News Scan for Dec 18, 2014
MERS GOF studies to resumeAvian flu in Germany, IndiaCompounding pharmacy chargesShingles vaccineShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Author: Jim Wappes
Data request slows timetable for Ebola vaccine trial
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 18, 2014New information now indicates phase 2 trials will most likely start in Africa in February.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Group gives US states middling marks on disease readiness
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Dec 18, 2014
TFAH says many states have a mediocre level of infectious-disease preparedness.
Experts debate research pause, gain-of-function issues
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP NewsDec 15, 2014One mBio editorial defends federal pause, while another calls its language too vague.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Sierra Leone announces holiday ban, response surge
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 15, 2014The nation announced a ban on Christmas and New Years’ festivities and a month-long response surge.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Surveys, Firestone model yield lessons for aiding Ebola survivors
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 12, 2014Survivors face stigma and other complex issues because of the unique nature of the disease, and efforts to meet their needs are yielding key lessons for responders.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print…
WHO, Ebola-hit countries air steps to boost health systems
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 11, 2014Officials discuss health system recovery in West Africa, while Swiss vaccine trials hit a snag.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Dec 11, 2014
Testing horses for MERS-CoVPlague through the yearsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Dec 11, 2014
Flu vaccine impact in 2013-14Avian flu in British ColumbiaH7N9 severityShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Dec 10, 2014
Outbreaks from raw milk up
Malaria mortality sinking
9-strain HPV vaccine
Neonate Legionnaires’ death
Avian Flu Scan for Dec 10, 2014
H5N2 in British ColumbiaH5N1 outbreak in VietnamShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Ebola struggle intensifies in Sierra Leone
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 10, 2014The WHO and others are waging a battle to stop an “ominous spike” in Ebola cases in eastern Sierra Leone, while the western region is also a concern.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
CDC probes Ebola in Sierra Leone health workers, response gaps
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 09, 2014Ebola incidence in Sierra Leone health workers was 100-fold that of the general population.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Revised health preparedness index grades US at 7.4 out of 10
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 09, 2014The score suggests the nation has substantial health security but also room to improve.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
COMMENTARY: When the next shoe drops — Ebola crisis communication lessons from October
Peter M. Sandman, PhD, and Jody Lanard, MDDec 09, 2014Lessons learned this fall: (1) don’t over-reassure, (2) acknowledge uncertainty, (3) don’t overemphasize panic, and (4) don’t ridicule overreactions.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF