Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Thursday, February 13th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  The first Coronavirus test kits sent by US health authorities were faulty

  

  The number of test kits sent out by US health authorities to labs across the country to diagnose the deadly novel coronavirus is faulty, a senior official said on Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began shipping 200 test kits nationwide on Feb 5 to speed up the diagnosis of US cases of COVID-19, which currently number 13.

• Saturday, January 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  US will screen travelers from Chinese city of Wuhan for symptoms of new respiratory virus

  

  The United States will begin screening efforts at three U.S. airports to detect travelers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus that so far has killed two people and infected 45 more, public health officials said on Friday (Jan 17).

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:48 UTC

  Mysterious and dangerous fungal infection, Candida Auris has emerged in hospitals and nursing homes

  

  A mysterious and dangerous fungal infection called Candida auris has emerged around the world. It is resistant to many anti-fungal medications, placing it among a growing number of germs that have evolved defenses against common medicines.