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As sent out through the ISARIC mailing list today:
 
Ebola
 
Updates
WHO latest available situation summary for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone (20712 cases, 8220 deaths), 6/1/51
 
Studies
ISARIC, Ebola treatment trial begins in Liberia, well done team!
 
Articles
Bah, E. I. et al. Clinical presentation of patients with Ebola Virus Disease in Conakry, Guinea, NEJM
Chowell, G. & Viboud, C., Controlling Ebola: key role of Ebola treatment centres, The Lancet ID
Kibuuka, H. et al. Safety and immunogenicity of Ebola virus and Marburg virus glycoprotein DNA vaccines assessed separately and concomitantly in healthy Ugandan adults: a phase 1b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial The Lancet
Lyon, G. M, et al. Clinical care of two patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States, NEJM
Merler, S. et al. Spatiotemporal spread of the 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia and the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions: a computational modelling analysis, the Lancet ID
Wolf, T. et al. Severe Ebola virus disease with vascular leakage and multi organ failure: treatment of a patient in intensive care, The Lancet
Wong, G. et al. Ebola Virus Transmission in Guinea Pigs, Journal of Virology
 
H7N9
 
Updates
CHP update, 5/1/15, one new case in Shenzhen
 
Articles
Pu, J. et al. Evolution of the H9N2 influenza genotype that facilitated the genesis of the novel H7N9 virus, PNAS
Parrish, C.R. Et al. Influenza A virus reservoirs and intermediate hosts: dogs, horses, and new possibilities for human infections, Journal of Virology
 
MERS-CoV
 
Updates
WHO update, 5/1/15, one new case, Jordan (ex KSA)
WHO update, 5/1/15, 3 additional cases and 1 death (December), KSA
KSA MoH, 3/1/15, 2 confirmed cases reported
KSA MoH, 5/1/15, 1 confirmed case, and 1 death reported
KSA MoH, 6/1/15, 1 confirmed case reported