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CDC director likens Ebola crisis in West Africa to a 'forest fire'

2014-08-08 09:12:42| Biotech - Topix.net

The current Ebola crisis in West Africa is on pace to sicken more people than all other previous outbreaks of the disease combined, the health official leading the U.S. response said Thursday.

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CDC ramps up Ebola response to highest level

2014-08-07 03:59:12| Biotech - Topix.net

The move comes as more cases of the deadly virus have migrated from rural villages and towns in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to urban areas in Nigeria, where it could spread more quickly.

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U.S. CDC lab inspectors may have risked public safety -documents

2014-08-02 09:46:03| Biotech - Topix.net

U.S. laboratory inspectors charged with protecting the public from the release of deadly pathogens were repeatedly criticized by a federal watchdog for overlooking biosafety lapses long before this year's anthrax scare at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

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CDC lab resumes shipping of TB samples

2014-07-25 16:37:17| Biotech - Topix.net

A lab crucial to diagnosing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reopened, according to the CDC.

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Too few teens receiving HPV vaccinations, CDC says

2014-07-25 14:27:30| Biotech - Topix.net

Unacceptably low numbers of teens are getting vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which protects against cervical, throat and mouth cancers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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