Flu Scan for Jun 05, 2014
Northern Hemisphere flu declineLAIV in primary school kidsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Author: Jim Wappes
As MERS cases keep coming, Saudis to test camels
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 05, 2014Saudi officials plan to test all domestic camels for MERS-CoV and note two more human cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Review raises Saudi MERS case count 20%, death toll 48%
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 03, 2014Saudi totals now stand at 689 MERS cases and 283 deaths.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 03, 2014
Regional MRSA variationSalmonella from snakes, rodentsPolio vaccine for travelersShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC: Norovirus leads list of food outbreak culprits
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
Jun 03, 2014
Foodservice settings, not cruise ships, top the list for norovirus outbreak culprits.
MERS arrives in Algeria, hits 6 more in Saudi Arabia
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJun 02, 2014As MERS arrives in Algeria, Saudi Arabia reports 6 more cases and the sacking of Ziad Memish, MD.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jun 02, 2014
USDA poultry inspection planChia-linked illnesses in CanadaRicin guilty pleaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudi Arabia cites one MERS case; Iranian patient dies
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 30, 2014Just 1 Saudi case today, an Iranian patient has died, and the US plans serology tests.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for May 30, 2014
More live-chick SalmonellaChikungunya in Puerto Rico, TahitiShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for May 30, 2014
Declining US flu activityNeedle-free flu vaccineShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Ebola cases in Sierra Leone triple, to 50
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP NewsMay 30, 2014Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have spiked from 16 on May 27 to 50, and Guinea has 10 new cases and Liberia 1.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Dengue cases in Americas rose 5-fold in 10 years
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 30, 2014Dengue cases increased fivefold from 2003 to 2013, but the death rate dropped a bit recently.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for May 29, 2014
H7N9 risk perceptionGlobal polio upswingChikungunya in Guyana, FloridaChia seed products recalledOptimal strep testingShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudi Arabia reports 3 more MERS cases
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 29, 2014Also today, scientists filled in more details about the first two Dutch MERS cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC reports record measles, urges travel vaccination
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMay 29, 2014The CDC reports 288 measles cases so far in 2014, a 20-year high for this time of year.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF