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Data showed an interesting ebb and flow, as well as evidence of slowly increasing bacterial resistance.
The number of new H7N9 avian flu cases in China declined again this week, to 9.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A surveillance study yesterday in BMC Infectious Diseases reports high levels of resistance to previously recommended antimicrobials in Neisseria gonorrhea isolates from a city in eastern China.
One recommendations is for all nations to assess preparedness and animal health capacities by 2019.
Scientists say it's the first MCR-1 hospital outbreak.
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) regional office for Africa released a new Ebola situation report today, noting fewer cases than previously reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Florida study suggests a 'perfect storm' of conditions made Miami a favorable setting for Zika and that mosquito control helped reduce disease levels.
Establishing an effective diagnostics protocol for Zika testing is of utmost importance, the GAO says.
The Qatari Ministry of Health reported another case of MERS-CoV detected in the country, the country's third case this year, according to a story today in The Peninsula, a Qatari daily.
Researchers have identified the colistin resistance gene MCR-1 in Escherichia coli samples from two patients in Australia, according to a report yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The gene was found in 15 Salmonella isolates from broiler chickens in British Columbia.
Tedros, the first African to lead the WHO, succeeds Margaret Chan on Jul 1 as she steps down from the post after serving the global health agency for 10 years.
Though deep cuts aren't likely to be enacted, health groups and experts aired strong concerns.
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) situation report, there are now 43 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is six more probable cases since the last situation report released yesterday.
An Ebola treatment center has now been established and is currently treating 5 patients.
Chan said infectious disease challenges over the last decade led to better preparedness, but not nearly enough.
Nearly one in four adult outpatients prescribed antibiotic monotherapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) do not respond to treatment, according to a paper presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
According to the latest cholera situation report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 23,000 new suspected cases of the diarrheal disease in Yemen and 242 related deaths since the last update was published Apr 27.
The number of new cases is down a bit from a week ago buts still reflects steady ongoing activity.
