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Vaccine remains in short supply as US monkeypox cases grow

… for testing is too late, and, in an eerie recall of the COVID-19 pandemic, a slow rollout of testing will help the …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Specimen tube for monkeypox test

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jun 12, 2020

… AMR Antibiotics for kids' pneumonia Early antibiotics for COVID-19 patients Azithromycin-resistant strep in Burkina … Infect Dis Soc   abstract   Early antibiotics for COVID-19 found to have no impact on death, infections … published by CIDRAP News Jun 10 A small study of COVID-19 patients treated at a community hospital in southern …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Apr 16, 2021

… antibiotic development Antibiotic decline in Canada during COVID Partnership to reduce AMR in food animals … in British Columbia during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study today in  Open Forum … experienced a significant level change of -12.79 after COVID-19 restrictions were put into place in March 2020, with …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Feb 04, 2022

… antibiotic prescribing for children, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The before-and-after study looked at … 2019 (baseline, P1), Nov 11, 2019, to Mar 20, 2020 (pre–COVID-19 pandemic, P2), and Mar 21, 2020, to Nov 10, 2020 … antibiotic use were observed in the pre–COVID-19 intervention period (P2) and were sustained during …

Philippines has first nCoV death outside of China as cases top 14,000

… pneumoniae , and flu B has died. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The Philippines reported the first novel …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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nCoV total tops 20,000 as officials probe spread from nations outside of China

… an emergency for China." Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body China's novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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China nCoV cases top 40,000, with more tied to French cluster

… a joint international mission. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body China's novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) total …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Les Contamines, France, ski village

As Thailand notes 2nd nCoV case, CDC begins airport screening

… San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 SARS MERS-CoV Body Thailand today reported its …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Asian boy in airport

Studies highlight nCoV similarity with SARS, family transmission

… symptoms and a 15% death rate. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 SARS MERS-CoV Body Early data from Wuhan, China, …
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP News
CPR in hospital

DRC confirms new Ebola case in earlier outbreak area

… and conducted contact tracing, collecting two samples for COVID-19, but not Ebola. The people weren't buried safely, … Uganda and Rwanda. The WHO said other challenges include COVID-19 activity and other factors such as political …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Beni DRC

News Scan for Sep 02, 2020

… past 10 years, and a further drop is anticipated owing to COVID-19, meaning that vaccine-preventable diseases could … some countries have stepped up testing, likely due to COVID-19 impacts, the World Health Organization (WHO) said …

News Scan for Jun 08, 2022

… are still weighing other potential causes, such as COVID-19 or toxin exposure. At a World Health Organization …

Two-dose J&J Ebola vaccine gives strong immune response

… safe in adults and children. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Johnson & Johnson's two-dose vaccine regimen …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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WHO declares end to DRC's 11th Ebola outbreak

… at super-cold temperatures will be helpful when bringing a COVID-19 vaccine to Africa. Tackling Ebola in parallel with COVID-19 hasn’t been easy, but much of the expertise we've …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Ebola survivor receiving certificate

Adenovirus common in kids with unexplained acute hepatitis, studies show

… tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and none had received COVID-19 vaccine. Two children had liver transplants, and the … none of the children, to their knowledge, had received COVID vaccination. "Human adenovirus was isolated in most of …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Viruses attacking the liver

News Scan for Mar 22, 2022

… Centre for Hydrology & Ecology (UKCHE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to collect and analyze wastewater from a …
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WHO experts to again weigh nCoV emergency status as more nations affected

… countries report disease spread. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The World Health Organization (WHO) announced …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Airliner over Dubai, UAE

nCoV expands in Europe; antiviral drug study to launch in China

… cases, including 213 deaths. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Four European countries—Italy, Russia, Sweden, …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Scientist at microscope

WHO seeks to answer nCoV unknowns as more local spread noted outside of China

… countries outside of China. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Following a meeting with Chinese government …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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ASP Scan (Weekly) for May 21, 2021

… points Antibiotic use in organ donors Stewardship during COVID Pneumococcal vaccine and kids' antibiotics Expert panel … to minimize antibiotic use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to an overall reduction in … May 2020, protocols established for the management of COVID-19 patients, including recommended antibiotic regimens …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for May 20, 2022

… for May 20, 2022 Bullet points C difficile rates during COVID-19 Students pressuring for antibiotics Renewed funding … scans CDC study finds no change in  C diff  rates during COVID-19 pandemic A study by Centers for Disease Control and … use, and healthcare delivery during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic,  Clostridioides difficile  infection rates …

Flu Scan for Apr 10, 2020

… elevated, and the agency is still cautioning that the COVID-19 pandemic could be preventing people from seeking … due to an increase in pneumonia deaths and likely reflects COVID-19 activity. The CDC also reported 4 more pediatric …

News Scan for Oct 22, 2020

… will advance antibiotic discovery efforts. "As we face the COVID-19 pandemic—with millions of patients vulnerable to … vaccine supplies have been routinely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that surveillance indicators have …

News Scan for Jan 04, 2021

… point whether the decreases were driven by declines in non-COVID-19 disease transmission or changes in care-seeking related to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Ongoing surveillance of antibiotic …

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