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The Centers for Disease Control has established a Bioterrorism Program to ensure the rapid development of federal, state, and local capacity to address potential bioterrorism events.
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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the Centers for Disease Control notifies clinicians of serious ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats.
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CDC: Interim guidance for use of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine during novel influenza A (H1N1) outbreak
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Six African Nations now confirm Novel Influenza A/H1N1: Ethiopia, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire, S. Africa, Morocco and Egypt [6/24/2009]
South Africa is the third African Nation to confirm the Novel Influenza A (H1N1), as cases in Morocco rise to 8 and in Egypt to 29 [6/20/2009]
Morocco Reports its 2nd case of Novel Influenza A (H1N1), and Egypt its 23rd Case, totaling 25 lab-confirmed cases in Africa [6/16/2009]
Egypt Reports 20th Case of Novel Influenza A (H1N1), and Remains the Only Nation in Africa with Lab-Confirmed Cases [6/15/2009]
Phase 6 Declared by WHO for Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Based on International Spread at the Community Level [6/12/2009]
Australia reports jump to 876 cases of novel H1N1 flu infection, mostly in Victoria, while Egypt and Saudi Arabia report first cases in travelers [6/4/2009]
Egypt Provides H5N1 Avian Flu Vaccine Virus Clade 2.2.1 [5/29/2009]
Still no confirmed case in Africa of the novel H1N1 flu virus as WHO reports 13,398 cases in 48 nations, and WHO recommends virus for novel H1N1 vaccines [5/27/2009]
Will the new Influenza A (H1N1) virus continue to spread this summer in the Northern Hemisphere? Cases total 8,829 with 74 deaths in 40 nations, cases in Japan jump from 7 to 125, and still no confirmed cases in Africa. [5/19/2009]
WHO assesses the severity of an influenza pandemic, as Phase 5 is maintained for this novel Influenza A (H1N1) with 5,251 confirmed cases (61 fatal) in 30 nations [5/13/2009]
Will Survivors of the New Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus be Immune to Re-infection, Protected from Severe Disease if Infected with a Related Flu Virus, and/or Able to Donate Immune Plasma? Lab-Confirmed Cases reach 1,085 with 26 Deaths, in 21 Nations and 36 US States. [5/5/2009]
Key differences between the new Influenza A (H1N1) virus from this 2009 outbreak and the usual yearly (seasonal) human influenza A (H1N1) virus [5/4/2009]
WHO Raises Pandemic Alert to Phase 5 (Pandemic is “Imminent”) as US Cases Increase to 91 in 10 States, and Nine Nations Confirm Cases including New Zealand in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere. WHO Hosts Meeting on Evolving Clinical and Epidemiological Facts. [4/30/2009]
WHO Raises Pandemic Alert to Phase 4 due to swine influenza A (H1N1); Infections and some Deaths Continue in Mexico, US Cases Increase to 40 (none fatal), and Confirmed Case(s) Occur in Spain and Scotland. Will this Virus Become Established in the Southern Hemisphere by their Upcoming Flu Season (June-August, 2009)? [4/28/2009]
Canada confirms 6 cases of swine flu, NYC 8 cases and Ohio 1 case as US Declares Public Health Emergency during televised White House Press Briefing Sunday [4/27/2009]
CDC Confirms Two Swine Flu H1N1 cases in Kansas and WHO Chief Dr. Chan Declares Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico and USA a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” per the International Health Regulations (IHR) [4/26/2009]
Novel Influenza Virus A (H1N1) with Genes of Swine, Avian, and Human origin causing infection in parts of California, Texas, and Mexico, with some person-to-person spread [4/24/2009]
Lack of fatal H5N1 Avian Flu infections in 31 patients under 10 years of age, compared with 23 deaths in 32 patients > 10 years of age, in Egypt since 2006. [4/15/2009]
First Artemesinin Combination Therapy (ACT) to Treat Malaria in the USA approved by the FDA [4/9/2009]
No Deaths in 12 Patients with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Reported from Egypt since January 1, 2009 [4/8/2009]
Levofloxacin Boxed Warning on Risk of Tendinitis and Tendon Rupture [4/6/2009]
FDA Licenses New Japanese B Encephalitis Vaccine [3/31/2009]
No Deaths in Nine Patients with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Reported from Egypt in 2009 [3/30/2009]
Meningococcal Meningitis Cases Increase in the Meningitis Belt in Africa [3/27/2009]
A Pandemic Flu Vaccine granted marketing authorization in Australia but not in Europe [3/27/2009]
March 24 is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day [3/23/2009]
Smallpox Vaccine Guidance Updated by CDC [3/21/2009]
New Clade 2.1 and Clade 4 recombinant H5N1 Vaccine Viruses Announced by WHO [3/16/2009]
US Guidance on Cleaning EMS and Other Transit Vehicles during a Flu Pandemic [3/13/2009]
WHO Focuses on Three Key Health Arguments on Climate Change [3/12/2009]
New Facility in Mexico to make Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Vaccine [3/11/2009]
GAO reports on sustaining pandemic flu preparedness: 10 of 23 recommendations remain [3/10/2009]
Patient Safety Awareness Week March 8-14 2009 [3/5/2009]
Poliovirus: Very High Risk of Further International Spread from Sudan [3/3/2009]
Delivery Begins of Human Moncolonal Anthrax Antitoxin to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) [3/2/2009]
Beijing to host Ministerial Meeting of (27) high MDR/XDR (“M/XDR”) Tuberculosis-Burden Nations [3/1/2009]
Artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites emerge along the Thai-Cambodia border: Control Efforts Announced [2/27/2009]
WHO Announces Agreement on Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccines [2/26/2009]
Meningococcal Outbreak in Nigeria and “Meningitis Belt” of Africa: CDC advises Vaccination for Travelers [2/25/2009]
February 24 2009
Cholera epidemic persists throughout Zimbabwe [2/21/2009]
20 February 2009
H5N1 Vaccine Update from WHO [2/16/2009]
15 February 2009
U.S. Army temporarily suspends much of their biodefense laboratory research at Ft. Detrick, Maryland [2/10/2009]
10 February 2009
Health Department Reports that Influenza Has Arrived in New York City [2/9/2009]
40 WHO Websites on Infectious Diseases listed in the February 6 2009 WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) [2/7/2009]
Peanut-Containing Product Recalls Exceeds 1,500 with Updated Identifications on FDA website and “Widget” [2/7/2009]
Poultry-to-Human H5N1 Influenza Infections Continue in China and Egypt [2/5/2009]
WHO: Urgent Efforts Needed to Control Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe, including Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) at the Community Level [2/4/2009]
Traveler Infected with Marburg Virus in Uganda Hospitalized on Return to USA in 2008 and Survived [2/3/2009]
Global, national efforts must be urgently intensified to control Zimbabwe cholera outbreak [1/31/2009]
Pearls from the WHO’s “Smallpox and its Eradication”: Lessons and Benefits, but no Template for other Disease Control Campaigns [1/28/2009]
Antiviral Resistance Seasonal Flu 2008 1 27 [1/27/2009]
Pearls from the WHO “Smallpox and its Eradication”: The Role of Traditional Leaders in Northern Nigeria [1/27/2009]
WHO 2003-2009: Cumulative Number of H5N1 Flu Patients reaches 400, with sporadic cases this month in China, Egypt, Indonesia, and Vietnam. [1/26/2009]
Pearls from the online WHO “Smallpox and its Eradication” (I): Development and Use of the WHO Smallpox Recognition Card in Indonesia 1970-71. [1/26/2009]
US CDC Announces New Acting Director: Richard Besser, MD [1/23/2009]
Salmonella Outbreak in 43 US States appears linked to Peanut Butter and Paste [1/19/2009]
CDC Announces Guidance on Smallpox Revaccination of Eligible Persons on an "Out-The Door" As-Needed Basis [1/16/2009]
White House issues Executive Order to Strengthen Laboratory Biosecurity in the USA [1/12/2009]
No Statistically Significant Clinical Differences Seen with Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza A (H1N1) in Norway in 2007-2008 [1/9/2009]
FDA Approves Change in Anthrax Vaccine to IM Administration and one less dose PRE-exposure [12/31/2008]
64/65 (99%) of Human Influenza A (H1N1) isolates tested in the USA are resistant to (oral) oseltamivir (Tamiflu). [12/30/2008]
Bacillus anthracis resistant to Chloramphenicol and Penicillin reported from Patients in Mongolia [12/30/2008]
Drum Maker in England with Inhalational Anthrax illustrates the Challenge of Curing Patients in the Late-Fulminant Stage [12/20/2008]
Fatal case of H5N1 Avian flu reported from Egypt, and Outbreaks in Animals Occur in Multiple Nations [12/18/2008]
H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Infects New Patients in Cambodia and Indonesia [12/12/2008]
ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Conference February 2009 to include “The Science behind the “Anthrax Letter” Attack Investigation” [12/11/2008]
DHS Recommends Manhattan, Kansas as site for Proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) [12/9/2008]
New Subtype of Ebola Virus (#5) reported from 2007 Uganda Outbreak: Estimated 36% Fatality Rate [12/1/2008]
The Vienna Feb 13-16, 2009 International Meeting on Emerging Diseases (IMED) Program posted [11/29/2008]
Bird Flu simulation involving 300 people held in South Sulawesi, Indonesia following recent hospitalization of 17 persons for suspected bird flu [11/26/2008]
“Emerging Infections: a perpetual challenge” described as an Historical Review by NIH authors [11/26/2008]
South Sulawesi Creates a Bird Flu Commission as Indonesian Ministry of Health Reports H5N1 virus tests are negative for 17 suspected cases in Sulawesi [11/21/2008]
US FDA to open first China offices this week in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai; EU also signs agreement with China on consumer safety [11/18/2008]
H5N1 Avian Flu Lab Tests for 17 Persons in Sulawesi hospital awaited from Indonesian Ministry of Health [11/15/2008]
The Jakarta Post Reports 17 Persons being tested for H5N1 Avian Flu in South Sulawesi Hospital [11/14/2008]
Sporadic Flu Activity Reported in DC and 15 states: No Shortage of New Trivalent Flu Vaccine [11/12/2008]
New Biodefense Book Includes Media, Legal, and Psychosocial Perspectives as well as Pathogens [11/11/2008]
US Announces New Funding for Avian and Pandemic Flu at International Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt [11/6/2008]
5 Patients with Novel Arenavirus in South Africa [10/30/2008]
Global Spread of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-Resistant Human Influenza A (H1N1) [10/29/2008]
H2 and H6 Influenza A as potential pandemic threats and their vaccines and other countermeasures added to prior U.S. PREP Act Declaration for H5, H7, and H9 [10/25/2008]
Smallpox Countermeasures Declaration under the U.S. Public Readiness and Preparedness (PREP) Act [10/22/2008]
Botulism Countermeasures Declaration under the PREP Act made by US Government [10/22/2008]
APIC “Infection Preventionists” Support Requiring Flu Vaccine for Healthcare Workers [10/21/2008]
Multiple Simulation Exercises for Pandemic Flu Provided from the Asia-Pacific Region [10/20/2008]
N-95 Respirator fit-testing required for US postal carriers to receive a "Household Antibiotic Kit" (doxycycline) for use during an Anthrax attack [10/16/2008]
UN and World Bank Issue Global Progress Report on Avian Flu and Pandemic Preparedness: Specific Countries and Case Studies as Examples [10/15/2008]
South Africa reports frequent resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in Influenza A Viruses (H1N1) this winter, similar to Europe last winter [10/15/2008]
A New Virus Found as the Cause of Death in 3 patients, including health care workers, in southern Africa [10/14/2008]
12 Infectious Diseases Predicted to Spread ("Emerge") due to Climate Change [10/9/2008]
Pakistan 2007: Family cluster of 5 brothers with H5N1 Avian Flu infection includes the full clinical spectrum from fatalities to the (rare) asymptomatic household contact case [10/8/2008]
22 U.S. contracts for “Covered Countermeasures” against anthrax listed in HHS PREP Act Declaration [10/5/2008]
US to make antibiotics available for postal workers and household members as CRI preparedness for anthrax [10/4/2008]
Acanthamoeba in vitro to co-culture the bacteria that cause tularemia: A model system in multiple laboratories in Europe and North America. [10/1/2008]
WHO updates Candidate H5N1 vaccine virus list for potential use as human vaccines [9/29/2008]
Tularemia Risk Communication: CDC’s “Communicating in the First Hours” [9/24/2008]
Nipah Virus 10 Years-After-Emergence in Malaysia and Singapore and then outbreaks in Bangladesh and India [9/22/2008]
22 September 2008
New H5N1 virus Clade 2.3.4 (‘Fujian-like lineage’) available for vaccine development [9/16/2008]
Past and Future Newsletters on Tularemia [9/9/2008]
WHO reports that 107/107 (100%) of influenza A (H1N1) human viruses this flu season are resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) (Note: This is not avian H5N1) [8/25/2008]