H7N9 sickens 7 more in China, leaving one dead
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsFeb 07, 2014Four provinces report new cases as global health groups highlight the risk from poultry contact.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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US flu activity continues slow decline
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsFeb 07, 2014Several key measures of flu activity dropped again last week, but many states still had widespread activity.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Feb 07, 2014
MERS case in UAECanadian H5N1 gene analysisN95 respirators and bacterial infections2014 ACIP recommendationsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Food Safety Scan for Feb 07, 2014
Salmonella in chickenSafeguarding infant formulaShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
H7N9 cases grow by 7, along with China poultry industry outcry
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsFeb 06, 2014Beijing and four provinces report more cases as farm groups seek to suppress H7N9 publicity.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Canadian study finds flu vaccine working well against H1N1
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsFeb 06, 2014Researchers estimate that this year’s flu vaccine may reduce the risk of H1N1 infection by more than 70%.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Analysis of new H7N9 wave warns of coinfection threat
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 28, 2014Upcoming Chinese New Year gatherings will put humans in the crosshairs of both H7N9 and seasonal flu strains.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Some US flu markers turning downward
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 24, 2014Numbers hint that season may have peaked, and obesity is being reported in many hospitalized flu patients.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 17, 2014
MERS death in Saudi ArabiaH5N1 reappears in South KoreaPolio hotspot in PakistanMRSA near large swine holdingsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Food Safety Scan for Jan 17, 2014
More Foster Farms Salmonella casesAtypical BSE in German cowShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Report details brain complications in Canada’s H5N1 case
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 14, 2014Fatal Alberta case reported last week involved unusual complications, including brain inflammation.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
US flu season rolls on at brisk pace
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsJan 10, 2014With peak likely still to come, concern heightens over H1N1 sickening middle-aged patients this season.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Fatal H5N1 case in Canada is North America’s first
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsJan 08, 2014The unidentified victim, recently in Beijing, died in an Alberta hospital.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
News Scan for Jan 08, 2014
Liquid Tamiflu shortageMeasles in EuropeIndia almost 3 years polio-freeShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Food Safety Scan for Jan 08, 2014
Canada’s meat inspections
Non-O157 E coli outbreaks