News & Perspective

Jun 20, 2017

Jun 20, 2017
Aedes aegypti mosquito

Data on Zika in mosquitoes suggest early presence in Rio

A separate study found Zika virus in the saliva of 5 different mosquito species in Mexico.

Jun 20, 2017

News Scan for Jun 20, 2017

New Syrian polio cases
Inhaled anthrax vaccine

Jun 19, 2017

Jun 19, 2017
Manhatten skyline

NYC officials probe Legionnaires' cluster in Lennox Hill

One of the 7 cases, involving a nonagenarian, proved fatal.

Jun 19, 2017
Antibiotic stewardship

Review ties stewardship to sharp drop in resistant bacteria

The study appears to be the first to measure colonization incidence or infections as a primary outcome.

Jun 19, 2017

News Scan for Jun 19, 2017

Saudi MERS cases
HIV council resignations
Avian flu in 3 nations
Chikungunya cases rise
Jun 19, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 19, 2017

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
MRSA screen and vancomycin
Antibiotics for 'pink eye'

Jun 16, 2017

Jun 16, 2017
N95 respirator fit testing

HHS unveils updated pandemic flu plan

The plan includes the goal of having the first vaccine doses ready within 3 months of pandemic strain emergence.

Jun 16, 2017
VE nursing home

Tailored infection control shown to cut MRSA in veterans home

The program, approved by residents, was tied to an 89% drop in MRSA over 4 years.

Jun 16, 2017

News Scan for Jun 16, 2017

Fatal Saudi MERS case
H7N9 infections
Polio in Afghanistan
Cholera in Sudan, Yemen
Jun 16, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 16, 2017

ICU drug resistance in Vietnam
Resistant pathogens in Nepal

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