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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported its first MERS-CoV case since 2018, and Saudi Arabia today reported two new illnesses, according to official reports.
In the UAE, the patient is a 44-year-old farmer who is not a citizen of the country but lives in the city of Al Ain in Abu Dhabi region, according to a statement today from the World Health Organization (WHO), which was notified by the UAE of the case on Oct 7.
The WHO says the few remaining hot spots still pose a risk of spread to other areas.
About 94% of H3N2 viruses were the drifted strain, and the vaccine afforded no protection against H3N2.
Though stewardship is crucial, research gaps need to be addressed to maximize their impact, SHEA says.
Fully 56% of hospitals reported changing patient care or delaying therapy because of drug shortages.
Ten days before Minnesota's deer hunting firearms season opens, state officials are scrambling to create a disposal plan for animal carcasses among growing concern over chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic prion disease that affects cervids like deer and elk.
The vaccine demonstrated 49.7% protection against progression to active tuberculosis in adults.
Too much jargon, highlighting far-off impacts, and disjointed messages all contribute, the report says.
CARB-X announced today funding of up to $4.98 million for BioVersys's new small-molecule drugs targeting Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, including methicillin-resistant S aureus. The drugs could be used as a stand-alone to treat uncomplicated skin and skin-structure infections, as well as in combination with other antibiotics for more severe infections.
In a continuation of the steady stream of Ebola cases recorded in recent days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola dashboard shows 4 new cases today, raising the outbreak total to 3,268, a number that includes 117 probable cases.
Another 400 suspected cases are still under investigation. No new deaths were recorded, so the fatality total stands at 2,181.
Four new cases raise the outbreak total to 3,264 infections, and 3 new deaths bring the fatality toll to 2,181.
Nonprofit drug developer TB Alliance announced today that it will partner with an Indian company to manufacture and commercialize pretomanid for treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
Saudi Arabia reported a MERS-CoV infection in a child, which is relatively rare, according to an Oct 26 report from the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).
As cases reach 3,260, the US remains the top donor, but the future of Ebola funding remains unclear.
New guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) recommend against using antibiotics for toothaches in most cases.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
In its weekly flu update today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first pediatric flu deaths of the new season and noted that the nation's flu activity increased slightly last week but is still at low levels.
In one key category, under 7% of countries scored in the highest tier.
Two of the three wild poliovirus strains are now eradicated globally.
Cases involving travel make it difficult for responders to investigate quickly.
