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The investigation into a cluster of Elizabethkingia anopheles infections in Illinois that were distinct from outbreaks reported in neighboring Wisconsin and Michigan found that the illnesses probably reflect ongoing sporadic infections in critically ill patients, a team from Illinois and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today in Morbidity and Mortality
A new FDA approval pathway is for antimicrobials that treat serious infections.
Also, Florida reported five more local Zika cases, all involving people who were sick earlier this fall.
European countries already reporting H5N8 note several more outbreaks, many involving wild birds.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today provided details on two cases of H5N6 in China that were first reported last month by local authorities.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of MERS-CoV in Riyadh. Riyadh has been the site of a number of recent cases, including one yesterday.
The MOH said a 56-year-old man was in stable condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). His infection is listed as primary, meaning it's unlikely he contracted the disease from another person.
In addition, France and the UK take steps to lower risk from the highly pathogenic avian flu strain.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported three new MERS-CoV cases today, and announced the death of a former patient. All three new patients are listed as having primary exposure to the virus, which means it is unlikely they contracted the disease from another person.
High-path avian flu continues to appear on farms and in wild birds in Europe, while Hong Kong reports H5N6 in samples from a nature preserve.
Although CRE have been reported in US healthcare settings, this is the first detection in US livestock.
Of 9 recent cases detailed by the WHO, 4 involved contact with camels or drinking raw camel milk.
An analysis of antibiotic prescribing in outpatient pediatric settings in three European countries—Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom—showed varied usage patterns that might be helpful for evaluating and modifying current antibiotic stewardship programs, according to a study in the latest issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison today described a new technique that could improve the production of influenza B vaccine viruses, consisting of a "backbone" for adding specific components to protect against both the Victoria and Yamagata lineages. They reported their findings today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Also, a study from China says H5N6 has replaced H5N1 as the dominant strain in southern poultry.
Florida said the Little River neighborhood is no longer an active site of Zika transmission.
A paper yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases describes a collaborative, Web-based platform for aggregating, analyzing, and disseminating regional antimicrobial resistance information.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported three more MERS-CoV cases, involving a woman and two men from three different locations. All of them had primary exposure to the virus, meaning investigations revealed that they didn't contract MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) from another person.
Findings from "minibrain" experiments raise new questions on how Zika infects developing fetal brain cells.
Tunisia has H5 avian flu for the first time, and Finland and Austria report new H5N8 outbreaks.
