News & Perspective

Jun 14, 2017

Jun 14, 2017
Avian flu market surveillance

China reports more high-path H7N9 outbreaks in poultry

In addition, Korea, Zimbabwe, and Luxembourg note H5N8, and Libya confirms H7.

Jun 14, 2017

News Scan for Jun 14, 2017

MERS cases in Saudi Arabia
South America flu rise
Chikungunya blip
Michigan Legionnaires' charges
Jun 14, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 14, 2017

Drug resistance in GI illness
MDR in neonatal sepsis

Jun 13, 2017

Jun 13, 2017
Hospital corridor

WHO details Saudi MERS clusters as outbreak grows

The hospital clusters involve 23, 6, and 4 cases, with the first two connected by an infected patient.

Jun 13, 2017
Oral polio vaccine

WHO reports 2 polio clusters in the DRC, new details in Syria

The WHO says the 2 vaccine-derived clusters in the DRC involve 2 separate strains.

Jun 13, 2017

News Scan for Jun 13, 2017

Zika and swallowing
Cholera in Somalia, Yemen
Pneumonia in young kids
Autism tied to maternal fever
Jun 13, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 13, 2017

Antibiotic side effects
Allergy history and pre-op stewardship

Jun 12, 2017

Jun 12, 2017
MERS virus particles

Saudi Arabia reports 7 new hospital MERS cases

In related news, a new study finds that bats harbor thousands of coronaviruses.

Jun 12, 2017
Hospital room sink

ICU-room sink removal may cut bacterial colonization

Removing sinks and using a "water-free" method of care reduced colonization with gram-negative bacilli.

Jun 12, 2017

News Scan for Jun 12, 2017

Ebola vaccine trial
Brazil yellow fever
Afghanistan polio case

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