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Another H7N9 case has been detected in China, the ninth such infection to be reported in Guangdong province, where several of the country’s recent infections have been found.
Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said in a statement that the patient is a 31-year-old man who lives in Shenzhen. He started having symptoms on Dec 30 and was hospitalized on Jan 3, where he is in stable condition.
The largest US outbreak so far of bacteria producing the enzyme NDM (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase), which confers resistance to most antibiotics, has been linked to a Chicago area hospital, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contamination was traced to endoscopic equipment.
The recent cases are in three areas of eastern China, including the first Shanghai case in 9 months.
German researchers say scores of people who had contact with a MERS patient escaped infection.
The French side of the Caribbean island of St. Martin now has 89 confirmed and 20 probable cases of chikungunya, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a Jan 4 update.
Researchers say that MERS-CoV, or a closely related virus, existed in camels in the UAE in 2003.
Nearly half of US states are reporting widespread flu activity, up from 10 last week.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has another Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case, involving a 33-year-old male healthcare worker in Dubai who had contact with another MERS patient, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.
In a statement, the WHO said the patient was exposed to the MERS patient whose case was reported on Dec 20. The latter was a 68-year-old man in Dubai who has since died.
A producer pulls its cashew cheese products as officials probe possible links to a 15-case Salmonella outbreak.
A serologic survey from British Columbia suggests that preschool children and working-age adults are the groups most susceptible to the pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, by far the most common strain in North America so far this flu season.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking steps to curb infectious disease threats at refugee camps in two African nations struck by violent political unrest, South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR).
Omission of key data from a report of a new botulinum toxin draws strong approval.
The wife of a MERS patient from UAE tests positive, and the WHO confirms five Saudi cases.
Taiwan has confirmed a second case of H7N9 avian flu, in an 86-year-old man who lives in Jiangsu province in mainland China, according to a news release today from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
A camel herd in Qatar that had MERS-CoV infections tied to human cases seems to be free of the virus.
Cases have grown to 66 on the French side of St. Martin, which may elevate the US risk.
An 86-year-old man in Hong Kong has contracted H9N2 avian flu, the first human case involving that strain in the region in 4 years, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today.
A number of parameters indicate rapid spread in some US regions, with 2009 H1N1 the predominant strain.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today recognized four Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases recently reported by Saudi Arabia, including one death, raising the agency's global count to 170 cases and 72 deaths.
WHO confirms a case, and 5 new cases just reported include 3 healthcare workers.
