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Delaware Woman Dies Of Flu, Officials Say.

The Wilmington (DE) News Journal (3/11) reports that “a 52-year-old woman [in Delaware] has died of the flu, bringing the season’s death toll to 17, health officials said Monday.” The woman “was infected with influenza A and had underlying health conditio...

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Pneumonic Plague Breaks Out Near Uganda-Congo Border, WHO Says.

Reuters (3/11) reports pneumonic “plague has broken out on Uganda’s border with Democratic Republic of Congo and several people are thought to have died of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday.” The Health Ministry of Uganda “reported...

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World Must Be Better Prepared For Next Flu Pandemic, WHO Says.

Reuters (3/11, Kelland) reports the World Health Organization warned yesterday that the world will eventually face another influenza pandemic, for which reason countries need to prepare and not underestimate the associated risks. In a statement, Tedros Ad...

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Proposal In Kentucky Seeks Review Of State’s Response To Hepatitis Outbreak.

The AP (3/11) reports Kentucky state “lawmakers have advanced a proposal that calls for a review of the state’s response to a hepatitis A outbreak that became one of the country’s largest.” On Monday, “Senate Minority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey said...t...

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New York State Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Minors To Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent.

The New York Times (3/11, McKinley) provides continuing coverage of the news that a pair of New York State lawmakers “are proposing allowing minors to receive vaccinations without permission from their parents.” The proposal “would allow any child 14 year...

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Ebola Expert Dr. Pierre Rollin Retires From CDC.

Atlanta Business Chronicle (3/11, Subscription Publication) reports “Dr. Pierre Rollin, one of the world’s most recognized authorities of Ebola, quietly retired from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this year, according to...

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This Year Shaping Up To Be Worst Year For Measles Since 1992, CDC Says.

The 206 measles cases confirmed in the United States through February is the highest year-to-date number since 1992, the Washington Post (3/8, Ingraham) reported, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data “underscore how an...

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Amid Attention On “London Patient,” Other HIV Treatment, Prevention Advances Said To Be More Important.

The New York Times (3/8, McNeil) suggested that while “the ‘London patient,’ apparently cured of HIV infection, has gotten all the attention...other recently revealed advances are more likely to affect the immediate course of the AIDS epidemic.” These inc...

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First Tetanus Case In 30 Years In Oregon Nearly Costs Child’s Life, CDC Says.

The Washington Post (3/8, Wang) reported on a case study by the CDC that recounts how a 6-year-old boy in Portland, Oregon contracted tetanus in 2017 after an injury on a farm. Days after the injury, the child “boy’s jaw began clenching, and his neck and...

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Flu Season Seems To Be Peaking As Health Officials See Rise Of Harsher Strain.

The AP (3/8, Stobbe) reports that “there’s a strong chance this flu season has peaked, but health officials are watching a recent wave of illnesses from a nastier flu strain.” The AP added that recently, “60 percent of the flu virus samples tested were th...

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Over 2,000 Migrants Quarantined In US Detention Centers Over Potential Disease Outbreaks.

Reuters (3/10, Rosenberg, Cooke) reports that over 2,200 migrants are being quarantined in US detention centers due to outbreaks of various infectious diseases, according to “an ICE official who spoke on condition of anonymity.” Early last week, “US Custo...

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Measles Outbreak In New Zealand’s Canterbury Grows To 20 People As Vaccine Supply Is Bolstered.

Reuters (3/10, Kelly) reports “thousands of vaccines are being delivered to health centers in New Zealand’s Canterbury district as a measles outbreak has widened to 20 confirmed cases with health officials warning the number is expected to rise over the c...

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Children In Madagascar Dying From Measles Amid Vaccine Shortage, High Cost.

Reuters (3/8, Rabary) reported hundreds of children have died from measles in Madagascar, where “parents are desperate to vaccinate their children” amid both a limited supply and prohibitive costs. Given that the country’s “last vaccination drive was in 2...

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Unvaccinated Student Infects At Least 21 Other People With Measles At New York City School.

The Hill (3/8, Folley) provided continuing coverage of the news that “an unvaccinated student who contracted measles recently infected at least 21 people with the virus at a school in New York City.” The outbreak “comes as the city continues to battle its...

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23andMe To Offer DNA Test For Diabetes Risk.

STAT (3/10, Robbins) reported that on March 10 at the South by Southwest festival, “the consumer genomics giant 23andMe announced that it will now tell its customers how their DNA affects their chances of developing type 2 diabetes.” The company’s “new re...

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New York State Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Allow Minors To Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent.

The AP (3/8) reported “a new bill in the New York state Legislature would allow minors [14 years of age or older] to get vaccinated without parental consent.” Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy (D) and state Sen. Liz Krueger (D) “say the change is needed because...

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Opinion: Federal Government Must Lead Country’s Response To Vaccine Crisis.

In an op-ed for the Washington Post (3/7, Fielding), Scott C. Ratzan, senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Barry R. Bloom, professor of public health and former dean at the Harvard School of Pu...

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Facebook To Provide Users With Authoritative Information On Vaccine Safety.

USA Today (3/7, Graham) reports Facebook “says it will reduce distribution” of vaccine misinformation “and provide users with ‘authoritative information’ on the topic” of vaccine safety, effectively “following the lead of Pinterest, which has blocked all...

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Tufts Medical Center Launches Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force.

The Boston Herald (3/7, Cohan) reports that “Tufts Medical Center is launching a task force to battle dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbugs,” announcing on Thursday “the formation of its new Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance....

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FDA Panel Recommends Approval For Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine Only For Younger People.

STAT (3/7, Branswell) reports a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended approval for Sanofi’s dengue vaccine for people between the ages of 9 and 17, but not for adults. The panel recommended the vaccine only be used “by people who liv...

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Delaware Woman Dies Of Flu, Officials Say.

Pneumonic Plague Breaks Out Near Uganda-Congo Border, WHO Says.

World Must Be Better Prepared For Next Flu Pandemic, WHO Says.

Proposal In Kentucky Seeks Review Of State’s Response To Hepatitis Outbreak.

New York State Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Minors To Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent.

Ebola Expert Dr. Pierre Rollin Retires From CDC.

This Year Shaping Up To Be Worst Year For Measles Since 1992, CDC Says.

Amid Attention On “London Patient,” Other HIV Treatment, Prevention Advances Said To Be More Important.

First Tetanus Case In 30 Years In Oregon Nearly Costs Child’s Life, CDC Says.

Flu Season Seems To Be Peaking As Health Officials See Rise Of Harsher Strain.

Over 2,000 Migrants Quarantined In US Detention Centers Over Potential Disease Outbreaks.

Measles Outbreak In New Zealand’s Canterbury Grows To 20 People As Vaccine Supply Is Bolstered.

Children In Madagascar Dying From Measles Amid Vaccine Shortage, High Cost.

Unvaccinated Student Infects At Least 21 Other People With Measles At New York City School.

23andMe To Offer DNA Test For Diabetes Risk.

New York State Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Allow Minors To Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent.

Opinion: Federal Government Must Lead Country’s Response To Vaccine Crisis.

Facebook To Provide Users With Authoritative Information On Vaccine Safety.

Tufts Medical Center Launches Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force.

FDA Panel Recommends Approval For Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine Only For Younger People.