News Scan for May 12, 2014
More Caribbean chikungunyaFake Pakistan vaccine campaignQ fever in GermanyShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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US detects 2nd MERS case; Saudi Arabia has 18 more
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMay 12, 2014The 2nd US case also involves a health worker from Saudi Arabia, which saw 18 new cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO offers more data on hospital role in MERS surge
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 12, 2014Also, the Saudi agriculture ministry for the first time offered MERS-CoV camel precautions.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for May 09, 2014
Call for DURC steps in GermanyNew H7N9 cases in ChinaUS flu tapers offShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Lebanon has first MERS case; Saudis report 14 more
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 08, 2014Lebanon confirms its first case, while Saudi Arabia reports 14 more, with 5 deaths.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for May 08, 2014
Two more Ebola deathsNeglected parasitic infectionsSalmonella from live poultryShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for May 08, 2014
H7N9 market findingsH7N9 epidemiologic reportInfluenza from animalsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Official: US MERS patient’s first symptoms preceded travel
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 07, 2014A hospital official said the first US MERS patient had some non-respiratory symptoms before he left Saudi Arabia.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO mission finds infection control gaps fueling MERS surge
Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos | Staff Writers | CIDRAP NewsMay 07, 2014As Saudi Arabia reports 28 new MERS cases, experts point up infection control issues in hospitals.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for May 07, 2014
MERS antibodies in Kenyan camelsChikungunya in HaitiC diff guidanceUSDA outbreak probesShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Avian Flu Scan for May 07, 2014
Potential H7N9 biomarkerH11N2 in penguinsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for May 05, 2014
H7N9 case, death in ChinaBSE in BrazilMore Caribbean chikungunyaPertussis vaccinationShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
First US MERS patient doing well; contacts healthy so far
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 05, 2014The first US MERS patients is a US citizen in his 60s who lives and works in Saudi Arabia.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudis report 36 MERS cases in 3 days; UAE adds 4
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMay 05, 2014Saudi Arabia reported 36 cases over the past 3 days, pushing its total well over 400.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC: Don’t take influenza B lightly in adults
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMay 05, 2014A late-season “flu B” surge serves as a reminder that it can be severe in adults, as a recent study shows.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF