FDA approval of peramivir makes IV flu drug available
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 22, 2014Peramivir, made by BioCryst, is intended to be given to influenza patients in a single intravenous dose.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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News Scan for Dec 19, 2014
More polio-like illnessesFederal food safety shortfallsCrypto in emergency workersShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Avian Flu Scan for Dec 19, 2014
H5N8 avian flu in OregonH5N8 in EuropeShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Dec 17, 2014
More Salmonella from sproutsPlasma pathogen removalAvian flu in WashingtonH5N1 death in EgyptSaudi MERS casesShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Biosecurity Scan for Dec 17, 2014
Next steps on GOF policyMore misplaced microbes foundShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Dec 09, 2014
More polio-like casesFlu vaccine efficacy in kidsMalaria and treated bed netsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 28, 2014
Another Saudi MERS case, 2 deathsMore EV-D68 cases, genome studyEU antimicrobial initiativeShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 23, 2014
EV-D68 cases reach 973MERS in QatarGOF research pause decriedShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
CDC to deploy Ebola response team to help hospitals
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 14, 2014The CDC has set up a special team to assist any hospital that has a confirmed Ebola patient.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 13, 2014
MERS in Qatar, Saudi ArabiaChikungunya spread continuesFecal transplant for C diffH5N2 in GermanyShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 09, 2014
Costs of foodborne illnessSevere illness with MERSHaiti cholera lawsuitShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Drug Resistance Scan for Oct 09, 2014
Antibiotic stewardship impactMRSA in athletesShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Ebola survivor gives blood to doctor; experts push for more action
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 11, 2014The WHO has said that blood given by Ebola survivors may help Ebola patients.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO: Dead game animal sparked DRC Ebola outbreak
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsAug 27, 2014The first patient in the DRC’s Ebola outbreak caught the virus from a dead animal, making any link to West Africa’s outbreak unlikely.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO pulls Ebola team, probes site of staffer’s infection
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsAug 26, 2014The WHO sent a team to check on conditions in a Sierra Leone hot spot where one of its Ebola workers was infected.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF