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Both New York and New Jersey reported more cases of measles in ongoing outbreaks in communities near New York City.
Rockland County, New Jersey, reported 4 more cases, bringing its total to 80. And health officials in New York confirmed 5 more cases in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Outbreak totals there now stand at 29.
A study by researchers from the University of Michigan has found frequent co-colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients in nursing facilities.
The CDC notes 11 more illnesses, raising the outbreak total to 43 cases in 12 states.
Today the ministry of health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported two more Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The outbreak total now stands at 421 cases (374 confirmed and 47 probable), including 241 deaths.
The two new cases are from Kyondo and Kalunguta, and one additional death was recorded in Beni. Seventy-four cases are still under investigation.
A study yesterday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy found that patients at risk for aortic rupture are frequently exposed to fluoroquinolones during hospitalization, despite concerns that fluoroquinolone use may be associated with increased risk of aortic aneurysm and/or dissection (AAD).
Ten years after primary vaccination, 73 of 75 participants had seroprotective antibody levels.
Officials have noted 33 new cases in recent days, and the outbreak is due to soon become the world's 2nd-largest.
Romaine lettuce suspected in Escherichia coli O157:H7 illnesses in the United States and Canada probably came from California, based on growing and harvesting patterns, Scott Gottlieb, MD, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, said in a Nov 23 Twitter post.
The next step is to withdraw the product that's at risk from the market, then restock the market, he said.
Infectious disease specialists from Washington University School of Medicine estimate that the number of deaths caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is more than six times higher than widely cited figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Originally published by CIDRAP News Nov 21
The City of Lubbock, Tex., Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in multiple healthcare facilities.
Five family members of an earlier case-patient are infected, health officials say.
An investigation into a cluster of listeriosis cases by federal health agencies prompted the recall yesterday of ready-to-eat Vietnamese-style pork patty rolls, according to a notice from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
So far 32 illnesses have been confirmed in 11 states, as well as 18 cases in Canada.
CDC director promises "full capacity" of science to address the paralyzing condition.
In a study yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Ethiopian researchers reported an alarming level of multidrug resistance among patients with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) at a university hospital.
In its daily update on its Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry today reported no new confirmed cases, though it did report one more death in a patient from Beni, the outbreak's main hot spot.
Despite more violence, officials say most response actions continued, except for a brief pause in vaccination.
Alongside the finding that progress has stalled in hard-hit countries, the WHO and partners launch a new response strategy.
A new report from the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) says the UK livestock industry is making progress in efforts to meet antibiotic use targets, but a group of leading British clinicians warns that progress could be threatened if the government doesn't commit to changes in the way antibiotics are used in food-producing animals.
