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News Scan for Aug 04, 2014

Panel extends polio emergencyEnd of E coli sproutbreakFlu vaccine effectivenessShare Tweet Email Print & PDF

News Scan for Aug 01, 2014

Poor laninamivir resultsH3N2 variant in fair pigsNYC emergency drillDrug-resistant gonorrheaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF

Food Safety Scan for Aug 01, 2014

Resistant Salmonella in meat, poultryFoster Farms Salmonella outbreak overShare Tweet Email Print & PDF

USDA launches long-debated poultry inspection changes

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsAug 01, 2014The agency also establishes new steps to control Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF

Ebola outbreak prompts emergency talks, airlift plan

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsAug 01, 2014WHO Director-General Margaret Chan announces an emergency committee next week to consider if West Africa’s Ebola outbreak is a health emergency as US officials prepare to airlift two sick American…

Officials issue response plan, travel alert over Ebola

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 31, 2014The WHO will launch a $100 million plan tomorrow, and the CDC advises against nonessential travel.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF

News Scan for Jul 31, 2014

Spread of resistant malariaChikungunya in FloridaVaccine-narcolepsy study retractionPertussis outbreak recapShare Tweet Email Print & PDF

More voices call for action on lab biosafety

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 31, 2014Journal editors call for specific steps, while the ASM said it wants the NAS to weigh the risks and benefits.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF

News Scan for Jul 25, 2014

Feed antibiotics rulingUS-Mexico produce safetyMERS and bioterrorism?Global hepatitis battleShare Tweet Email Print & PDF

CDC sees little progress in HPV vaccine uptake

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 24, 2014In 2013, just 57% of girls and 35% of boys had received 1 of 3 doses of HPV vaccine.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF

News Scan for Jul 24, 2014

CDC lab biosafety update

GM mosquitoes to fight dengue

GSK’s malaria vaccine

Cholera vaccination in Haiti

Global hepatitis progress

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Author: Jim Wappes