CDC to monitor travelers from West Africa for 21 days
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 22, 2014The move comes a day after the DHS said travelers from outbreak nations would be funneled through 5 airportsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
WHO: Better surveillance reveals higher TB burden
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 22, 2014An estimated 9 million people contracted TB globally in 2013, about half a million higher than previous estimates.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 22, 2014
New MERS case in Saudi ArabiaFlu virus mutationLive-poultry Salmonella outbreak overShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
WHO: Large Ebola vaccine trials could start in January
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 21, 2014Backing off on earlier, rosier predictions, an official said large trials in West Africa could begin in January.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 21, 2014
New Saudi MERS illnessMore EV-D68 casesShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Food Safety Scan for Oct 21, 2014
GAO poultry safety critiqueMeat and poultry inspection reportShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
DHS boosts screening for travelers from Ebola outbreak nations
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 21, 2014All travelers whose flights originate in outbreak countries must enter the US through 1 of 5 airports.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
CDC unveils new PPE guidance for Ebola
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 20, 2014The guidance emphasizes unexposed skin and suggests either N-95s or PAPRs for respiratory protection.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 20, 2014
EV-D68 cases top 900H7N9 in ChinaChikungunya numbers mountNut butter Salmonella outbreak overShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Turkey has first MERS case; Saudi Arabia acts to stop cluster
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 20, 2014Turkey’s case involves a man who visited Saudi Arabia, which has a cluster in Taif.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 15, 2014
Ebola in DRCMore EV-D68 casesJamaican chikungunya emergencyShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Second Ebola-infected Dallas nurse triggers air passenger tracing
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 15, 2014The nurse had flown from Ohio hours before she reported having a fever.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
At symposium, vaccine seen as best hope for arresting Ebola
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 14, 2014Much of the meeting focused on effective vaccine, as a US official announced a large clinical trial in Liberia in December.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Oct 14, 2014
Another MERS case in Saudi ArabiaNew EV-D68 testChikungunya on TahitiShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Ebola in Texas nurse triggers changes in battle plan
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 13, 2014The event has caused the CDC to rethink approaches and investigate further the role of PPE.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF