News Scan for Sep 15, 2014
Chikungunya spikeMore EV-D68 casesAdditional MERS caseCDC animal-related safety breachPoliovirus spill in BelgiumShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Experts raise specter of more-contagious Ebola virus
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 12, 2014Amid fears that West Africa’s Ebola epidemic may spiral out of control, two experts raise the specter of virus mutations that could increase disease spread, and they appeal for massive interventions to…
Cuba commits health workers for Ebola response
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 12, 2014As Cuba offers 165 health workers, cases continued unchecked, notably in Monrovia, Liberia.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 12, 2014
New Saudi MERS casesInfractions at Foster Farms plantsLyme ticks heading westShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 11, 2014
More Ebola in DRCEV-D68 cases in 6 statesUS HPV vaccine coverageAnthrax vaccine contractMarburg in Ugandan mineShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
PAHO warns of heightened chikungunya, dengue threats
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 11, 2014As PAHO stresses mosquito control and other steps, the US chikungunya total tops 900 cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
More funds pledged, more volunteers sought for Ebola fight
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 10, 2014A House bill totals $88 million, and the Gates Foundation adds $50 million.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 10, 2014
Duplicative antibiotic use
Active flu Down Under
WHO’s future focus
Attack on polio vaccine team
Fourth Ebola patient airlifted to United States
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 09, 2014As countries scrambled to send aid, cases in West Africa increased by 325 and deaths by 191.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Sep 09, 2014
ICU infections in kidsHeat-tolerant anthrax vaccineOhio measles overBerry-linked hepatitisVectorborne illness controlShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Liberia’s grim Ebola situation prompts call for ‘nonconventional’ help
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsSep 08, 2014The WHO says Ebola cases are increasing exponentially in Liberia, where taxis are vehicles of disease transmission as they ferry sick people between too-full treatment centers.Share Tweet Email Pr…
News Scan for Sep 08, 2014
Saudi MERS illnessChikungunya casesPolio in Cameroon, PakistanQuick virus spreadShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Sep 08, 2014
Pandemic unpreparedness at DHSOne-dose peramivir for fluShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Rare enterovirus blamed for severe respiratory illness in kids
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 08, 2014EV-D68, which earlier caused polio-like illness in 2 kids, appears to have sickened kids in 11 states.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO on Ebola: Blood may offer help now, vaccines this fall
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsSep 05, 2014Blood products may offer early help, while vaccines may be ready in November.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF