<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bio Briefing - Bio Agents: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing articles relating to viral hemorrhagic fevers.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[webmaster@umpc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[webmaster@umpc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:11:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Strain of Arenavirus Circulating in South Africa (11-03-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-11-03-novelarenavirussoafrica.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: On October 13, 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 4 recent deaths in Zambia and South Africa resulted from infection with a novel strain of Arenavirus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-11-03-novelarenavirussoafrica.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:58:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil Continues to Struggle with Dengue (04-11-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-04-11-brazilstrugglewithdengue.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: On April 9, 2008, Agence France Presse reported that dengue has infected more than 75,000 in Brazil so far. In Rio de Janeiro, the state hit hardest by the outbreak, 18,000 new infections and 12 deaths were reported in the last week.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-04-11-brazilstrugglewithdengue.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:58:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil Struggles to Control Dengue Epidemic (03-28-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-03-28-brazilstrugglescntldengue.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported that an ongoing epidemic of dengue fever in Brazil has resulted in 32,000 infections and 49 deaths so far this year, with most cases occurring in Rio de Janeiro.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-03-28-brazilstrugglescntldengue.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:37:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uganda Seeks Coordinated Response to Ebola Outbreak (12-07-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/content/2007-12-07-ugandaseekscoordresponseebola.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: Reuters reported that at least 22 people have died and up to 93 have been infected with Ebola in Uganda as of 12-06-07. This outbreak is believed to be caused by "a previously unrecorded type of Ebola, making it a fifth strain."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/content/2007-12-07-ugandaseekscoordresponseebola.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:50:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Ebola Outbreak, Uganda Looks Back at Challenges (02-29-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-02-29-ebolaugandalookschallenges.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: A series of articles published within the last week provide new insight on the challenges Uganda faced in trying to control a recent outbreak of Ebola.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/vhf/2008-02-29-ebolaugandalookschallenges.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:11:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DRC Shuts Border with Uganda as Ebola Outbreak Persists (12-14-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/viral_hemorrhagic_fevers/2007-12-14-drcshutsborderugandaebola.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: IRIN reported that Uganda's neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has "closed the lake and land border with Uganda and shut down two markets as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Ebola from its neighbor."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/viral_hemorrhagic_fevers/2007-12-14-drcshutsborderugandaebola.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:37:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO Responds to Ebola Outbreak in the Congo (09-14-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/content/2007-09-14-whoebolaoutbreakcongo.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: WHO issued a report about an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of September 11, WHO was "aware" of 372 suspected cases and 166 deaths suspected to be associated with the outbreak.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/content/2007-09-14-whoebolaoutbreakcongo.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruit Bats Are Likely Reservoir for Marburg Virus (08-24-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/viral_hemorrhagic_fevers/2007-08-24-fruitbatsreservoirmarburgvirus.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: On August 22, 2007, scientists published a study in the Journal Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE) on the discovery of a "common species of fruit bat" (Rousettus aegyptiacus) as a natural reservoir for the Marburg virus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/viral_hemorrhagic_fevers/2007-08-24-fruitbatsreservoirmarburgvirus.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experimental Marburg Virus Vaccine May Confer Protection against Disease when Administered Post-Exposure (05-01-2006)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/viral_hemorrhagic_fevers/2006-05-01-experimentalmarburgvaxmayco.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: A study published April 27 by the journal Lancet found that an experimental vaccine against Marburg haemorrhagic fever may protect against disease when administered after exposure to Marburg virus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/viral_hemorrhagic_fevers/2006-05-01-experimentalmarburgvaxmayco.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
