CDC: Intranasal flu vaccine didn’t shield kids from H1N1 last season
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsNov 07, 2014Flu experts were surprised to find that the effectiveness of FluMist fell short in the group expected to reap the most benefit.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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 29, 2014
CSL-Novartis deal includes US cell-based flu vaccine plant
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 27, 2014The $375 million deal will make the company the second leading player in the $4 billion global flu vaccine market.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
New Ebola vaccine forecast sees earlier start for big trials
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsOct 24, 2014An efficacy trial could start in Liberia in December, according to WHO.Share Tweet LinkedIn Email Print & PDF
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
Flu Scan for Oct 23, 2014
Shipboard flu outbreakH7N9 transmissionShare 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…
WHO calls Senegal Ebola outbreak over, but cases rise elsewhere
No new cases in Senegal in 42 days, but hundreds more have surfaced in the past few days in the hard-hit countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
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
News Scan for Oct 16, 2014
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
US officials expected to announce Ebola screening at airports
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsOct 07, 2014Screening steps for travelers arriving at US airports may resemble the questions being asked of departing passengers in outbreak countries.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF