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An flu-like illness cluster has hospitalized eight people with severe infections, four of them fatal, and tests show 2009 H1N1 flu in one of the survivors.
Chinese health authorities today announced another H7N9 avian flu infection in Guangdong province, the area's third reported case in the past week, according to a statement from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel health notice because of recent cases of chikungunya on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, the agency said today in a news release.
Ratings on 10 key indicators of the nation's level of protection gives 'clarion call' to improve upon prevention and control.
A 73-year-old woman in China has died from H10N8 avian flu, the first instance in people.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed the two most recent cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, in 51- and 26-year-old women.
The agency offered a few new details in the cases, which were first reported by Saudi officials on Dec 5.
Proposed a rule requires manufacturers to show safety and effectiveness.
Camels in Qatar were infected with a MERS-CoV strain nearly identical to that found in two people.
Chinese health officials reported two new H7N9 avian flu cases in Guangdong province over the past 2 days, in a 36-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, both of whom are hospitalized in critical condition, according to reports from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today recommended that all infants, children, and pregnant women avoid raw (unpasteurized) milk, and called for a nationwide ban on the sale of all raw-milk products.
US flu activity showed a modest jump last week, with the clinic visits for flu-like illness rising above baseline for the first time this season.
Results show about 55% protection in children 3 to 8 years old.
Supplies of tuberculin skin test antigen solutions are expected to return to normal in January, following shortages that health providers have been experiencing since 2012, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in the latest issue of Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The camels were found to have antibodies to the virus or a close relative.
Flu vaccine uptake is up a bit, and the vaccine prevented 6.6 million cases last season, the CDC said.
Three major infectious-disease societies said this week that healthcare personnel (HCP) should be required to receive all six vaccines that are recommended for them by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday declared that an Escherichia coli outbreak linked to chicken salad and wrap products from Glass Onion Catering is over after affecting at least 33 people in four states.
Seven of the patients required hospitalization, and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially deadly kidney complication. No deaths were reported.
Final guidance aimed at phasing out growth-enhancing drug treatment of food animals.
Three environmental samples from live-poultry markets in Shenzhen, China, have tested positive for H7N9 avian flu virus, the South China Morning Post reported today. Two recent cases in Hong Kong have been linked to Shenzhen.
Officials discovered the virus after collecting 70 samples at 13 live-bird markets throughout the city.
Global malaria-control efforts since 2000 have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives and reduced global mortality rates by 45%, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its "World Malaria Report 2013," released today.
