News Scan for Jun 27, 2014
California pertussis surgeLive-poultry SalmonellaGlobal norovirus prevalenceUK foodborne diseaseShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Author: Jim Wappes
Chikungunya continues to expand in Americas
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 27, 2014Cases include the first in Mexico and Grenada and two locally acquired infections in Venezuela.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
ACIP cites preference for nasal-spray flu vaccine for young
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 25, 2014In a rare move, CDC advisors gave a nod to nasal spray over shots for kids 2 to 8.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 25, 2014
Polio in central AfricaMore Foster Farms salmonellosisShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
US chikungunya cases jump to 74 in 23 states
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 25, 2014The numbers are up from 57 cases in 13 states a week ago, and Florida now has 34 cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 24, 2014
FDA warns flu-vaccine plantPneumonia during the HajjHospital pneumonia in kidsPolymyxin superbug grantShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO reports 32 more Ebola cases in West Africa
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 24, 2014The WHO notes 15 new deaths, but it revised the number of confirmed deaths downward.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 23, 2014
FDA OKs another antibacterialH7N9 case in ChinaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Polio Scan for Jun 23, 2014
Polio virus in Brazilian sewagePolio cases in Pakistan, AfghanistanVaccination drive in IraqUAE-sponsored vaccinationShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Initial tests show no anthrax contamination at CDC labs
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 23, 2014Early results of environmental tests at CDC labs are negative.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Experts call for better clinical research on MERS
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 23, 2014Clinical virology experts call for systematic monitoring patients, as Saudi Arabia reports 2 new cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
West African nations report 49 new Ebola cases
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 23, 2014The lion’s share of cases have been in Sierra Leone, and MSF calls the outbreak “out of control.”Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Caribbean chikungunya outbreak slows; total nears 190,000
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 23, 2014With 18,519 new cases, the number of suspected or confirmed cases reaches 189,055.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC monitoring more staff after anthrax lab breach
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 20, 2014Nine more workers may have been exposed to Bacillus anthracis.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 20, 2014
Saudi MERS caseSalmonella in feeder rodentsMulti-pathogen ticksCholera antibiotic benefitsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF