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COVID-19 antiviral: FDA oks human clinical trials for EIDD-2801

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Human clinical trials may begin on an antiviral compound which was discovered and developed by Emory University and shows promise as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Mumps increase reported in Georgia

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Georgia state health officials are reporting an increase in mumps cases in 2018. Since the beginning of the year, 125 cases have been reported. This is higher than the 121 cases reported in 2017 and...

Lassa fever: 2016 US patient offers info on immune response, persistence in semen

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When an American nurse working in West Africa became ill with Lassa fever and was evacuated to the U.S. for treatment in 2016, it provided a rare opportunity. With the consent of the patient, researchers...

Mutant mosquitoes make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to controlling Zika

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One of the most common insecticides used in the battle against the Aedes aegypti mosquito has no measurable impact when applied in communities where the mosquito has built up resistance to it, a study...

CDC, NETEC offer free epidemic workshops in Atlanta, Omaha

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The National Ebola Training & Education Center (NETEC), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today two free workshops offered that will help you deliver...

Study shows person-to-person TB transmission is a factor in spread of drug-resistant TB

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A study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine provides compelling evidence that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is spread from person-to-person in the KwaZulu-Natal province,...

Atlanta West Nile virus cases low thanks to the cardinal: Researchers

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A bird species that does a poor job spreading West Nile virus (WNV) but is particularly likely to get mosquito bites may explain why human infections with the disease are relatively uncommon in Atlanta,...

Measles and pertussis outbreaks– Intentionally unvaccinated people comprise substantial numbers: Emory researchers

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An analysis of numerous studies and reports finds that unvaccinated or undervaccinated U.S. individuals comprised a substantial proportion of cases in measles and some pertussis outbreaks. The analysis...

Kylie Jenner goes anti-vaxx?, Lassa patient arrives in Atlanta: Social media bric-a-bracs

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Has teen celeb Kylie Jenner gone anti-vaxx? Is she following in the footsteps of other ill-informed celebrities Donald Trump, Jenny McCarthy and Kristin Cavallari? Apparently so. She recently and briefly...

Emory, Nebraska and Bellevue Hospital Center selected for ‘National Ebola Training and Education Center’

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To ensure that U.S. health care providers and facilities are prepared to safely identify, isolate, transport, and treat patients with Ebola and other emerging threats, the U.S. Department of Health and...