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Ebola: research team says migrating fruit bats responsible for outbreak

(The Guardian)The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola was triggered by a toddler’s chance contact with a single infected bat, a team of international researchers will reveal, after a major investigation of the origins of the deadly disease now ravaging Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Ebola Could Eventually Afflict Over 20,000, W.H.O. Says

(New York Times) As the tally of deaths from the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus continued its seemingly inexorable rise, the World Health Organization said on Thursday that the epidemic was still accelerating and could afflict more than 20,000 people — almost seven times the current number of reported cases  Read More »

Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables

(CDC) Summary of provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, cumulative, week ending August 23, 2014 (34th Week)

NIH to Launch Human Safety Study of Ebola Vaccine Candidate

(NIH News)-​Initial human testing of an investigational vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease will begin next week by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Expanding age of eligibility for measles vaccination could increase childhood survival in Africa

(Science Daily) Expanding the age of eligibility for measles vaccination from 12 to 15 months could have potentially large effects on coverage in Africa, according to a new report. If combined with improvements to the vaccination process itself, such a change could help the country inch closer to the national coverage levels  Read More »