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Chikungunya Virus May Be Coming to a City Near You
The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has been the subject of increasing attention as it spreads throughout South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. This painful and potentially debilitating disease is predicted to soon spread to the U.S.
- April 9, 2015
- | Filed under Public Health
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in Arkansas turkeys: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Arkansas, the third-largest U.S. turkey producer and home to Tyson Foods Inc, the nation’s biggest chicken company.
- March 19, 2015
- | Filed under North America and Public Health
WHO and World Food Programme join forces to reach zero Ebola cases
WHO and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are combining their forces in a new partnership in the Ebola-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The arrangement combines the logistics strength of WFP with WHO’s public health expertise to help get the current Ebola outbreak down to zero cases in West Africa. The Read More »
- March 16, 2015
- | Filed under Public Health
American Ebola Patient Admitted to NIH Maryland Hospital
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today admitted an American healthcare worker who has tested positive for Ebola virus disease to the NIH Clinical Center Special Clinical Studies Unit (SCSU) in Bethesda, Md.
- March 16, 2015
- | Filed under Public Health
CDC’s New Director of Public Health Preparedness and Response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) has a new director, Rear Admiral Stephen C. Redd, MD.
- March 12, 2015
- | Filed under Public Health