Hispaniola hot spots boost chikungunya cases over 300,000
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 07, 2014The outbreak total climbed to 306,837 cases, a 42,393-case increase.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Controversy simmers over GOF flu research in Wisconsin
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 03, 2014UW calls a recent UK newspaper story biased and largely wrong.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 03, 2014
Studies on new tick-borne diseasePossible H7N9 precursorGlobal TB strategySafe water in SyriaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
MERS-CoV infects Iranian health worker, kills Saudi man
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 02, 2014Iran has a fourth MERS case, in a health worker, and Saudi Arabia reports another death.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jul 02, 2014
More imported US chikungunyaDeer density and Lyme diseaseCampylobacter in chickensDrug-resistant malaria in LaosDengue in MalaysiaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC scales back risk group in anthrax lab breach
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJul 02, 2014The CDC says some lab workers can discontinue antibiotic treatment and vaccination.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Resistant foodborne bacteria: good news, bad news in 2012
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJul 02, 2014Multidrug-resistant Salmonella has decreased and resistance to two important classes of antibiotics remains low, but resistance to the bacterium that causes typhoid fever is worrisome.Share Tweet Email…
HHS readiness grants: more for public health, less for hospitals
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Jul 01, 2014
Overall funding for fiscal year 2014 will be $840 million — a $76 million cut.
News Scan for Jul 01, 2014
Childhood-vaccine safetyRules for drug compoundersTwo more MERS casesFoodborne parasitesACA and public healthShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Jul 01, 2014
Global flu activityZhejiang poultry banShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 30, 2014
MERS case-control studySprout-linked E coliDeclining cholera in HaitiShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Drug Resistance Scan for Jun 30, 2014
Drug-resistance joint statementFDA and animal antibioticsAMA animal antibiotic policyResistant pneumoniaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Kawaoka GOF studies criticized by Wisconsin biosafety panelist
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 30, 2014Thomas Jeffries, PhD, said the studies increase, rather than lower, the risk of a pandemic.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Reports on H7N9 clusters show limited family spread
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 27, 2014Two reports provide some reassurance that the virus doesn’t often spread among humans.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudi Arabia reports MERS case, weighs camel import ban
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 27, 2014The country now has 711 MERS cases and is considering a ban on importing camels.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF