Researchers estimate vaccines for enteric pathogens could prevent up to 8 to 12 courses of antibiotics per 100 vaccinated children per year in low-resource countries.
The researchers found foodborne pathogens that had formed colonies of pathogens in a sticky biofilm in three common types of plastic in raw and treated wastewater.
Four of the eight children who died tested positive for adenovirus.
Chinese officials told the WHO that the increase in respiratory illness in children is linked to increased circulation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and an uptick in flu, RSV, and adenovirus.
Around 90% of children tested positive for the virus, but it's not known if it caused the hepatitis.
The WHO says it has received reports of 920 probable cases from 33 countries.
The leading hypothesis suggests adenovirus as a cause, but COVID-19 could be a factor.
Officials are probing clusters of acute hepatitis in kids, many resulting in liver failure.
Saudi Arabia yesterday reported a new MERS-CoV case for epidemiologic week 47, which involves a 52-year-old man from Riyadh.
The ministry of health said the man didn't have a history of recent contact with camels and wasn't known to have been exposed to another known MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case. He is currently hospitalized.
A new public opinion survey shows that more than 8 in 10 Americans are concerned about the health threat posed by antibiotic resistance, and majorities across the political spectrum think the federal government should do more to address the issue.
