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US entomologists call for integrated research and technology to halt the spread of ticks.
Eighteen cooling tower sites have tested positive for Legionella in or near theSouth Bronx area rocked by an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has sickened 113 people recently, according to a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) press release yesterday.
The man's infection is Spain's first that didn't involve travel to an endemic area.
Saudi Arabian health authorities have infection-source clues for only 5 of the 10 cases, one of which involves a health worker from another country.
A total of 83 Cyclospora infections have been reported from four Canadian provinces, according to an Aug 8 press release from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Researchers discussed unique opportunities to learn about the after-effects of Ebola and how to manage them, as well as knowledge gaps, study protocols, and how to build research capacity in outbreak nations.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported 3 new MERS-CoV cases in Riyadh including 1 in a healthcare worker, bringing to 10 the number of cases confirmed in the city in the past 5 days.
As Riyadh confirms another case, local media are reporting a family cluster in the area.
Animal health officials in Ghana and Ivory Coast yesterday reported more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in poultry, signaling a continuation of virus activity that reemerged late last year in Africa.
Experts are meeting this week to discuss survivor care, keeping clinical samples, and setting research priorities.
In an ongoing trickle of MERS-CoV cases, especially from the Riyadh area, Saudi Arabia's health ministry today reported another infection. The latest case involves a 38-year-old Saudi man, and though he is from Riyadh, it's not clear whether his illness is part of recent transmission occurring in the city's hospitals or is from the community.
Saudia Arabia's case count reaches 1,063, while South Korea gives its health minister the boot over handling of the outbreak there.
Coordination among health facilities can cut both disease burdens.
A trial to see if a lower dose of one of the leading Ebola vaccine candidates can reduce reactions such as arthritis and skin rashes found that the effects persisted and that decreasing the dose had a negative impact on immune response. An international research team based in Switzerland published their findings on the lower VSV-EBOV dose yesterday in an early online edition of Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Roasting a pig is a complex process, with several food safety steps to keep in mind.
Saudi Arabia's health ministry today announced two new MERS-CoV cases, both of them from Riyadh, an area that over the past several weeks has experienced a spate of hospital-linked cases.
Veterinary officials in two countries reported highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks from different strains, H5N6 in Vietnam and H3N2 in Taiwan.
The WHO announces a unified program for health emergencies, vaccine support, and other reforms.
The vaccine was 100% effective in those who received it soon after possible exposure, setting the scene for it quickly to become a useful response tool.
Cyclospora illness—which previously this summer had been almost exclusively reported in Texas—has now affected 358 people in 26 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update today.
More than half (199, or 56%) had symptoms that began after May 1 and reported no international travel before becoming sick, the agency said.
