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So far nine cases have been reported in the cluster, though illness reports continue from other parts of Saudi Arabia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released their weekly global flu update, noting that activity remained high in the temperate zone of the Southern Hemisphere and in some countries in Southeast Asia. Influenza A (H3N2) is still the predominate strain worldwide.
A review of 10 linked studies yesterday in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene indicates that introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Africa and Afghanistan curbed use of anti-malaria drugs but was also linked to increased antibiotic prescribing.
The proposal combines market entry rewards, population-based contracts with insurers.
In other developments, a WHO risk assessment covering events through July said three recent Riyadh hospital outbreaks are over.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today warned health providers about an increase in the number of Cyclospora cases in the United States, with 206 infections in 27 states reported so far in people who were sick on or after May 1.
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reported three new highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza outbreaks on turkey farms in Italy's Lombardy region.
H5N8 was detected on Aug 4 at three commercial farms in the Medole area, which is in the northwestern part of Italy. The report said 94,700 birds are slated for culling.
Of 76 patients with available information, 35 (46%) required hospitalization.
Funds will help combat resistance, launch a TB surveillance center.
Ohio officials have confirmed a case of novel H1N2 influenza (H1N2v), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly FluView update.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that molecular-based diagnostic tests for the detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) may predict treatment response better than traditional drug susceptibility testing (DST) methods.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) identified a new case of MERS-CoV in Jeddah today and said a patient identified earlier this week has died from complications of the virus.
A 44-year-old female expatriate in Jeddah is in stable condition after being diagnosed as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The source of her infection is listed as a secondary household contact.
Early, appropriate antibiotics did not appear to improve patient outcomes.
The latest outbreak affects a farm housing almost 400,000 poultry.
Scientists report the first detection of MCR-4, as well as MCR-3 in Denmark and Italy.
A research letter in Nature yesterday said that up to 40% of all animal deaths in the Ivory Coast's Tai National Park were caused by an unusual strain of the bacteria that causes anthrax. The strain, Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis, could even lead to extinction of the park's chimpanzee population, researchers said.
Only 5 nations have staffing standards, and they vary widely.
The results suggest that clinical labs should consider using an additional test to validate results.
Florida health officials yesterday reported the first sexually transmitted case of Zika virus this year. There is still no evidence, however, of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes in the state.
Federal officials today said they have reopened their investigation of a multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Heidelberg infections linked to raising calves and have reported 10 new cases.
