Tests reveal H5N1 in Israeli turkeys, four countries report other strains
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 20, 2015No let-up has occurred over the past few days in detections of several highly pathogenic H5 avian flu strains in poultry and wild birds.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
World Bank scales back Ebola region’s financial loss estimate
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 20, 2015Ebola will continue to hobble the economies of the three most affected nations, but not at levels originally feared.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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H5N1 in EgyptH7N9 in ChinaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
WHO looks back on year-long Ebola battle
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 15, 2015Lengthy report examines the 12 months from the first case in Guinea to the explosion of cases that quickly outstripped early response efforts.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
WHO experts chart next steps for Ebola vaccine trials
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 09, 2015High-level meeting in Geneva says large phase 3 trials in West Africa to test vaccine efficacy and safety are next up.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Ebola pace shows little let-up in Sierra Leone
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 31, 2014The country has had 337 new cases this week, twice the number in Guinea and Liberia combined.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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More Listeria casesAseptic meningitis in athletesMeasles in South DakotaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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More H5N1 in EgyptH7N9 in Hong Kong poultryShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
Investigations yield insights into Ebola outbreak’s early months
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsDec 30, 2014Bats in a hollow tree and a silent train of transmission may have fueled the unprecedented epidemic.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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Chikungunya in ColombiaSaudi MERS-CoV caseShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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H5N1 in EgyptH7N9 in ChinaHow H9N2 led to H7N9Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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MERS-CoV in Jordan, Saudi ArabiaCaramel apple recallsShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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Flu keeps rising in USH5N1 cases in EgyptH7N9 cases in China regionAvian flu in 4 countriesShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
CDC lab tech still healthy after possible Ebola exposure
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsDec 29, 2014Mishandling of lab material that may have contained live virus follows other CDC safety lapses earlier in the year.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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Chikungunya surge in GuatemalaNew MERS caseShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF