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NEWS SCAN: US flu declines, BSE probe update, fatal lab infection, WHO's hand hygiene efforts

May 4, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: E coli in lettuce, ruling on animal antibiotics, FMD in Egypt, meningitis in Africa

Mar 23, 2012

 

IDSA: Antibiotics not needed for most sinus infections

(CIDRAP News) – More than 90% of sinus infections are caused by viruses and should not be treated with antibiotics, a common practice that can increase bacterial resistance to the drugs, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) said in new guidelines released today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Listeria meningitis mortality, norovirus shellfish assessment, H1N1 and bacterial infections, Sanofi flu vaccine studies

Oct 24, 2011

 

Study: Malaria vaccine halves cases in young kids

(CIDRAP News) – In a closely watched trial of the world's first malaria vaccine in thousands of African children, researchers today reported that in the latest phase of testing, the vaccine prevented about half of malaria infections in young children.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Broad-spectrum antibiotic, training for food testing, H5N1 in ducks, malaria control

Sep 7, 2011

 

IOM review ties few adverse effects to vaccines

(CIDRAP News) – An Institute of Medicine (IOM) analysis found few health problems that were clearly linked to eight common vaccines, according to a report released today.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Polio in Nigeria, broad-spectrum antiviral, anthrax risk, H influenzae rise, dengue in Bahamas, drug resistance on farms

Aug 11, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: US West Nile increase, new Ehrlichia species, norovirus research funds, 2009 H1N1 vs H3N2, texting malaria treatment

Aug 4, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Novel arenavirus infections, impact of new norovirus strain

 

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