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Bacillus could be a tool to decolonize patients found to carry S aureus in their nose or intestines.
A humanitarian group highlights transmission within a school and more response disruption.
Flu vaccination during pregnancy may cut a woman's chance of hospitalization by 40%.
The health departments of Illinois and Washington state have reported nine and five cases of acute flaccid myelitis, respectively, and local media in Texas, New Jersey, and New York are also highlighting cases of the polio-like illness.
Three of the new cases, all fatal, involve children seen at the same clinic in Butanuka district in Beni.
A phase 1 trial of a broadly protective flu vaccine shows promise in people, Fierce Pharma reported yesterday.
After 6 children in Minnesota were reported to be afflicted with enterovirus-linked cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), officials in Colorado, Pittsburgh, and Chicago are reporting cases. Colorado has had 14 AFM cases since the beginning of the year, while Pittsburgh authorities are reporting 3 recent cases and Chicago 2.
Beni now has 57 confirmed or probable cases, and 35 deaths.
Cell culture–based inactivated influenza vaccine (ccIIV) was not significantly more effective than egg-based IIV (ebIIV) against influenza A during the 2017-18 flu season, according to new data presented at IDWeek that have not been peer reviewed.
Minnesota recently reported 6 cases, and some of Colorado's cases were associated with EV-D71.
The flurry of new cases include 3 classified as probable involving people buried before samples were obtained.
A new report from the Wellcome Trust and Boston Consulting Group identifies antibiotic-resistant pathogens that could be addressed by increased vaccine uptake and vaccine development.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Oct 5 announced that it approved expanded use of Gardasil 9 human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for women and men 27 through 45 years old. The vaccine prevents certain cancers and diseases caused by the nine HPV types contained in the vaccine.
The new study sheds light on prescribing missed in other studies, including for conditions without an in-patient visit.
The CDC said only one third of the cases were linked to two major outbreaks and that it is exploring if a change in testing practices contributed to more detections.
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that using a special antiseptic shampoo and wipes to decolonize therapy dogs before and between visits with young cancer patients can reduce the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The findings were presented today at IDWeek 2018.
During a 4-day pause of fighting in an ongoing conflict, 306,000 Yemenis, including 164,000 children under the age of 15, were vaccinated with the cholera vaccine, according to an update today from the World Health Organization (WHO).
In new developments, an attack in Butembo injured burial team members, and a rights group called for the International Criminal Court to expand its probe into Beni attacks as outbreak cases reach 165.
Fifty-seven people have fallen ill with salmonellosis, while Listeria has caused 1 death.
