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CDC to monitor travelers from West Africa for 21 days

The move comes a day after the DHS said travelers from outbreak nations would be funneled through 5 airports

WHO: Better surveillance reveals higher TB burden

An estimated 9 million people contracted TB globally in 2013, about half a million higher than previous estimates.

WHO: Large Ebola vaccine trials could start in January

Backing off on earlier, rosier predictions, an official said large trials in West Africa could begin in January.

DHS boosts screening for travelers from Ebola outbreak nations

All travelers whose flights originate in outbreak countries must enter the US through 1 of 5 airports.

CDC unveils new PPE guidance for Ebola

The guidance emphasizes unexposed skin and suggests either N-95s or PAPRs for respiratory protection.

Turkey has first MERS case; Saudi Arabia acts to stop cluster

Turkey's case involves a man who visited Saudi Arabia, which has a cluster in Taif.

Oct 16, 2014

Response to statements falsely attributed to CIDRAP regarding Ebola transmission

Nearly one month after publication of a guest commentary on respiratory protection for Ebola workers, two Web sites published incorrect information concerning it.

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RECENT HAPPENINGS

Oct 16, 2014
Response to statements falsely attributed to CIDRAP regarding Ebola transmission.

Oct 15, 2014
Ebola corporate preparedness and risk assessment webinar featured Director Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, and Myles Druckman, MD, of International SOS Assistance, Inc. The webinar included participants from 6 countries and 23 states. A recording of the webinar is available for purchase.

Oct 14, 2014
Symposium on Ebola: Crisis, Context, and Response, hosted by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, featured Director Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Video the lecture is available here.

Oct 10, 2014
Public Health in the Age of Ebola in West Africa viewpoint by Director Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, Medical Director Kristine Moore, MD, MPH, and Lawrence Gostin, JD, Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown Law, is published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Oct 9, 2014
Science Museum of Minnesota “Social Science” event attended by more than 1,500 people includes a presentation on Ebola by program coordinator Natalie Vestin, MPH.

Oct 7, 2014
McKnight Presidential Chair in Public Health awarded to Director Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH.

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NEWS SCAN

Oct 22, 2014
  • New MERS case in Saudi Arabia
  • Flu virus mutation
  • Live-poultry Salmonella outbreak over
Oct 21, 2014
  • New Saudi MERS illness
  • More EV-D68 cases

Food Safety Scan

Oct 21, 2014
  • GAO poultry safety critique
  • Meat and poultry inspection report

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The Osterholm Quote

"Basically, we’ve had a match thrown into a can of gas in West Africa. If this [Ebola] spreads to the rest of equatorial Africa, it will be like throwing a match into an open tanker truck of gas."