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The UN declaration, however, did not set any targets for reduced use of antibiotics in humans and animals.
Given past patterns, the FAO warned countries that border the Caspian and Black Seas, as well as Western Europe, to be on high alert.
The US Department of Health and Human Services announced today it has invested more than $67 million into partnerships with two drug companies to develop innovative antibiotics and diagnostics to help combat the growing threat of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, with options that could bring the investment to about $284 million.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported one new MERS case today. Like other recent cases, this patient had direct contact with camels.
The MOH said a 78-year-old Saudi person from Sakaka was infected with MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The agency did not specify the patient's sex, which is unusual. He or she is listed in stable condition.
The study, based on 34 million discharge records over 6 years, is the first to estimate trends in US hospitals.
In other developments, without Zika funding federal officials have had to tap research money for cancer and other diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today described a case of MERS-CoV in a Saudi man diagnosed with the virus while he was visiting Vienna, Austria. This is the second case of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) reported in that country and was noted in recent media reports.
A new report from the World Bank says rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has the potential to cause as much economic damage as the 2008 financial crisis.
Wynwood has been cleared, but the Miami Beach transmission zone has tripled.
Report finds some encouraging trends in resistance, but also notes increasing consumption of anitbiotics.
Though some are skeptical, all experts hope for concrete actions.
On Sep 17 the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported one new MERS-CoV case, involving a Saudi man from Riyadh who had contact with camels.
The 50-year-old man is in stable condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The MOH said the patient had direct contact with camels, a known risk factor for contracting the respiratory virus.
The use of antimicrobials in livestock tops 60,000 metric tons a year.
In the face of stalled federal dollars to fund the fight against Zika, Florida Governor Rick Scott said he would be allocating an additional $10 million in funds from the state’s General Revenue fund to fight the mosquito-borne illness. Florida has now spent $36.2 million on Zika.
Experts cite virus mutations, rapid construction, guest workers, and dengue as possible factors in the recent surge of cases.
In other developments, industry reps raise concerns about the impact on businesses, as Florida's local case total continues to rise.
Advocacy groups want the FDA to take a harder line on antibiotic use in food-producing animals.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday proposed adding Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis to the list of HHS select agents and toxins as a Tier 1 Select Agent, the most concerning as a possible bioterrorism agent.
Although MCR-1 has often garnered drug-resistance headlines of late, an earlier gene that also confers antimicrobial resistance, NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase) has not gone away, as evidenced by a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Researchers reported the gene in 27 Vibrio fluvialis isolates in Kolkata, India.
