MERS cases reach Far East; Saudi Arabia reports 6 more
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsApr 16, 2014The disease has made a long-feared leap outside the Middle East, killing a man in Malaysia and infecting a nurse in the Philippines.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Animal study yields promising results for measles drug
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 16, 2014Encouraging results suggest that health departments may someday have an oral drug to help extinguish outbreaks.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Chikungunya in TongaHPV and throat cancerNew H7N9 caseShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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E coli levels in USMERS virus in camelsHepatitis A outbreak in EuropeShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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H7N9 updateH5 outbreaks in JapanShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Case numbers edge upward in West Africa Ebola outbreak
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 14, 2014Guinea reports 10 more cases, bringing its total to 168, and Liberia reports 1 new case, for 26 total there.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Saudi hospital MERS cases prompt temporary ER closure
The emergency department of a Saudi hospital was closed for disinfection because of concern about the spread of MERS-CoV, following several cases in recent days.
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Restaurant outbreaksCDC polio travel alertsShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Ebola toll rises in GuineaMeasles in AfricaSampling for bioterrorismShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
Experiments render H7N1 virus more contagious in ferrets
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsApr 04, 2014A study focusing on H7N1 avian flu viruses prompted special prepublication reviews because of “dual use” concerns.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Action urged against insect-borne threats in the Americas
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 04, 2014A chikungunya outbreak in the Dominican Republic underscores the need for greater mosquito-control efforts.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
Minnesota Lassa fever case is first in US since 2010
Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP NewsApr 04, 2014Minnesota health officials diagnosed Lassa fever in a man who had traveled to West Africa.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Uptick in flu activityMore H7N9 casesShare Tweet Email Print & PDF
More H7N9 cases reported in China as holiday prompts warning
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 03, 2014The slow but steady trickle of cases in China could increase with travel and poultry sales during upcoming Qingming Festival.Share Tweet Email Print & PDF
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Ebola deaths in LiberiaUS West Nile monitoringLA County meningitis alertShare Tweet Email Print & PDF