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News Scan for Jul 05, 2013

European countries cite invasive meningitis in men who have sex with men

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warns of an increased risk of invasive meningitis in men who have sex with men (MSM) after recent reports of cases from three countries, said a news release today on a rapid risk assessment issued Jul 3.

  • Invasive meningitis in Europe
  • Europe's healthcare-linked infections
  • Hepatitis from fruit

News Scan for Jun 07, 2013

Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to chicks grows to 224 cases

An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium cases linked to live baby poultry has grown to 224 cases in 34 states, up by 78 cases and 8 states since May 10, the US Centers for Disease Control and Infection (CDC) said in an update yesterday.

  • Salmonella from chicks
  • African meningitis drop
  • Polio in India and Pakistan

NEWS SCAN: Record West Nile deaths, polio in Somalia and Pakistan, global sanitation access

 

NEWS SCAN: Aussie flu vaccine shortages, flu vaccine for UK kids, ground turkey and resistant bacteria

Apr 30, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Novel coronavirus steps, new antimalarial studies, TB report card, Avastin-related recall, soda fountain contamination

Mar 21, 2013

 

FOODBORNE DISEASE SCAN: Salmonella in frogs and reptiles, cruise ship outbreak

 

NEWS SCAN: Antiviral-resistant flu, DARPA flu study grant, test for meningitis-causing fungus, yellow fever in Sudan

Jan 11, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Boston biolab clears hurdle, lab-safety survey, invasive meningitis cluster

 

NEWS SCAN: Tamiflu benefits, pertussis surge in UK, change in meningitis reporting, Uganda Ebola update, persistent hospital bug

 

NEWS SCAN: Airborne Ebola, Marburg & FMD vaccine funds, fungal meningitis update, African meningitis efforts, pneumococcal vaccine

Nov 16, 2012

 

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