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Researchers have identified the colistin resistance gene MCR-1 in Escherichia coli samples from two patients in Australia, according to a report yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Tedros, the first African to lead the WHO, succeeds Margaret Chan on Jul 1 as she steps down from the post after serving the global health agency for 10 years.
Though deep cuts aren't likely to be enacted, health groups and experts aired strong concerns.
The gene was found in 15 Salmonella isolates from broiler chickens in British Columbia.
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) situation report, there are now 43 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is six more probable cases since the last situation report released yesterday.
Chan said infectious disease challenges over the last decade led to better preparedness, but not nearly enough.
An Ebola treatment center has now been established and is currently treating 5 patients.
Nearly one in four adult outpatients prescribed antibiotic monotherapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) do not respond to treatment, according to a paper presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
According to the latest cholera situation report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 23,000 new suspected cases of the diarrheal disease in Yemen and 242 related deaths since the last update was published Apr 27.
Also, researchers report a mutation in the Asian-lineage strain that made it more infectious to mosquitoes.
Though global risk remains low, 7 countries have begun screening at airports and ports of entry.
The number of new cases is down a bit from a week ago buts still reflects steady ongoing activity.
Incorporating antibiotic allergy testing (AAT) into an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program can improve antibiotic usage and appropriateness, according to a study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new cases of MERS-CoV today.
The alliance aims to aid collaboration between the public and private sectors.
Though the DRC has strong experience with Ebola, the location is very remote and officials don't know the full extent of the outbreak.
Experts said reason for the rise isn't clear, but could reflect better surveillance and testing.
In today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several state health departments say a total of 77 clinical cases of the emerging multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris have now been reported from seven states.
In the first-of-its-kind comprehensive review of a Zika outbreak in Asia, researchers from Singapore yesterday reported how easily the virus can be introduced and spread even when vector control programs are good, adding that response measures had a measurable impact on curbing the disease. Writing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases yesterday, the team described an outbreak that began in August 2016.
