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A recent surge may be linked to a cluster of suspected cases in Washington state.
A review of Facebook posts on Zika virus found that misleading posts were more popular than ones containing accurate information, according to a recent study by a team from Tulane University.
Elsewhere, Florida Health has reported 3 locally acquired cases in the past 2 days.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today detailed seven cases of MERS-CoV reported by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) between Sep 16 and Oct 10. Three of the cases are linked to direct or indirect contact with camels, including drinking raw camel milk. The sources of exposure are being investigated in the remaining four cases.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) yesterday released updated guidelines on the use of fluoroquinolones in children. The clinical report, published in Pediatrics by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, highlights the indications, adverse event profile, and practical prescribing information for pediatricians and includes new data available since the report was last published in 2011.
Study shows infection can result in shrunken testicles and low testosterone.
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported one new case of MERS-CoV. The patient is in critical condition.
A 41-year-old Saudi man from Buraydah was diagnosed as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) on Oct 29. The man is listed as having primary exposure, which means he did not contract the virus from another patient.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new online guide to help nursing homes address the challenge of creating and implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP).
C difficile was up 222%, and ESBL-positive bacteria increased 322%.
About 80% of Americans are aware of Zika, but only 40% understand how the virus is transmitted.
The WHO announces a vaccine campaign in Haiti and $1 million in funding for Yemen.
New research presented at IDWeek today shows that a deadly neurologic complication from childhood measles is much more common than previously thought. The study, presented by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), describes the frequency of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which is 100% fatal.
Sixteen of 18 cases of variant H3N2 influenza (H3N2v) reported in Michigan and Ohio this summer were caused by a new genotype, according to a report today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Originally published by CIDRAP News on Oct 27.
Frieden: "Urgent actions can save both lives and money."
Also, the CDC reports more cases in pregnant women, travelers, and residents of US territories.
The pockets and sleeves of nurses' scrubs showed contamination 10% of the time.
A "real-world" analysis of flu vaccine effectiveness (VE) today in Eurosurveillance that included 2 million Stockholm County, Sweden, residents each season found low flu VE in general but surprisingly robust results in two of the four seasons in adults 65 years and older who had chronic conditions.
In today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health officials said rancid tortilla chips were to blame for an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that sickened 79 workers and inmates at a correctional facility in Wyoming a year ago.
Elsewhere, Florida notes 9 new local cases, and the WHO spells out its research agenda.
