News Scan for Mar 05, 2014
2 new Saudi MERS casesBlood test for vCJDDeadliest foodborne pathogensPossible Marburg drugH5N8 in VietnamShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Author: Jim Wappes
CDC calls out antibiotic prescribing problems
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 04, 2014The CDC says some clinicians prescribe triple the amount of antibiotics and may put patients at risk.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Chicken Salmonella outbreak persists, sickens 51 more
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 04, 2014Officials thought the outbreak was over, but recent cases bring the outbreak total to 481.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
UNICEF, WHO push for inactivated polio vaccine
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 04, 2014UNICEF announced that IPV will be available to low-income countries for as little as $1 a dose.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Mar 03, 2014
Jump in chikungunya casesH1N1 in minoritiesMumps in vaccinated peoplePolio attack in PakistanShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO: Reported MERS case in Egypt not confirmed
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 03, 2014A WHO spokesman said tests so far have not confirmed MERS in an Egyptian woman.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
China reports four H7N9 deaths, one new
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 03, 2014Over the past 3 days China reported one new fatal H7N9 case and confirmed three other deaths.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Feb 28, 2014
FDA flu strain selectionH5N1 cases in CambodiaFlu hospitalization in babiesMeasles after vaccinationShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
China reports 3 more H7N9 cases, finds more virus in poultry
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsFeb 28, 2014Two of the cases are in young, hospitalized girls from the same Zhejiang province city.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
CDC: 14 lab workers had orthopoxvirus infections in past decade
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsFeb 28, 2014Seven of the 26 exposed workers had been vaccinated against smallpox, and only 1 of them got infected.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Media report says Egypt has its first MERS case
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsFeb 28, 2014The Egyptian woman died after returning from a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Feb 27, 2014
Histoplasmosis linked to bonfireRat-bite fever lawsuitShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Avian Flu Scan for Feb 27, 2014
Avian flu strains in EgyptH5N1 outbreaks in Cambodia, NepalShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Three more H7N9 cases; poultry tests yield fresh clues
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsFeb 27, 2014China reports three more cases, as new research implicates chickens and quail.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Study finds MERS-CoV in Egyptian camels
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsFeb 27, 2014The findings of MERS-CoV in camels in Egypt add to the evidence suggesting camels may be a source of human infections.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF