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In a third study, temperature, humidity, and UV radiation had no effect on disease spread.
In a snapshot of MERS-CoV cases in Saudi Arabia in February, the country reported 18 cases, 5 of them fatal, from 9 different cities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.
A retrospective study of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals found that the presence of an infectious diseases (ID) specialist may facilitate improvements in antibiotic prescribing, US researchers reported today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
"Please quarantine politicizing COVID," Tedros says.
Data are sparse on warmer temps and less disease, and some nations with "summer" climates are seeing rapid spread.
Also, a study highlights a person who had only mild symptoms but infected at least 10 people.
The savings could rise significantly if more accurate diagnostic tests were available, the authors say.
China recently reported another human infection involving H9N2 avian influenza, which involved a 3-year-old girl form Guangdong province, the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific regional office said in a recent avian flu update.
Also, African-Americans appear to be disproportionally affected, and a poll reflects high public concern.
"The ICU community must brace itself for this potentially overwhelming surge of patients."
Global deaths today pass 80,000, reaching 81,200, just 1 day after exceeding 70,000.
Seqirus's cell-cultured quadrivalent (four-strain) seasonal flu vaccine was about 36% more effective than a standard egg-derived equivalent during the 2017-18 US flu season, according to findings from a large study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Despite an increase in the frequency of early discontinuation of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the use of an antibiotic time-out (ATO) in nursing homes in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania had mixed results overall, researchers reported today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
In a study of kids with COVID-19, of those for whom hospitalization status was known, 20% were hospitalized.
One study suggests that health worker absenteeism due to school closures could lead to more deaths than they prevent.
The WHO worries that the use of medical masks in the general population could further shrink the supply for health workers.
In a pandemic, using the same respirator for 5 days, as long as it is not removed multiple times per shift, can help stretch supplies, but data are sparse on decontamination.
An algorithm designed to augment antibiotic prescribing in secondary care provided appropriate recommendations that were narrower in spectrum than current clinical practice, UK researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
In another first, a tiger in New York tested positive, and death rates dropped in some of Europe's hot spots.
The CDC recommends face masks when it's hard to maintain physical distance, such as in grocery stores.
