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The data suggest patients may be spreading the virus before they have symptoms.
Washington state today reported 31 new cases and 70 total, including 11 deaths.
Today Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case in Al-Kharj, bringing the country's March tally to four infections, after the ministry reported 18 in February and 15 in January.
"Finding carbapenem resistance in foodborne bacteria in the EU is a concern."
Los Angeles County declares a state of emergency after confirming 6 new cases.
The proportion of infected children rose from 2% before Jan 24 to 13% from Jan 25 to Feb 5.
Iran calls off Friday prayers in some cities, and Saudi Arabia announces a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrimages.
A point-prevalence study of 32 US children's hospitals found that prophylactic (preventive) antibiotics were inappropriately given in 33.0% of pediatric surgical patients. The study, published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, was led by members of the SHARPS Collaborative based at Washington University in St. Louis.
Today Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case in Najran, bringing the March tally to three infections, after the ministry reported 18 in February.
Three main hot spots saw no slowdown in cases, and Argentina and Chile became the latest countries in the Americas to report their first cases.
CDC says there are 108 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Today Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case in Unayzah, bringing the March tally to two infections, after the ministry reported 18 in February.
A study conducted in a large healthcare system in Colorado found that a multicomponent intervention was associated with increased use of first-line antibiotics among children with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), researchers reported today in Pediatrics.
"The epidemics in the Republic of Korea, Italy, Iran, and Japan are our greatest concern."
Washington state now has 18 cases, 10 linked to a nursing home, and 6 deaths.
The risk of being hospitalized within 6 months was more than double in those who had received the most antibiotics.
Over the weekend and through today, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 7 new MERS-CoV cases: 5 in Riyadh, 1 in Taif, and 1 in Mecca. The new cases bring the February case tally to 18 and the March tally to 1.
Withholding antibiotic therapy until diagnosis of bacterial infections (ie, 4 to 8 hours) seems acceptable in patients other than those who may have septic shock or bacterial meningitis and may be a sound antibiotic stewardship approach, according to a meta-analysis of 60 studies published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
Gene sequences from Snohomish County samples suggest there may be a few hundred undetected cases.
Countries reporting their first cases include the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Scotland, and Luxembourg.
