Ebola deaths top 8,000; exposures trigger health worker evacuations
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 05, 2015As official Ebola deaths top 8,000 in West Africa, UNMEER leadership changes hands, and Guinea launches a new effort to battle the disease.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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Fort Detrick lab mishapsMore Saudi MERS casesSaudi health ministry changePolio in Pakistan, AfricaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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H5N1 cases in EgyptAvian flu in Washington stateH7N9 case in ChinaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
US flu activity continues to ramp up
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP NewsJan 05, 2015Influenza is now widespread in 43 states, and the CDC says 6 more kids have died from the disease.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Dec 24, 2014
Asymptomatic H7N9 infectionsAvian flu in British ColumbiaIncreased global fluShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Latest Ebola outbreak profile shows varied patterns in 3 hard-hit nations
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 24, 2014Sierra Leone’s western area is seeing intense Ebola activity, and in Guinea a surge of cases in the southeastern district of Kissidougou propelled the country into its highest weekly case incidenc…
News Scan for Dec 24, 2014
Unauthorized MERS researchListeria cases in CanadaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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Asymptomatic H7N9 infectionsAvian flu in British ColumbiaIncreased global fluShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Dec 23, 2014
New virus in KansasListeriosis and caramel applesShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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Human H5N6 in ChinaH5N1 case in EgyptH10N7 in European sealsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
African Ebola vaccine trial shows modest immune response
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 23, 2014The authors say the findings have proved useful in creating a more potent version.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
More avian flu reported in Vietnam, Germany
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 23, 2014An H5 avian flu virus strikes a large poultry flock in Vietnam, while H5N8 resurfaces in Germany.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
US flu activity rises ahead of holiday season
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 19, 2014Almost 70% of H3N2 strains are mismatched with the vaccine, and 4 more kids have died.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
UN head tours Ebola region, warns against let-up
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 19, 2014In the first stop of a 3-day tour, the UN director warned against easing up on response efforts.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Listeria tied to caramel apples prompts broad CDC warning
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 19, 2014After 28 cases and 5 deaths, officials warn against eating any commercially made caramel apples.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF