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Ebola infections have been reported in 10 more people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, raising the total to 2,630, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) online dashboard today. Health officials are still investigating 344 suspected cases.
The current wave in Beni involves more cases and is longer than its first wave.
Results from the world's first phase 1 trial of a vaccine against MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) demonstrated a strong immune response after two doses and a good safety profile. The trial involved 75 US Army volunteers and was published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
A population-based analysis indicates that hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (HA-CDI) is associated with millions of dollars in attributable costs and with extended hospital stays, Canadian researchers reported today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Though the DRC has ceased daily updates, the WHO says cases have topped 2,600.
Could climate change have played a role in the emergence of the multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris?
Of 14 new cases yesterday, 10 were in Beni, a previous hot spot that has again heated up.
Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina had the most MCR-positive isolates, a review finds.
Scientists are seeing high rates of treatment failure as they struggle to eliminate the disease in the region.
"Relying on the current tests is too late," one expert says, as dead deer might already be shedding infectious prions.
Since May 1 state health officials have reported more than 100 cases of Cyclospora infections, compared with 18 to 33 over the previous 3 years, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) said in a news release yesterday. Other states are also reporting increased cases.
Over the past 2 decades, the prevalence of nonprescription antibiotic use ranged from 1% to 66%.
"There can not be more than one decision-making center," Kalenga says.
Almost 500 cases are tied to backyard poultry, and nearly 100 infections are linked to dog treats.
A survey of 36 hospitals discovered that about two-thirds had antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) that monitored antimicrobial use in patients during end-of-life care, but only a third had ASPs that offered guidance for patients receiving comfort care only, according to a study today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today recorded 25 new measles cases in an outbreak that has affected 30 states. The total number of cases in 2019 is now 1,148.
"This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000," the CDC said.
With 10 new cases yesterday and 14 today, the outbreak has grown to 2,546 cases, and deaths have topped 1,700.
In more bad news for polio eradication efforts, several countries reported a slew of new polio cases in the last week, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's (GPEI's) weekly report. A total of 19 cases in 6 countries, as well as several polio detections in heathy case contacts, were recorded across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 18
Activity resurges in Beni, the outbreak's former epicenter.
