Ebola outbreak kills 59 in Guinea
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
Mar 24, 2014
The WHO today said Guinea has 86 suspected Ebola cases—13 of them lab-confirmed—and 59 deaths.
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European group offers guidance for treating MDR, XDR-TB
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 24, 2014A clinical network has published what is being billed as the first consensus guidelines for treating MDR-TB and XDR-TB, while Boston researchers provide what they say is the first estimate of MDR-TB in…
Flu season continues its spring-like thaw
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
Mar 21, 2014
A key US marker—clinic visits for flulike illness—fell below baseline for the first time in 14 weeks.
News Scan for Mar 21, 2014
MERS-CoV in man and his camelUK panel recommends BexseroPAHO cholera updateNew antiviral centerGrant for Ebola therapeuticsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Two H7N9 cases in ChinaH5N1 in Cambodia, VietnamShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Mar 20, 2014
Avian flu in Iceland’s birds
USDA meat inspectors
Promising disease trends in Africa
Antibiotic resistance in kids
Measles-free nations
Five new MERS cases reported in 3 countries
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 20, 2014The 5 cases were in Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia; 2 proved fatal; and 1 involved contact with camels.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
TB keeps dropping in US, but unevenly
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 20, 2014TB continued its 20-year decline, dropping 4.2%, but the reduction was less in foreign-born residents.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
H7N9 found on Chinese farm, but no evidence in veterinarians
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 20, 2014A poultry farm tested positive, but serology findings were negative in veterinarians.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Mar 19, 2014
Emerging tick-borne bacteriumNYC measles outbreakHaemophilus influenzae in pregnancyShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Mar 19, 2014
New H7N9 case in ChinaFlu risks for young kidsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Large study shows Tamiflu cut H1N1 pandemic deaths
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 19, 2014Adults who were hospitalized were 25% less likely to die if they were given the drug.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Study says Vietnam an H7N9 risk as two new cases noted
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 17, 2014A mapping study flags northern Vietnam as a high-risk area.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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BC measles outbreak spreadsGuinea-worm diseaseShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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H5N1 death in CambodiaH5N1 booster vaccine resultsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF