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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jan 15, 2021

… success rate for oral antibiotics be considered during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to free up hospital resources at a time of bed capacity shortages and to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure for patients with uncomplicated …

Report highlights 'fragile and failing' antibiotic pipeline

… might seem like a fair number. But a comparison to COVID-19 and oncology drugs provides a stark example of how … for new antibiotics really is. In 2020-21, there were 260 COVID-19 antivirals in clinical development. For breast …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Faucet dripping in the desert

News Scan for Oct 25, 2022

… viruses have been disrupted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020," the CDC said. "Beginning in …

Flu Scan for Apr 17, 2020

… The CDC continues to caution that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people and the reasons for …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jan 22, 2021

… auris has been observed in acute care hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since C auris was identified in 2009 in …

News Scan for Dec 03, 2021

… the patient had mild symptoms and recovered. The patient's COVID-19 test was negative, but regular flu surveillance …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jul 09, 2021

… infections, and 37.1% were also co-infected with COVID-19. "Shionogi is excited to share these real-world data …

US approaches 2,000 monkeypox cases

… and an overburdened healthcare system depleted by COVID-19 are making swift diagnosis and treatment difficult. …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Monkeypox on person's hands

News Scan for Jul 07, 2022

… are exploring several other possibilities, including prior COVID-19 infection, cofactors, atypical immune response, or …

News Scan for Jun 18, 2020

… despite insecurity in the area and a lockdown due to COVID-19. The Yersinia pestis bacterium that causes plague is …

News Scan for Apr 15, 2020

… trends should be interpreted with caution because the COVID-19 pandemic might be influencing health-seeking …

News Scan for Jan 07, 2021

… extra efforts to test for flu against the backdrop of COVID-19, global levels remain well below expected levels for …

News Scan for Apr 15, 2021

… syndrome coronavirus), and now SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. For the study, researchers looked at blood test …

WHO says monkeypox containable, but nations should be on alert

… a disease the public should be worried about; this is not COVID," Briand said, before explaining the WHO believes …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Monkeypox virus illustration

News Scan for Jul 23, 2021

… that flu activity and detection may be influenced by COVID-19 public health measures and changes in surveillance. …

Monkeypox cases continue to spike in UK

At the current rate, UK monkeypox cases are doubling every 15 days.

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Monkeypox lab researcher

WHO: 14,000 monkeypox cases worldwide, 5 deaths

Tomorrow experts will meet to decide whether the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern.

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Monkeypox viruses under the microscope

Push to rename monkeypox to fight growing stigma

The head of the WHO today urged men who have sex with men to cut their risk by reducing their number of sexual partners and exposure to new partners.

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
pox hands

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Sep 18, 2020

… the government should harness the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as it responds to the growing threat of … to building back our health systems and economies from COVID-19, we must also build our resilience to tackle AMR," … all countries' health systems and the world economy than COVID-19 is having." The report lays out seven key ideas to …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Oct 14, 2022

… (CPE) in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, by researchers with the Pan … wards and ICUs, where a high number of patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized during the first pandemic wave," …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Mar 23, 2021

… primary outcome. An unplanned interim analysis prompted by COVID-19 restrictions found that at day 3, a total of 31 of …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for May 23, 2022

… G7 Health Track included working together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening capacities to respond to new …

A smart monkeypox vaccine strategy will be key, experts say

… that we don't replay the vaccine inequity experience of COVID-19 vaccines." Detail image Date Wed, 07/20/2022 - 09:00 …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Vaccine bandage on arm

Uganda Ebola Sudan outbreak grows to 7 cases, 1 fatal

… with continuous contact tracing, officials are repurposing COVID treatment centers and enhancing public awareness about …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Ebola patient receiving treatment

Global monkeypox cases top 6,000, WHO says

"Testing remains a challenge, and it's highly probable that there are a significant number of cases not being picked up."

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Monkeypox viruses, in blue

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