Avian flu outbreaks reported on four continents
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 12, 2015H5N8 in Taiwan leads a long list of outbreaks in Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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News Scan for Jan 12, 2015
MERS case in OmanMore chikungunya casesListeria strain confirmationMore Disney-linked measlesShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Avian Flu Scan for Jan 12, 2015
H5N1 surge in EgyptTwo H7N9 cases in ChinaH10N8 binding traitsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Report maps complex challenges to Ebola vaccine efforts
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 12, 2015The interim report lays out 14 principles to guide the process of providing vaccines.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Amid widespread flu, CDC calls for more antiviral use
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 09, 2015The CDC said today doctors too often fail to use antivirals for high-risk flu patients.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 08, 2015
H7N9 cases in ChinaAntibiotic discoveryDisney measles outbreakOmani, Saudi MERS casesCrimean-Congo fever in HCWsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
UN officials weigh Ebola border challenges; SL cases top 10,000
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 08, 2015UN officials meet with local leaders in Liberian hot spot.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
CDC: Only 1 patient has fully beaten puzzling polio-like illness
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 08, 2015AFM cases now total 103, while EV-D68 cases have reached 1,153, including 13 deaths.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
H5N8 found in another US wild bird; study ties H5N1 to migrations
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 08, 2015Also, Washington state takes steps to curb H5N2 outbreaks in backyard flocks.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Ebola reach expands in Guinea; WHO vaccine experts to meet
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 07, 2015The Ebola situations in the three hardest-hit countries continue to reflect a mixed picture.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 07, 2015
MERS death in Saudi ArabiaPet food safetyRSV and bacterial pneumoniaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Jan 07, 2015
More avian flu in Washington stateH7N9 case in ChinaFDA expands molecular flu test useShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
FAO notes mutations in H5N1 samples from Egypt’s poultry
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 07, 2015Scientists have identified two mutations usually associated with adaptation to mammals.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
UK researchers launch human trial of third Ebola vaccine
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 06, 2015The trial of a Johnson & Johnson vaccine brings the number of Ebola vaccines in such trials to three.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 06, 2015
H7N9 case in ChinaMERS in Saudi Arabia, JordanICU infections in elderlyCold and catching coldShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF