Infectious Disease Control News and Press Releases

Infectious Disease Control

Releases published in the last 30 days.

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WHO concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5/17/2018 11:36:40 AM; One new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Wangata, one of the three health zones of Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
National Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Tick Testing for Borrelia burgdorferi: 5/10/2018 4:28:07 PM; May is recognized as Lyme Disease Awareness Month and it is also the beginning of tick season. It is a time when government agencies, healthcare advocates and those dedicated to educating the public about the condition and ways to avoid infection join together to increase awareness of this important topic.
Largest cholera vaccine drive in history to target spike in outbreaks: 5/7/2018 10:37:04 AM; A spate of cholera outbreaks across Africa has prompted the largest cholera vaccination drive in history, with more than two million people across the continent set to receive oral cholera vaccine (OCV).
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Sickens at Least 11 in Florida: 5/4/2018 9:38:24 AM; Florida’s News Channel 8 recently reported 11 people from a master planned community in Sarasota County came down with Legionnaires’ disease. According to the station, the Sarasota County Health Department advised local officials to close down the community’s pool and spa as they could be the source of the bacteria that cause the disease.
Asthma Awareness Month, World Asthma Day 2018 and Identifying Asthma Triggers: 5/2/2018 9:14:51 AM; Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects over 24 million people living in the United States, including more than 6 million children according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Geneva Palais briefing note: 55,000 Rohingya refugee children at risk due to floods and landslides as pre-monsoon rains start in Bangladesh: 5/2/2018 6:16:49 AM; This is a summary of what was said by Christophe Boulierac, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Mammoth Biosciences Launches to Develop World’s First CRISPR-Based Detection Platform: 4/26/2018 1:24:03 PM; Today, Mammoth Biosciences unveils their vision for the world’s first and only CRISPR-enabled platform capable of detecting any biomarker or disease containing DNA or RNA.