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Health advocacy group says states are more prepared to handle a public health threat this year than last year.
In other developments, an antiviral trial launched in China today, and 10 more cases were reported on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case recorded today raises the outbreak total to 3,430 confirmed cases in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO also noted 123 probable cases, and 524 suspected cases still under investigation.
CDC experts recommend testing both the upper and lower respiratory tracts of suspected case-patients.
The infected person in Wisconsin came in contact with a confirmed case-patient in China.
The WHO releases a $675 million response strategy to support activities over the next 3 months.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case today lifts the outbreak total to 3,429 confirmed Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO also noted 123 probable cases, and 473 suspected cases still under investigation.
Nearly 45% of antibiotics prescribed were given out for no clear reason.
While officials investigate imported cases not apparently linked directly to China, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, says, "This is still first and foremost an emergency for China."
In its latest global flu update yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said flu levels are still elevated across much of the globe, with 79.2% of recent lab specimens testing positive for influenza A.
CARB-X today announced an award of up to $6.8 million to Pattern Bioscience of Austin, Texas, to develop a rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test (ID/AST) for drug-resistant pathogens.
In a new Q&A, the WHO answers common questions and dispels myths.
"The virus will continue to expand, given the explosive nature we've seen in China."
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that manufacturers of bacitracin for injection voluntarily withdraw their products from the market.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported one new confirmed Ebola case over the last 3 days, edging the overall outbreak total to 3,427, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard. The WHO in a recent report said recent trends have been encouraging, with the number of cases in the most recent epidemiologic week the fewest since the outbreak response began.
A man, 44, in the Philippines who was coinfected with 2019-nCoV, Strep pneumoniae, and flu B has died.
Australia has barred travelers from China, a move the US took yesterday.
"We are learning more about the biology of this virus, its transmission dynamics, and clinical spectrum every day."
Group A Streptococcus has been deemed universally susceptible to beta-lactams, but the armor might be cracking.
The outbreak is now approaching 10,000 cases, including 213 deaths.
