Chikungunya cases surge in Dominican Republic, Haiti
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJun 02, 2014Chikungunya cases are quickly growing in the region’s Latin areas.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Tests show high H7N9 antibodies in Chinese poultry workers
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMay 28, 2014A serology study found evidence of asymptomatic or mild infections in poultry workers, with levels that rose in the second wave.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
MERS-CoV infects four more in Saudi Arabia
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
May 21, 2014
Saudi Arabia reported more MERS cases and a death, and Oman found the virus in racing camels.
News Scan for May 13, 2014
Ohio, US measles casesH5N1 serology resultsHazards of raw milkShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Drug Resistance Scan for May 13, 2014
US/EU drug-resistance effortsMRSA strains in petsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO: United effort key to battling bleak drug resistance scenario
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 30, 2014The world’s antibiotic resistance picture is bleak, but key steps can preserve the drugs, the WHO says.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
MERS surge continues; April cases top past 2 years’ total
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsApr 30, 2014The April MERS surge continued, with 16 more cases reported today.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
WHO office sounds alarm as MERS cases push higher
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 23, 2014The WHO offered investigation help, with 33 more infections reported in Saudi Arabia and UAE.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
West Africa Ebola response grapples with fear, wide geographic range
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 08, 2014A priority of organizations fighting the outbreak is providing accurate information to the public and the media about their efforts and about minimizing risk.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudi Arabia reports 9 more MERS cases, 2 deaths
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 07, 2014At least 4 health workers are among 9 new MERS cases reported by Saudi Arabia over the past 2 days.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
UK flu study: Many are infected, few are sick
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsMar 18, 2014Testing people for influenza antibodies over 5 flu seasons found that about 18% of them appeared to have contracted flu, but only 23% of that group got sick.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Mar 18, 2014
Campus meningitis linkTB decline in EuropePoultry inspectionPolio in CameroonPig coronavirus detectionShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Flu Scan for Mar 18, 2014
H7N9 in ChinaH5N1 in CambodiaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Serogroup B implicated in Drexel U meningitis death
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 13, 2014Serogroup B in a student with bacterial meningitis has now turned up on a third US college campus.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
FDA shutters cheese facility in wake of Listeria findings
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsMar 12, 2014The FDA pulled the firm’s food facility registration based on inspection findings.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF