WHO experts flesh out Ebola vaccine plans
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 01, 2014As a WHO panel mapped out how to speed vaccine delivery and overcome obstacles, cases in West Africa topped 7,000 and deaths reached 3,338.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC: EV-D68 found in four patients who died
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 01, 2014The CDC says it’s not clear what role EV-D68 played in the deaths, but Rhode Island reports a death due to bacterial infection.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
US Ebola patient revealed travel history; schoolkids among contacts
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 01, 2014The man had revealed his travel history 2 days before he was admitted to the hospital, and 5 schoolchildren are among his contacts.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO panel: MERS still not an international emergency
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 01, 2014Following a summer lull, the WHO’s MERS panel says the outbreak still falls short of heightened concern.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
US Ebola case confirmed in traveler from Liberia
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 30, 2014Texas and CDC lab tests confirm the first US case detected outside of West Africa.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC notes more EV-D68, sees link to earlier polio-like illness
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 30, 2014As the CDC confirms 29 new cases, it reports that an outbreak strain is closely related to one from California in 2012.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 29, 2014
EV-D68 cases jump to 443 as neuro illnesses probed
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 29, 2014The CDC reports 166 new cases and is investigating 9 neurologic illnesses in Colorado.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Global health security summit puts sights on Ebola threat
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 26, 2014As the outbreak topped 3,000 deaths, nations gathered to push a global health plan.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC unveils 6-phase pandemic response blueprint
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 26, 2014The plan aims at providing clearer guidance on the timing of key actions like vaccinations.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 26, 2014
Live-poultry Salmonella outbreakMore EV-D68 casesH5N8 in Korean ducksShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO: Switch 2 of 3 strains in 2015 flu vaccine
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 26, 2014Signs of antigenic drift led the WHO to changing two of the vaccine’s strains for the Southern Hemisphere.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 25, 2014
New MERS case, deathMERS-CoV in camelsDengue control in BrazilShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
US policy pushes institutions to scrutinize dual-use research
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 25, 2014The new federal policy, which calls on scientists to flag their own experiments that may fall in the DURC category, was met with mixed reviews from two non-government biosecurity experts.Share Tweet Em…
At UN, Obama urges more countries to join Ebola battle
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 24, 2014Ebola was spotlighted at the UN General Assembly, and Pope Francis added an appeal.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF