WHO sees start of shortages due to Ebola-related restrictions
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsAug 20, 2014The WHO said service suspensions by shippers are starting to squeeze food and fuel supplies in Ebola-affected countries.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Aug 20, 2014
Influenza B vaccine mismatchUS chikungunya count risesNut butter recallSeals as ancient TB carriersShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
West Africa Ebola toll grows, along with cautious optimism
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsAug 19, 2014The WHO said it saw some signs of improving control efforts and public awareness in Nigeria and Guinea.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO pushes back against Ebola-related flight bans
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsAug 14, 2014The WHO voiced concern about Ebola-related bans on flights to outbreak countries and other African nations, such as one announced today by Korean Air Lines.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Caribbean chikungunya cases climb 8%, top 500,000
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsAug 04, 2014About two thirds of the 38,000 new cases reported last week were in the Dominican Republic.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Iran notes 5th MERS case; Saudis extend case-free streak
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 23, 2014A 67-year-old Iranian woman died of MERS on Jun 25, , the WHO said, marking the country’s second fatal case.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 17, 2014
MERS-CoV originsResistant bacteria in hospitalsHaiti sanitation effortPertussis vaccine in pregnancyTattoo recall expandedShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 16, 2014
Smallpox breach follow-upUS shingles cases risingRule on ground beefExperts address chikungunyaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudi Arabia reports 2 more MERS cases
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 25, 2014Saudi Arabia reported two new MERS cases, while the WHO supplied new details about two earlier ones.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 16, 2014
WHO concern over IraqNew chia Salmonella casesH7N9 risk factorsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO raises MERS concerns, holds off on declaring emergency
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMay 14, 2014A WHO committee concluded that the MERS-CoV threat has grown in recent months but still does not qualify as a global public health emergency.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Antibody study hints at MERS-CoV in African camels
Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos | Staff Writers | CIDRAP NewsApr 22, 2014Scientists found that camels in three widely separated African countries had MERS-CoV-like antibodies.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Mar 31, 2014
H5N1 returns to LaosCheese-linked Salmonella outbreakHPV in new couplesShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Mar 28, 2014
More Ebola in GuineaUS, European flu activityCat-to-human bovine TBUK scarlet fever surgeShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO says first patient in MERS cluster had camel contact
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 18, 2014In other dromedary news, research on camels’ possible role is under way in Qatar.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF