West Nile

NEWS SCAN: Cholera source probe, hospital readiness, Staph findings, West Nile lineages

NEWS SCAN: Flu vaccine in kids, synthetic flu seed strains, regulatory science advances, new disease threats, dengue, polio

Oct 7, 2010

West Nile infections raise preparedness concerns in Europe

(CIDRAP News) A West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence study of Italian organ donors revealed that 1.2% of 1,248 serum samples were positive and that some of the donors who had been exposed to the virus were from regions where infection wasn't thought to be a risk.

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: Texting for flu surveillance, New Zealand H1N1 vigilance, serious H1N1 cases, immunity research initiative, resistant bacteria

Aug 11, 2010

ICEID NEWS SCAN: Salsa and sickness, hand-hygiene gap, West Nile antibodies, 1918 pandemic

ATLANTA

NEWS SCAN: West Nile cases drop, raw milk suspected, vaccinia infection

Jul 1, 2010

Florida dengue cases prompt alerts for clinicians, residents

(CIDRAP News) Signaling a second front in the US fight against dengue infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said evidence of the virus has been found recently in 28 people who live in or visited Key West, Fla., prompting intensive mosquito control efforts and alerts to doctors.

Lisa Schnirring