News Scan for Jul 14, 2014
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Author: Jim Wappes
Chikungunya outbreak exceeds 355,000 cases
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 14, 2014Suspected and confirmed cases now total 355,617, an increase of 48,780.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO: 3 of 9 MERS patients had camel exposure
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 14, 2014The WHO filled in details on 7 recently reported cases in Saudi Arabia and 2 in the UAE.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
More problems shutter CDC labs, prompt review
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 11, 2014In addition to recent problems with anthrax and smallpox, high-path avian flu has now entered the mix.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 11, 2014
Dengue vaccineAntibiotic use upModified mosquitoes and WNVPolio shot for added immunityAvian flu 2013 recapShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
West Africa Ebola outbreak nears 900 cases
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP NewsJul 11, 2014With 44 new infections in recent days, the deadly outbreak has reached 888 cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 10, 2014
Questions on anthrax scareEbola in Liberian health workersOffice for climate and healthShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Jul 10, 2014
UK flu vaccine effectivenessChina swine flu changesShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 09, 2014
HPV vaccine and embolismDengue in FloridaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Jul 09, 2014
Fatal H5N1 case in EgyptWHO pandemic prep programShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
US imported chikungunya cases climb to 138
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 09, 2014States and territories report 24 new imported chikungunya cases, the CDC said.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Decades-old smallpox samples turn up in federal lab
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 08, 2014Testing to determine whether the vials contain live virus will take 2 weeks, the CDC said.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 08, 2014
50 more Ebola casesH7N9 case in ChinaMongolia measles-freeFungal foodborne pathogenPneumococcal vaccine in kidsPolio vaccine ban in AfghanistanShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 07, 2014
Foster Farms chicken recallPolio vaccine travel guidanceShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Jul 07, 2014
Problems at Canadian flu vaccine plantNeuro conditions and hospital fluShare Tweet Email Print & PDF