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News Scan for Jun 21, 2017

Study suggests prior dengue infection doesn't increase Zika viral load

An analysis of blood samples from Brazilian patients seen in an emergency department for acute febrile illness found no sign of antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) in those with Zika infection who had previously been exposed to dengue virus.

  • Zika-dengue immunity findings
  • Saudi MERS case
  • Pertussis vaccine exemption
  • Ricin vaccine

News Scan for May 25, 2016

Antibiotic treatment of cows may increase their methane emissions

In a small study, antibiotic treatment of cows nearly doubled emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from their manure, suggesting that worries about antimicrobial resistance may not be the only reason to use caution with antibiotics in farm animals, according to a report today in the Journal of the Royal Society B.

  • Cow antibiotics and methane output
  • MERS antibodies in camel calves
  • Ricin vaccine funds

News Scan for Nov 05, 2015

Survey finds moms' flu, pertussis vaccination increases 'cocooning'

A survey designed to assess flu and pertussis vaccination patterns and attitudes in women who recently delivered babies found that both moms' vaccination and recommendations from obstetricians were linked to infant vaccine cocooning.

  • Maternal vaccination and cocooning
  • More dengue in Hawaii
  • Ricin vaccine trial results

News Scan for Aug 19, 2015

CDC: US Cyclospora outbreak grows to 476 cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday reported 19 new cyclosporiasis cases in the past week, bringing the 2015 outbreak total to 476 infections in 29 states.

  • More Cyclospora cases
  • Plague in California
  • Ricin vaccine funding

News Scan for Sep 05, 2014

Plague bacteria, other misplaced pathogens found at NIH, FDA labs

A search of government labs in the wake of a July discovery of old vials of smallpox virus has turned up additional improperly stored pathogens that cause plague, tularemia, melioidosis, botulism, and a certain foodborne disease, as well as the toxin ricin, the Washington Post reported today.

  • More misplaced lab pathogens
  • No MERS in Filipino nurse
  • Foodborne hepatitis A

News Scan for Jun 02, 2014

USDA action on poultry inspection rule expected in July

Final action on a controversial US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plan to streamline inspections of poultry carcasses is now scheduled for July, having been postponed from April, Food Safety News reported today.

  • USDA poultry inspection plan
  • Chia-linked illnesses in Canada
  • Ricin guilty plea

News Scan for Dec 11, 2013

Report: Recent malaria-control efforts saved 3.3 million lives

Global malaria-control efforts since 2000 have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives and reduced global mortality rates by 45%, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its "World Malaria Report 2013," released today.

  • Malaria progress
  • Plague in Madagascar
  • Ricin guilty plea

News Scan for Jun 10, 2013

Study: Flu vaccine does not raise risk of non-flu respiratory virus infections

A study from a Wisconsin team indicates that influenza vaccination does not increase the risk of infection with other respiratory viruses, which supports the validity of a common method for assessing flu vaccine effectiveness (VE) in observational studies.

  • Flu vaccine and other viruses
  • More berry-linked hepatitis cases
  • Another ricin arrest

NEWS SCAN: New ricin letter probe, US BSE risk, mutated mosquitoes, recurrent fungal meningitis, Zika case in Canada

Ricin letter threats target NYC mayor, gun control group

 

NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine and adult narcolepsy, TB drug shortage, ricin arrest

May 23, 2013

 

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