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Research gaps include evaluating the effectiveness of treatment plants in removing resistant microbes.
Marburg virus, harbored by fruit bats, has over the years caused 12 known outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) today recorded a new MERS-CoV case for epidemiologic week 51.
The patient is a 47-year-old man who is in home isolation with a MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection. The man is from Al-Kharj, about 48 miles south of Riyadh. He had camel contact, a known risk factor for MERS transmission.
The outbreak has grown to 549 cases and 326 deaths, with 82 suspected cases.
Sales and distribution of medically important antibiotics for livestock decreased by 33% last year and 43% since their peak.
Public Health England (PHE) announced today its investigation into 28 cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP, known in the United States as acute flaccid myelitis) reported in England this year, most of them since September.
Antibiotic resistance in the United States appears to be more closely linked to occasional antibiotic use by many people rather than heavy use by few people, and resistance to certain antibiotics is higher in areas where they are used more often, according to a comprehensive study yesterday in eLife.
The plan doesn't mandate limits on use or set goals, instead focusing on principles.
A cell-based vaccine protected about 10% better than a standard vaccine but not a high-dose version.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) health ministry today reported three more Ebola cases in three different locations.
In its daily update, officials said the 3 new lab-confirmed cases are from Katwa, Komanda, and Mabalako, raising the overall total to 542 cases, including 494 confirmed and 48 classified as probable. Outbreak responders are still investigating 96 suspected Ebola cases.
Officials confirmed 18 new Ebola cases, including 9 deaths, in recent days.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 7 new confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) this past week, bringing 2018's total to 165 confirmed cases.
According to the CDC, the 165 cases are among the total of 320 reports that it received regarding patients under investigation). CDC and local health departments are still investigating some of those suspected cases.
Data from three large health plans shows a substantial decline in outpatient antibiotic use in children from 2010 through 2014, according to a study today in Pediatrics.
The outbreak has now reached 521 cases and 306 deaths as responders grapple with multiple challenges.
Sexual partners of case-patients were 2.2 times more likely to contract Zika than other contacts
Consistent use of a face mask was associated with reduced exposure to antibiotic-resistant and livestock-associated strains of Staphylococcus aureus among industrial hog operation (IHO) workers and their household members, according to a study yesterday in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Flu levels are rising in some parts of the country, but nationally activity is still low, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest weekly flu update.
Also, the NIAID has reached an agreement to license an experimental treatment.
As the outbreak grows to 59 cases, officials puzzle over why romaine and not other lettuce was tainted.
