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Omission of key data from a report of a new botulinum toxin draws strong approval.
The wife of a MERS patient from UAE tests positive, and the WHO confirms five Saudi cases.
Taiwan has confirmed a second case of H7N9 avian flu, in an 86-year-old man who lives in Jiangsu province in mainland China, according to a news release today from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
Cases have grown to 66 on the French side of St. Martin, which may elevate the US risk.
A camel herd in Qatar that had MERS-CoV infections tied to human cases seems to be free of the virus.
An 86-year-old man in Hong Kong has contracted H9N2 avian flu, the first human case involving that strain in the region in 4 years, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today.
A number of parameters indicate rapid spread in some US regions, with 2009 H1N1 the predominant strain.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today recognized four Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases recently reported by Saudi Arabia, including one death, raising the agency's global count to 170 cases and 72 deaths.
WHO confirms a case, and 5 new cases just reported include 3 healthcare workers.
The investigation of tuberculosis (TB) cases in a Las Vegas, Nev., hospital has revealed two active TB cases and 59 latent infections, including 22 infections in healthcare workers, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) reported this week.
The severity of H7N9 influenza infection is linked to high cytokine levels, and some patients appear to have a genetic marker that correlates with more serious outcomes, according to a research team from China and Australia. The group reported their findings in the Dec 23 edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The proposed rule is the first to prevent intentional contamination of food products.
News of a severe ILI cluster in Texas parallels a dramatic flu rise—mostly from H1N1—in the region and nation.
In an epidemiologic assessment today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said that H7N9 avian flu in China continues to pose a significant health risk.
A meeting of world experts last week concluded that convalescent serum—antibody-rich blood from survivors—may be a promising tool for treating Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections.
A 38-year-old man from Shenzhen has H7N9 flu, the fourth recent case in Guangdong province.
Most US samples had bacterial contamination, and a good many had pathogenic varieties.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed that the H10N8 avian flu death in a woman from Jiangxi province, China, reported 2 days ago by Chinese officials is indeed the first human case involving that strain, and it provided some new details.
The multistate outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken from producer Foster Farms in California has now sickened 416 people in 23 states and Puerto Rico, according to an update today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The last-reported case count was 389 on Nov 19.
Non-outbreak raw-milk cases may outnumber outbreak cases 25 to 1—and knowing the farmer might not help.
