CDC Director Robert Redfield Says Pandemic Flu Is ‘Very Possible’
"We're at risk for another pandemic. Our best preparation for that pandemic is to optimize our response to seasonal flu," he said. Keep Reading
World Leaders Take Part in Crisis Simulation of Superbug Pandemic
The crisis simulation put ministers in a fictional scenario where an E. Coli outbreak that is resistant to antibiotics spreads across borders. Keep Reading
Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease (HID) Training Course
Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease (HID) is a three-day course that provides the student with the best practice, knowledge, and skills for triaging, transporting, transferring, treating, and managing persons with highly infectious diseases. Students participate in a guided discussion of best practices for managing and treating persons with a highly infectious disease… Keep Reading
Smallpox Bioattack ‘Would Quickly Spiral Out of Control and Become a Pandemic’
Preparedness could be the difference between a contained local outbreak and a global pandemic if there was a smallpox attack in the Pacific today, a bioterrorism exercise held at UNSW Sydney discovered. Keep Reading
Closing Border Against Extreme Pandemics Pays Off, Study Finds
The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, is a cost-benefit analysis of closing the border in the event of a severe global pandemic. Keep Reading
WHO Concerned as One Ebola Case Confirmed in Urban Area of DRC
"The arrival of Ebola in an urban area is very concerning and WHO and partners are working together to rapidly scale up the search for all contacts of the confirmed case in the Mbandaka area," said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. Keep Reading
Top White House Official in Charge of Pandemic Response Exits Abruptly
Ziemer’s last day was Tuesday, the same day a new Ebola outbreak was declared in Congo. He is not being replaced. Keep Reading
New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO is working closely with the Government of the DRC to rapidly scale up its operations and mobilize health partners using the model of a successful response to a similar EVD outbreak in 2017. Keep Reading
Pandemic Fears Stoke Calls for New Vaccines and Global Health Initiatives
Gates announced the launch of a new “grand challenge” award by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide $12 million in grants to researchers discovering “game-changing” approaches for testing and developing a universal flu vaccine. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Pandemic Pandemonium Would Lead to Emergence of a New World
It’s just a matter of time when the next novel HCI strain emerges. Keep Reading
