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Researchers describe congenital hearing loss associated with Zika in infants born with microcephaly.
Rates of multidrug resistance in Salmonella seroptype I 4,[5],12:i:- have tripled.
Quinolones are no longer recommended for gonorrhea because of widespread resistance.
For the first time in its history, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy paper recommending against all non-medical vaccine expeditions for school-age children. While medical exemptions are still valid, the AAP is asking states to eliminate non-medical exemptions—including for religious or personal beliefs.
Blood serum from rhesus monkeys that had survived Ebola virus (EBOV) infection offered little protection to other rhesus monkeys that were treated with the serum several days after exposure to the virus, according to an Aug 28 report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Scientists saw potential in some existing drugs and showed that mosquitoes can pass the virus to their offspring.
Also, another diagnostic test received an EUA and a vaccine trial launched in Puerto Rico.
Experts say resistance, though not a huge concern, is on the rise among pets.
The proportion of pediatricians facing parents who refuse to vaccinate their children has grown markedly in recent years, to 87% according to a new survey from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published today in Pediatrics.
An international team of researchers is reporting the first case of the colistin-resistance gene MCR-1 on the Arabian Peninsula.
No new local cases were reported in Florida for a second day, and studies revealed more on sexual transmission risks in asymptomatic infections, GBS patterns in Puerto Rico, and early problems for infected babies.
In another MERS development, Saudi Arabia's health ministry announced an illness in a man from Taif whose exposure is under investigation.
An international team of researchers is reporting transmission of antibiotic-resistant leprosy in Guinea.
A mouse study shows that the virus replicates in vaginal tissue for several days, while CDC officials report increasing case numbers.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that there were 3,250 likely cases of severe MERS-CoV in the Middle East between Sept 2012 and Jan 2016. This number is 2.3-fold higher than current laboratory confirmed cases, suggesting that the disease is more widespread than previously thought.
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that more than three quarters of adults diagnosed as having bronchitis receive an antibiotic, despite the fact that antibiotics are not indicated for the condition.
Two studies show the potential of genetics to quickly tell bacterial from viral infections in feverish infants.
In another development today, the CDC announced $6.8 million more to help with outbreak response.
A trial of the antiviral drug favipiravir in Ebola patients during Sierra Leone's outbreak suggests that it can reduce viral load, improve clinical symptoms, increase the survival rate, and prolong survival time, Chinese and African researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID).
