Six more H7N9 cases, one fatal, detected in China
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 10, 2014New H7N9 cases continue to arise, and four provinces are now affected this year.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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News Scan for Jan 10, 2014
H5N1 patient was young womanUS preparedness fundingJump in chikungunya casesAnthrax in republic of GeorgiaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 09, 2014
WHO confirms MERS deathResistant H1N1 in JapanRoaches at Foster FarmsRecreational water outbreaksBioWatch detector technologyShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Exposure source in Canadian H5N1 case a mystery
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 09, 2014The visit to China in December did not involve areas of high risk or contact with ill people.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
China reports new H7N9 case; study details virus in markets
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 09, 2014A 51-year-old woman from Zhejiang province has H7N9, and the WHO confirms 7 recent cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 07, 2014
NDM-producing E coli outbreakMeningitis vaccine INDDrop in MRSA ratesShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Jan 07, 2014
New H7N9 caseEthnic H7N9 protection differencesGBS and H1N1 vaccinationShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Study adds evidence on neonatal benefits of maternal flu shots
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 07, 2014Vaccinated pregnant women had a lower risk of preterm or low-birth-weight babies.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 06, 2014
More Caribbean chikungunya casesCashew cheese Salmonella outbreakShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Four more H7N9 cases reported in China
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 06, 2014The recent cases are in three areas of eastern China, including the first Shanghai case in 9 months.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
MERS-CoV study supports infection control, suggests camel link
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 06, 2014German researchers say scores of people who had contact with a MERS patient escaped infection.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Biosecurity experts laud withholding of data on new toxin
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 31, 2013Omission of key data from a report of a new botulinum toxin draws strong approval.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO reports UAE MERS case, confirms 5 Saudi cases
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 31, 2013The wife of a MERS patient from UAE tests positive, and the WHO confirms five Saudi cases.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Caribbean chikungunya outbreak grows, poses threat to US
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 30, 2013Cases have grown to 66 on the French side of St. Martin, which may elevate the US risk.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Qatar says MERS-CoV-infected camels now virus-free
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 30, 2013A camel herd in Qatar that had MERS-CoV infections tied to human cases seems to be free of the virus.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF