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The 2014-15 outbreak of H5N8 avian flu in Europe and then North America was likely driven by long-distant migrant birds and an unusually "promiscuous" clade, a study published today in Science found.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that efforts to reduce the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) need to move faster to meet international targets, and that detection and treatment gaps remain a significant roadblock in the fight against multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
"I would view the results . . . in an optimistic light," said lead author Richard Davey after the drug showed more than 90% efficacy.
A new study in PLoS One suggests that companion animals may be a potential source of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in humans.
Higher C diff rates were associated with prior bed occupants who received antibiotics.
As Florida announces new cases, health labs have noted a lag in testing for pregnant woman and the WHO says Asia will experience wider transmission.
Malaria deaths in Africa have dropped by more than half in the past 15 years, but some countries still struggle with high malaria mortality rates, according to a study yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The company says 95% of its chickens will now be antibiotic-free.
In addition, the WHO reports 2 new H5N1 cases in Egypt.
Hospitals in Los Angeles County will soon be required to report when patients are infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), according to the Los Angeles Times.
Also, a new study provides evidence for the usefulness of IgM Zika testing for babies.
Treatment with high doses of colistin was found to have no mortality benefit for patients with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative infections, according to a study published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases. But it was associated with greater nephrotoxicity.
In issuing its final report yesterday on eight Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with backyard poultry, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the 895 illnesses reported is the largest number ever reported in outbreaks linked to chicks and ducklings.
The 12 groups vowed to help meet US goals by expanding the stewardship efforts of their members.
The WHO says it's still not clear if Zika-linked microcephaly cases in Thailand are tied to the strain that has circulated in Southeast Asia.
A study yesterday in Pediatrics showed how an urban health system achieved human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates of 89.8% in teen girls and 89.3% in teen boys by using low-cost interventions, including "bundling" the HPV vaccine with other vaccines, and offering vaccines at every healthcare visit.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today awarded more than $14 million toward novel approaches to combat antibiotic resistance, including those that address a person's microbiome, or the vast population of microorganisms that live inside and on the body.
Study today provides more evidence of a strong link between Zika and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
New rules to promote judicious antibiotic use could contain loopholes.
Health officials in Abu Dhabi yesterday announced the detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu in quails in the western part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a report from Xinhua that cited the UAE's state news agency.
The infected birds were found in Al Gharbia, and emergency management teams have taken response steps, including increasing surveillance and alerting farmers in the area, according to the report.
