WHO sees hint of Ebola hope in Liberia as quarantine issue burns

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 29, 2014WHO official is “cautiously optimistic” that a few freed-up Ebola treatment unit beds and fewer burials suggest that an apparent slowing of disease activity there is real.Share Tweet LinkedIn Emai…

News Scan for Oct 24, 2014

H3N2v case plus flu death in childMERS in Saudi ArabiaMore EV-D68 casesPolio-free IndiaShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF

Obama names Ebola chief; search is on for more contacts

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 17, 2014Ron Klain will lead the government’s domestic and foreign response, and Obama signed an executive order to allow National Guard and Reserve forces to help battle Ebola.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email P…

News Scan for Oct 17, 2014

US suspends GOF research fundingViral outbreaks in PacificAedes mosquitoes in LAShare Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF

WHO: Several recent MERS patients drank camel milk

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 17, 2014Four recent Saudi case-patients had frequent contact with camels and often had their milk, both of which are considered risk factors for human disease.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF

Congress pushes for answers as Ebola response stumbles

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 16, 2014Hospital executive faced tough questions from Congress about speed bumps in the response to the quickly evolving Ebola situation.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF

CDC running twofold probe of EV-D68 cases, neuro illnesses

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 10, 2014Investigation continues into the geographic extent of the disease and its full spectrum, particularly whether it’s related to cases of unexplained limb weakness.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF