, are unproven against the novel …
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Study highlights caregiver risk, respiratory role in Nipah

… that came together in the wake of West Africa's massive Ebola outbreak. Transmission risks, who gets sick In their …
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Nipah virus particles

COVID-19 Scan for May 06, 2020

… 7 on MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), 3 each on Ebola and pandemic H1N1 flu, and 1 was on H7N9 avian flu. Of …

Operation Warp Speed names 5 COVID-19 vaccine candidates

… a Merck vaccine based on that company’s successful Ebola vaccine; and Pfizer and BioNTech's BNT162. The …
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Vaccine formulation

News Scan for Feb 26, 2019

… (EUA) process. "Public health emergencies, like Ebola outbreaks, remind us that we're a global community when …

Phase 3 trial shows MVA vaccine likely protects against smallpox

… including prostate cancer, HIV-1 infection, and Ebola virus disease," Baden and Damon write. "We must ensure …
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Smallpox vaccination

Poll: US public aware of antibiotic resistance but sketchy on details

… (63%) were worried about global outbreaks such as Zika or Ebola virus. When asked how worried they were about personal …
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Pharmacist and patient

Depression triples in US adults amid COVID-19 stressors

… events such as the Sep 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Ebola outbreaks. They called for policymakers to work to …
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Stressed mom with child

Understaffed, underfunded, under siege: US public health amid COVID-19

… people who worked through H1N1 [flu] or Zika or Ebola—they are leaving public health or retiring," she said. …
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Silhouette of stressed businesswoman

News Scan for Sep 16, 2022

… is a highly infectious disease in the same family as Ebola and has a high case-fatality rate of 24% to 88%. …

NEWS SCAN: Canada's antiviral mix, H5N1 in Tibet, flu vaccine in military, new biodefense center, Toronto foodborne disease, Florida horse deaths

… a broad range of diseases and pathogens, including Ebola, SARS, avian and 1918 influenza, dengue fever, yellow …
 

News Scan for Oct 10, 2014

… Sep11 and died Sep 28 had Marburg virus, a relative of the Ebola virus causing havoc in several West African countries. …

Saudi Arabia reports 2 MERS cases, strategy changes

… Prevention (CDC) to assist with the country's MERS-CoV and Ebola response programs, Arab News reported today. The MOH …
Natalie Vestin, MPH | News Reporter | CIDRAP
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News Scan for Aug 04, 2014

… will meet on Aug 6 and 7 to assess if West Africa's Ebola virus developments constitute a PHEIC. Aug 3 WHO …

CEPI announces new collaboration and funding for Lassa vaccine

… that has successfully been used to limit the spread of Ebola in recent African outbreaks. Nigeria's hot spots in 3 …
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vaccine research

News Scan for May 19, 2014

… to exploit," Chan said, adding that West Africa's Ebola outbreak adds to the number of severe emerging viruses …

PAHO aims Zika message at kids; more nations note sexual spread

… from Republicans that officials consider diverting Ebola response money to fill some of the request. Top federal …
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Muppets' Zika message

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