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The WHO said though Zika virus has circulated in Africa before, the effect of an importation from the Americas is unclear.
Saudi Arabia today confirmed another new MERS-CoV case, while Qatar reported its first case since May 2015.
The MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case in Saudi Arabia involves a 74-year-old man in Afif, a city in the central part of the country about halfway between Mecca and Riyadh, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). It is the nation's sixth case in a week.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting an additional $25.3 million for the 2017 fiscal year in order to implement the final two rules of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). According to an FDA statement, the money would be used toward creating infrastructure, training, and accountability among food importers and state, local, and tribal governments.
Also, the CDC shares new guidance on babies and children with acute infections.
Saudi investigators describe a 130-case hospital outbreak in Riyadh last summer.
An outbreak involving Salmonella Virchow linked to Garden of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake and Meal Replacement products has grown by 7 cases, to 18, and the number of affected states has increased from 9 to 15 since the outbreak was first reported more than 2 weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Flu activity indicators in the United States showed a solid rise last week, with notable increases in the percentage of respiratory specimens positive for flu and the proportion of doctor visits for influenzalike illness (ILI), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Pope Francis's comments coincide with WHO guidance on preventing sexual transmission of the virus.
Three studies show moderate protection against pneumococcal pneumonia but limited protection against all-cause pneumonia.
The finding of the virus in amniotic fluid adds evidence to a possible link between Zika and microcephaly.
The move signals the end of enhanced screening in the United States related to West Africa's Ebola outbreak.
Hong Kong health officials today reported three more H7N9 avian flu infections, all of them in adults from Guangdong province in the southern part of China's mainland. Also, a new analysis of the disease found that longer incubation periods are associated with fatal outcomes.
A robust immune response in mice clears the way for tests in nonhuman primates.
The agency says even though the virus has not been confirmed in the US blood supply, the risk is real.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two more MERS cases today, both of which occurred in Riyadh.
The first patient is a 53-year-old Saudi man who is in stable condition, the MOH said. The other patient is a 24-year-old foreigner who is hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU).
An expert panel convened by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today it has found no significant new scientific evidence to change current indications for the use of antiviral drugs to treat influenza.
The WHO's mosquito-control assessment spoke to the complex and daunting task, but also acknowledged a possible role for newer tools.
H5N1 kills crows in Bangladesh, while France, Nigeria, and Vietnam see more outbreaks of avian influenza caused by various strains.
Saudi Arabia today reported two fatal MERS-CoV cases in elderly men in the same city, Al-Kharj in the central part of the country, where two other cases were reported in recent weeks.
Also, Brazil's health ministry rejected a possible microcephaly link to larvicides, and experts are gathering for a US Zika priority workshop tomorrow.
