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The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new cases of MERS and three deaths in previously reported patients in recent days. Both of the new cases were linked to camel contact.
Alabama officials have received results on samples collected from one of the state's recently announced avian flu outbreaks, indicating low-pathogenic H7N9 detected in guinea fowl at the TaCo-Bet Trade Day flea market in Jackson County.
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The agency says there's still no evidence H7N9 has gained capacity for sustained spread.
The affected flock is in the same county as the state's first high-path H7N9 outbreak.
Gut bacteria in treated bees dropped dramatically in number, and those bees had higher death rates.
A report today from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the two federal agencies responsible for ensuring the safety of the food supply to address oversight gaps and collect more information on the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals.
A new case is the 4th in Europeans who had recently traveled to South America.
China today reported another highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza outbreak in poultry, this time in backyard ducks in Hubei province, officials said in a report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The outbreak began on Mar 3, and, of 767 susceptible birds, the virus sickened 134 and killed 86. Authorities culled the surviving ducks.
Pakistan has a new case of paralysis and infection with wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), its second of the year and the world's fourth in 2017, according to a post yesterday by ProMED-mail, the infectious disease news service of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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The outbreaks are close to where Tennessee recently confirmed two H7N9 events.
A prime-boost regimen in clinical trials shows immune response 1 year after vaccination.
A large survey of Australian parents has found significant misconceptions about antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections.
Yesterday Saudi Arabia announced one new MERS-CoV case in a healthcare worker from Wadi Al-Dawasir. This is the tenth case in what appears to be a hospital-based outbreak in that city.
The patient is a 36-year-old expatriate man who presented with no symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). His infection is listed as secondary and acquired in a healthcare setting.
Nepal also reports H5N1 at a zoo, while 5 European nations confirm more H5N8 outbreaks.
Some concerned experts recommend screening all acute-care patients.
The CDC warns of a potentially increased risk, especially related to sperm donation.
Over the past few days Saudi Arabia reported seven new MERS-CoV infections, including six that appear to be linked to a hospital outbreak in Wadi ad-Dawasir in the south central part of the country.
