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A new Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has raised the outbreak total to 3,393 cases, and another death has raised the fatality total to 2,235.
Officials are still investigating 480 suspected cases, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard.
The authors say the finding is concerning and emphasize the role of repeat susceptibility tests.
The virus seems to group with the betacoronaviruses, the genus that includes the SARS virus and MERS-CoV.
Most of North America, Europe, and Central Asia started the new year with rising rates of influenza.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded $1.5 million to Phase Genomics of Seattle, Washington, to develop a low-cost, culture-free platform for detecting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes.
Wisconsin officials have confirmed 405 cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on state deer farms and hunting ranches since 2002, with 105 of those occurring since November 2018, Wisconsin Public Radio reported yesterday.
CWD is a deadly prion disease that affects deer, elk, and other cervids but has not yet been detected in people.
A related study highlights the impact of misinformation on HPV immunization.
Coronaviruses that can cause serious human disease are on the rise, emphasizing the importance of public health preparedness.
Public Health England (PHE) yesterday published a draft framework for healthcare providers on how to contain the spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in hospitals.
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows a case count of 3,392 today, with a single newly confirmed case since yesterday. No new fatalities were recorded, so the death toll remains 2,234.
As the WHO calls for more funding, the CDC says US cases reached 1,282 in 2019.
Hong Kong, meanwhile, reports a respirator shortage.
After some fluctuations, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows a case count of 3,391 today, with a single newly confirmed case since yesterday. One new death was also recorded, bringing the toll to 2,234 in an outbreak that has now lasted 17 months in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
CARB-X today announced an award of up to $1.4 million to Centauri Therapeutics of Sandwich, UK, for the development of ABX01, a novel immunotherapy designed to treat infections caused by gram-negative pathogens.
The CDC issues a watch but does not call for travel limits.
In kids at low risk of neurodevelopmental problems, deficits emerged in the first year of life without a smaller head circumference.
With two new cases, the total number of Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now stands at 3,586, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Ebola dashboard. There is one more fatality, raising the death total to 2,233, with 464 suspected cases still under investigation.
A systematic review of 113 studies indicates that pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have a significant impact on the reduction of targeted and empiric antibiotic use, costs, and antimicrobial resistance in both inpatient and outpatient settings, researchers reported late last week in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.
The outbreak raises questions about not only the pathogen, but how patients were exposed.
Influenza B is still the dominant strain, accounting for about two-thirds of flu positives, with most of the influenza A activity from 2009 H1N1.
