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Pools and hot tubs play host to a wide range of disease-causing microorganisms, warns the CDC.
"This is a concerning development" the WHO director-general says.
Federal officials have added 23 cases and three newly affected states to a multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli cases linked to romaine lettuce and gave what amounts to an all-clear to resume eating the lettuce, according to updates yesterday.
In a special issue of Science published today, four reviews highlight the different ways that organisms develop resistance to the chemicals used to combat them, and how scientists might be able to counteract that resistance. Two of the articles focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antifungal resistance.
The WHO says participation in the ring vaccination efforts will be voluntary.
The results show a wide diversity of gonorrhea strains both within and among nations.
The list offers a way of focusing limited resources toward diagnosing the most common conditions as well as priority diseases.
The federal government needs to develop better vaccine production capacity, support strong global security, and bolster nationwide public health to be better prepared for the next pandemic, a high-level tabletop exercise yesterday sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security found.
Chinese researchers today reported novel triple-reassortant influenza strains in swine, and the viruses carry genes that have been noted in human flu infections, according to a study in Emerging Microbes & Infections.
In addition, the WHO is eyeing a ring vaccination strategy to reach those most at risk.
A Scandinavian study finds that ibuprofen is not a suitable alternative to antibiotics for UTIs.
CARB-X is adding another diagnostic system to its growing portfolio of products targeting drug-resistant bacteria.
Similar plasmids were found in a hospitalized patient and in hospital sewage.
The DRC now has 2 confirmed, 25 probable, and 12 suspected cases—39 total.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an additional claim for the cobas Zika test, manufactured by Roche Molecular Diagnostics, the company announced today in a news release. The approval allows the test to be used to screen pooled blood and plasma donations for the Zika virus.
According to Roche, the new application will streamline the screening process of multiple individual blood or plasma donations.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given BacterioScan, Inc. of St. Louis clearance to market its rapid automated diagnostic system, 216Dx, for detection of bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The outbreak area covers 37 miles of rough, difficult-to-access terrain.
CARB-X yesterday announced funding for the development of a rapid test to speed up diagnosis and treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea, including drug-resistant strains.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Twelve more people in five states have been sickened with Salmonella from eggs produced by an Indiana farm, bringing the outbreak total to 35 cases in nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update yesterday.
