Flu Scan for Jul 22, 2014
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Author: Jim Wappes
Study: Pieces of MERS-CoV found in air of camel barn
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 22, 2014The findings raise the possibility of airborne spread, but an expert called them preliminary.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Major analysis sees long-term progress on malaria, TB, HIV
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 22, 2014The authors say the world has made overall progress in fighting the three diseases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
PAHO’s chikungunya count jumps 24%, to 442,000
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 21, 2014The increase was led by the Dominican Republic, which had almost 60,000 new cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 21, 2014
Pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) effectiveness in UKPCV13 in DenmarkShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 18, 2014
ECDC questions gain-of-function work
AIDS researchers’ deaths
More chia salmonellosis
Polio in Equatorial Guinea
WHO reports 18 new Ebola cases in West Africa
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP NewsJul 18, 2014The new numbers bring history’s largest Ebola outbreak to 982 cases and 613 deaths.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Reports profile Caribbean chikungunya threat to Europe
Robert Roos and Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writers | CIDRAP NewsJul 18, 2014The outbreak is making ripples in Europe as Jamaica reports its first case.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
US reports first locally acquired chikungunya cases
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 17, 2014Two Florida residents have acquired chikungunya without leaving the country.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Study: Antivirals underused, antibiotics overused in flu patients
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 17, 2014Only 16% of flu patients received antivirals, while 30% received antibiotics.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Congress probes lapses at high-containment labs
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 16, 2014The subcommitte hearing, held in the wake of three recent incidents involving anthrax, smallpox, and H5N1 avian flu pathogens, revealed systemic problems and worries about the safety culture of la…
NSABB chief says board’s idling due to slow fed policy work
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 16, 2014The NSABB chair says delays in developing a DURC policy have been to blame.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Wholesale roster change coming for US biosecurity board
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 15, 2014Almost half of the board’s voting members learned they will soon be replaced.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Experts call for risk-benefit talks on lab-modified pathogens
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 15, 2014Their consensus statement calls for better tools to weigh risks and benefits.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Ebola cases in West Africa reach 964, deaths top 600
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP NewsJul 15, 2014The WHO confirms 85 new cases and 68 deaths, and a study shows evidence for the disease in the region in 2006.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF