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Originally published Sep 22.
A collection of public health and infectious disease groups are banding together to ensure that the United Nations (UN), national governments, and other international bodies live up to their promise to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced two new MERS-CoV cases, both of them involving men who had primary exposure to the virus, meaning they didn't contract their infections from another person.
As St. Kitts and Nevis reports the disease, Guatemala notes its first related birth defects.
The most common pathogens not properly inactivated were Bacillus anthracis and Francisella tularensis.
Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) described five recent cases of MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia, providing more evidence of the risk that camel contact poses in transmitting the disease.
The UN declaration, however, did not set any targets for reduced use of antibiotics in humans and animals.
Given past patterns, the FAO warned countries that border the Caspian and Black Seas, as well as Western Europe, to be on high alert.
A cluster in Hawaii involves bacteria with high resistance to azithromycin and reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported one new MERS case today. Like other recent cases, this patient had direct contact with camels.
The MOH said a 78-year-old Saudi person from Sakaka was infected with MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The agency did not specify the patient's sex, which is unusual. He or she is listed in stable condition.
The US Department of Health and Human Services announced today it has invested more than $67 million into partnerships with two drug companies to develop innovative antibiotics and diagnostics to help combat the growing threat of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, with options that could bring the investment to about $284 million.
In other developments, without Zika funding federal officials have had to tap research money for cancer and other diseases.
The study, based on 34 million discharge records over 6 years, is the first to estimate trends in US hospitals.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today described a case of MERS-CoV in a Saudi man diagnosed with the virus while he was visiting Vienna, Austria. This is the second case of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) reported in that country and was noted in recent media reports.
A new report from the World Bank says rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has the potential to cause as much economic damage as the 2008 financial crisis.
Though some are skeptical, all experts hope for concrete actions.
Wynwood has been cleared, but the Miami Beach transmission zone has tripled.
Report finds some encouraging trends in resistance, but also notes increasing consumption of anitbiotics.
On Sep 17 the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported one new MERS-CoV case, involving a Saudi man from Riyadh who had contact with camels.
The 50-year-old man is in stable condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The MOH said the patient had direct contact with camels, a known risk factor for contracting the respiratory virus.
The use of antimicrobials in livestock tops 60,000 metric tons a year.
