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Pigs and llamas appear prone to infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to researchers who experimentally infected four animal species and reported their findings yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The study finds the flu vaccine did not reduce school absenteeism in kids 5 to 17.
Findings in dead coots make Egypt the 3rd Mideast country to report high-path H5N8.
A clearinghouse that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set up to take questions from industry and stakeholders about a new rule that established the food safety standards for the produce industry is slow to answer questions, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Nov 28. The produce rule is part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, passed in 2011.
Multidrug-resistant C jejuni rose from 19.1% in 2008 to 43.4% in 2014-2015.
In another development, the WHO shared details of 6 Saudi cases reported earlier this month, including 2 involving contact with camels or raw camel milk.
Nigeria's agriculture ministry yesterday reported two more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreaks, both of which began last week, according to a report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
President-elect Donald Trump announced today that he will nominate US Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon, as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NBC News reported today.
HHS plays a key role in the nation's public health, with activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and National Institutes of Health under its umbrella.
Finland, France, and Romania report their first outbreaks, while India and Iran note further spread.
The case, involving a woman in Brownsville, is the first local US case outside Florida.
The preliminary genetic analysis suggest that some of the internal genes have changed, compared to earlier H5N6 samples from China and Hong Kong.
In a MERS-CoV situation report today, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there are 58% fewer cases reported in September and October of this year compared with the same period last year.
At least 21 people in eight states have been sickened by multidrug-resistant Salmonella linked to contact with dairy bull calves in an outbreak dating back to January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Sweden joins the growing list of European countries facing high-path avian flu.
New research from Public Health England and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has found that two thirds of raw chicken bought at UK supermarkets in 2013-2014 tested positive for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Escherichia coli.
Also, a second mouse study finds evidence that the virus damages testes and fertility.
In other developments, the WHO spells out its Zika research priorities and a need for solid long-term funding.
Though the CDC reported good progress earlier this year, central-line infections remain a key problem.
A research letter published today in JAMA said that although mortality from infectious diseases remains low in the United States, influenza and pneumonia account for nearly 40% of all infectious disease deaths.
Higly pathogenic H5N8 was detected in Iran, Denmark, Poland, and the Netherlands.
