WHO shuts Sierra Leone lab after worker infected with Ebola | Reuters

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had shut a laboratory in Sierra Leone after a health worker there was infected with Ebola, a move that may hamper efforts to boost the global response to the worst ever outbreak of the disease.

At least 1,427 people have died and 2,615 have been infected since the disease was detected deep in the forests of southeastern Guinea in March.

WHO shuts Sierra Leone lab after worker infected with Ebola | Reuters

Ebola-infizierter WHO-Mitarbeiter zur Behandlung in Deutschland eingetroffen | Aktuell Deutschland | DW.DE | 27.08.2014

Es gilt die höchste Sicherheitsstufe. Spezialjet und Isolier-Rettungswagen sind im Einsatz, als in Hamburg der erste Ebola-Patient aus Westafrika eintrifft.



Ebola-infizierter WHO-Mitarbeiter zur Behandlung in Deutschland eingetroffen | Aktuell Deutschland | DW.DE | 27.08.2014

Hospital Releases Two Missionaries Who Had Ebola - YouTube

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Hospital Releases Two Missionaries Who Had Ebola - YouTube

Invasive Infection Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter soli, Japan - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Invasive Infection Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter soli, Japan - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Isolates Producing KPC-3, North Dakota, USA - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Isolates Producing KPC-3, North Dakota, USA - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

CDC Releases Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus

CDC Releases Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus

Biomarker Correlates of Survival in Pediatric Patients with Ebola Virus Disease

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CDC Vaccine Information Statements Update

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CDC Vaccine Information Statements Update

Ahead of Print -Novel Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Variant with Large Genomic Deletion, South Korea - Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Novel Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Variant with Large Genomic Deletion, South Korea - Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Camels, Eastern Africa, 1983–1997 - Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Camels, Eastern Africa, 1983–1997 - Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ebola outbreak in West Africa spirals nearly out of control - YouTube

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Ebola outbreak in West Africa spirals nearly out of control - YouTube

Mob Destroys Ebola Center In Liberia Two Days After It Opens

MONROVIA, Liberia — This morning Makasha Kroma shivered with fever. Her head still hurt; that hadn’t gone away. And she was vomiting a lot.



That’s why she’d ended up here, at a holding center where people suspected to have Ebola wait, in a dark classroom, for the results of their tests. These things — headache, fever, vomiting — are the early signs.



Mob Destroys Ebola Center In Liberia Two Days After It Opens

U.S. doctor risks her life to fight Ebola - YouTube

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U.S. doctor risks her life to fight Ebola - YouTube

Ahead of Print -Distance from Construction Site and Risk for Coccidioidomycosis, Arizona, USA - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Distance from Construction Site and Risk for Coccidioidomycosis, Arizona, USA - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus, Tunisia, 2012–2013 - Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus, Tunisia, 2012–2013 - Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ebola infections top 1,800 | TheHill

A top World Health Organization (WHO) official on Sunday said the number of patients infected by the Ebola virus has risen to 1,825 in four African countries.

Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the assistant director general of health security for the World Health Organization, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that approximately 900 people have died in the outbreak, and that number is expected to increase.

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Ebola in Westafrika: Flughunde als Reservoir des Erregers - International Nachrichten - NZZ.ch

We know the pathways and the reservoir of the Ebola virus. Why is this outbreak not contained?



Ebola in Westafrika: Flughunde als Reservoir des Erregers - International Nachrichten - NZZ.ch

FDA allows limited use of Ebola drug. Tekmira stock spikes 45% - Aug. 8, 2014

The company behind a potential Ebola drug is red-hot again.

Canadian biotech firm Tekmira Pharmaceuticals (TKMR)announced that the Federal Drug Administration knocked down a key barrier to its medicine, TKM Ebola, reaching some patients. The FDA moved the drug from a "full hold" to a "partial hold," which means Tekmira can use the drug in limited experiments.

FDA allows limited use of Ebola drug. Tekmira stock spikes 45% - Aug. 8, 2014

Ahead of Print -Etymologia: Bacillus anthracis - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Etymologia: Bacillus anthracis - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Mortierella wolfii–Associated Invasive Disease - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Mortierella wolfii–Associated Invasive Disease - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Worker Health and Safety Practices in Research Facilities Using Nonhuman Primates, North America - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Worker Health and Safety Practices in Research Facilities Using Nonhuman Primates, North America - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Isolates Producing KPC-3, North Dakota, USA - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Isolates Producing KPC-3, North Dakota, USA - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Novel Circovirus from Mink, China - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Novel Circovirus from Mink, China - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Urethritis Caused by Novel Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W in Man Who Has Sex with Men, Japan - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Urethritis Caused by Novel Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W in Man Who Has Sex with Men, Japan - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Common Exposure to STL Polyomavirus During Childhood - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Common Exposure to STL Polyomavirus During Childhood - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Spread of Vaccinia Virus to Cattle Herds, Argentina, 2011 - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Spread of Vaccinia Virus to Cattle Herds, Argentina, 2011 - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Factors Contributing to Decline in Foodborne Disease Outbreak Reports, United States - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Factors Contributing to Decline in Foodborne Disease Outbreak Reports, United States - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus from Waterfowl, South Korea, 2014 - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus from Waterfowl, South Korea, 2014 - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Invasive Infection Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter soli, Japan - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Invasive Infection Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter soli, Japan - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Potential Human Adaptation Mutation of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Canada - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Potential Human Adaptation Mutation of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Canada - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Cerebellitis Associated with Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, United States, 2013 - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Ahead of Print -Cerebellitis Associated with Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, United States, 2013 - Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Time to act on the 'other' health crisis – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

It’s not surprising that international attention has been focused on the ongoing outbreak of Ebola that has struck West Africa. After all, there are few treatment options for the disease, which has a case fatality rate of up to 90 percent, and the current outbreak has been described as the deadliest outbreak in history. Indeed, Britain’s government recently held an emergency meeting to discuss the possible threat to the country, although the foreign secretary said he believes Britain has the expertise to deal with the threat.

But while Ebola is getting the headlines, another health threat has been growing across the globe, one with implications every bit as serious: the rapid rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Time to act on the 'other' health crisis – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

Plane enroute to get second Ebola patient - YouTube

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Plane enroute to get second Ebola patient - YouTube

Gupta: We're going to see Ebola around the world – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

Gupta: We're going to see Ebola around the world – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

STDs are on the rise in Miami-Dade - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

Rates of both chlamydia and syphilis in Miami-Dade have nearly doubled since 2006, according to new statistics from the Florida Department of Health.

The rise in sexually transmitted diseases is an unsettling and largely unnoticed trend, said Alex Moreno, the clinical program manager for the adolescent medicine division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/01/4266546/stds-are-on-the-rise-in-miami.html#storylink=cpy

STDs are on the rise in Miami-Dade - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

CDC Influenza News and Highlights August 1, 2014

August 1, 2014



CDC Influenza News and Highlights

CDC Releases Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals

August 1, 2014



CDC Releases Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals

CDC Vaccine Price List Update August 1, 2014

August 1, 2014



CDC Vaccine Price List Update

KAE609 shows promise as next generation treatment for malaria

KAE609 shows promise as next generation treatment for malaria