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Nov 12
New Item CDC reports two swine-related H3N2 infections

Nov 11
New Item CDC finds E coli outbreak strain in cheese

New Item Canada finds more infections with NDM-1 resistance factor

New Item NEWS SCAN: Hospital group pushes flu vaccination, flu resources for schools, WHO TB report, dengue in Miami, H1N1 and cancer

Nov 10
New Item Pandemic report warns against 'flu fatigue,' complacency

New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: H1N1 lineage domination, pandemic telephone triage, global flu report, H5N1 in Europe

New Item NEWS SCAN: School mumps outbreak, norovirus in Chicago, C diff vaccine fast-tracked

Nov 9
New Item GAO: US needs better program to keep animal diseases out

New Item Cholera cases confirmed in Haiti's capital

New Item NEWS SCAN: Infant flu-vaccine protection, employee flu shots, polio in Congo, rapid test contract

Nov 8
New Item Study: Artesunate is best drug for severe malaria

New Item NEWS SCAN: Pandemic-wave severity, hospital H3N2 outbreak, flooding and cholera, egg recall

Nov 5
New Item Costco Gouda suspected in 5-state E coli outbreak

New Item NEWS SCAN: World-wide flu activity low, H5N1 vaccine, texting flu messages, fewer veterinarians may affect food safety

Nov 4
New Item FDA probe finds Listeria at Texas produce company

New Item Public-private group to offer guidance on produce safety

New Item Grants for small biotechs include infectious-disease projects

New Item NEWS SCAN: Cholera surge; E coli from soil; imported malaria, polio; vaccine referendum

Nov 3
New Item Study: Tamiflu alone beats dual therapy in treating flu

New Item NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine lessons, H1N1 immune response, cholera update, gene sharing, virus-fighting finding

Nov 2
New Item NEWS SCAN: Cholera update, non-O157 E coli, origins of plague, H1N1 vaccine coverage, HIV and H1N1 in kids

Nov 1
New Item Elimination of malaria remains a distant goal

New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Low US flu levels, call for peramivir, flu mutations and severity

New Item NEWS SCAN: Cholera clues, Salmonella in food workers, feds reassess gene stance

Oct 29
New Item IOM report airs lessons of H1N1 vaccination campaign

New Item Study shows benefits of FluMist in school flu vaccine clinics

New Item NEWS SCAN: Anthrax vaccine stoppage, Haiti travel advice, virus-sharing conflicts, egg safety, H1N1 vaccine acceptance

Oct 28
New Item CDC sees smooth road so far for flu vaccine

New Item First clinical trial results for norovirus vaccine outlined

New Item NEWS SCAN: H1N1 mutation and vaccine, cholera cases climb, Ebola developments, new raw-milk pathogens

Oct 27
New Item CDC advisors recommend steps to fill pertussis vaccine gaps

New Item FDA issued $18.5 million in food protection grants in past year

New Item NEWS SCAN: H1N1 & kids' deaths, flu vaccine response in elderly, import food safety, Cholera in Haiti, peramivir in kids, H1N1 vaccine

Oct 26
New Item French study profiles ICU patients with H1N1

New Item NEWS SCAN: High-dose flu vaccine, Haiti cholera update, bivalent polio vaccine, polio vaccination in Africa, antibiotic resistance in cattle

Oct 25
New Item Sanofi reports trial results for novel flu vaccines

New Item Cholera cases in Haiti double

New Item NEWS SCAN: HCW flu vaccination, H1N1 and cancer, H1N1 mutation, new adenovirus

Oct 22
New Item Disease threats from crayfish, frogs described at IDSA

New Item FDA sets sights on retail food safety improvements

New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Vaccine flow irks doctors, adjuvanted vaccine in kids, H3N2 circulating, EU panel favors FluMist

New Item NEWS SCAN: Suspected cholera in Haiti, Subway Salmonella outbreak, evolving malaria vectors, Ebola vaccine contract

      
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Promising Practices for Higher Ed


CIDRAP's Promising Practices has expanded to include H1N1 response activities for colleges and universities. The expansion is part of a larger project exploring the lessons that universities learned during the pandemic. Promising Practices now has more than 330 practices available.



MCEIRS 2009 H1N1 Influenza Training

2009 H1N1 Influenza in Animals includes H1N1 timeline, occurrence, clinical presentation, surveillance, and challenges. Visit the MCEIRS training portal for series on 2009 H1N1 Influenza and Avian Influenza. More...

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New Item Phylogeography of the spring and fall waves of the H1N1/09 pandemic influenza virus in the United States
From J Virol, published online Nov 10

 
New Item General hospital staff worries, perceived sufficiency of information and associated psychological distress during the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic
 
New Item Can an office practice telephonic response meet the needs of a pandemic?
From Telemed J E Health, published online Nov 8

 
New Item Influenza vaccine given to pregnant women reduces hospitalization due to influenza in their infants
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Nov 8

 
New Item Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 associated with raw milk, Connecticut, 2008
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Nov 8

 
New Item Incidence of hospital admissions and severe outcomes during the first and second waves of pandemic (H1N1) 2009
 
New Item Implementing a community-supported school-based influenza immunization program
From Biosecur Bioterror, published online Nov 5

 
New Item Efficacy of oseltamivir-zanamivir combination compared to each monotherapy for seasonal influenza: a randomized placebo-controlled trial
From PLoS MED, published Nov 2

 
New Item Mass vaccination for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: approaches, challenges, and recommendations
From Biosecur Bioterror, published online Nov 2

 
New Item Surveillance of wild birds for avian influenza virus
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Nov 2

 
New Item All that glitters is not gold -- founder effects complicate associations of flu mutations to disease severity
From Virol J, published Nov 1

 
New Item Salmonella infections in food workers identified through routine public health surveillance in Minnesota: impact on outbreak recognition
 
New Item Safety and immunogenicity following administration of a live, attenuated monovalent 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine to children and adults in two randomized controlled trials
 
New Item Molecular surveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) viruses circulating in Italy from May 2009 to February 2010: association between haemagglutinin mutations and clinical outcome
 
New Item Inactivated seasonal influenza vaccines increase serum antibodies to the neuraminidase of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus in an age-depedent manner
From J Infect Dis, published online Oct 27

 
New Item Case fatality proportion of deaths for infection with Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Uganda
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 27

 
New Item The state of biopreparedness: lessons from leaders, proposals for progress
Oct 27 conference report from UPMC Center for Biosecurity

 
New Item Adult intensive-care patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) infection
From Epidemiol Infect, published online Oct 26

 
New Item Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and oseltamivir resistance in hematology/oncology patients
Letter from Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 25

 
New Item Serological response to H1N1 influenza virus infections in adults treated with oseltamivir
 
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