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Drug-resistant pneumonia tied to deaths in Bangladeshi kids

… late last week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases . "If COVID-19 was a tsunami, then emerging antibiotic resistance …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Women and child in Bangladesh

News Scan for Dec 10, 2020

… lower-than-expected levels, likely due to the impacts of COVID-19, though some countries reported sporadic or …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jul 10, 2020

… These efforts must be robust and sustained, they said. "COVID-19 has so poignantly reminded us that we need to build …

News Scan for May 11, 2022

… the leading hypothesis, investigators are also looking at COVID-19 infection as a cofactor, adding that serology …

News Scan for Sep 14, 2021

… by those who contracted the virus in foreign countries. COVID-19 measures and the impacts on surveillance resulted in …
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH

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AMR Action Fund head aims to boost innovation, funds for new antibiotics

… where they need them. We know how small the world is with COVID now. AMR is no different, right? Resistance rising in … Acinetobacter, E Coli, NDM-1, et cetera. Not as fast as COVID, but these things spread, and if we really think about …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Henry Skinner head and shoulders

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Feb 25, 2022

… countries in the coming months is high, particularly with COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. The agency also notes … detected in the same hospital's intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients, and  C auris  case numbers continued to …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Sep 30, 2022

… are rising again in England after falling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of data from two surveillance … Shigella cases began to climb following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and is now nearing prepandemic levels. …

News Scan for Oct 04, 2022

… said the company developed sotrovimab in the fight against COVID-19 and is working on an Ebola countermeasure. "We now …

CDC: Monkeypox vaccine reaching more members of minority groups

… Health Hub offered vaccines and testing for monkeypox and COVID-19 and other healthcare services. From Aug 9 through …
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP News
Monkeypox vaccine vial in gloved hand

News Scan for Mar 25, 2021

… the researchers said. A drop in HPV vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse gains made thus far in …

GAO finds holes in federal response to antibiotic resistance

… new federal measures to address the market challenges. "COVID-19 has provided a stark reminder of the need to be …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Researcher with petri dish culture

News Scan for Sep 28, 2020

… as for the Northern Hemisphere. The WHO noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted flu surveillance, and the …

FDA approves first Ebola treatment

… continue to worry about future responses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sometimes limited accessibility to …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
IV drug

News Scan for Sep 11, 2020

… the new outbreak, as outbreak responders also grapple with COVID-19 amid scarce resources. In addition, illnesses are …

WHO reveals new global antibiotic resistance data, more concerns

… encouraging to see that despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, more countries are reporting in on AMR….The more …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Superbugs

News Scan for Sep 28, 2021

… be interpreted with caution, given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviors and surveillance. Sep …

News Scan for Oct 15, 2021

… its usual caveats that flu findings could be influenced by COVID-19 related measures and surveillance strategies. Oct 11 …

News Scan for Jul 20, 2020

… of partners, which is challenging in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jul 20 WHO African regional office tweet   …

Countries face shortages of drugs, some for life-threatening conditions

… vaccine, reportedly caused by staff absences amid COVID-19, has hobbled delivery of the critical childhood …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Out of stock sign at pharmacy

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for May 06, 2022

… of North-Norway of three patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 who had died from bloodstream infections caused by …

Report highlights lack of progress against antimicrobial resistance

… of spurring action. "If you look at what's happened with COVID, you can see that dashboards that are available and …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Capsules spilling from bottle onto table

News Scan for Feb 05, 2021

… sporadic activity, mainly flu B Against the backdrop of COVID-19 measures and other pandemic effects, global flu …

News Scan for Feb 10, 2021

… influenza, were important in light of the development of COVID-19 vaccines, and suggested intradermal needles could be …

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