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Litter (bird feces) used as fertilizer may play a key role.
Increased testing has turned up 2 smaller outbreaks connected to 2 additional growers in Mexico.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported another MERS-CoV case involving contact with another patient in Dumah Al Jandal.
It's not known if the new case is related to a hospital outbreak in that city first reported a month ago. The MOH on Aug 30 confirmed two similar MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases in the same city.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed a new case of variant H1N2 flu (H1N2v) in a child in Ohio, the second US case this year caused by that strain, and the 20th variant flu case of the year.
German researchers have found a significant increase in strains of Escherichia coli carrying a gene linked to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production, according to a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Older adults were hardest hit by Guillain-Barre syndrome in northeast Brazil.
Molecular respiratory viral testing had minimal impact on reducing antibiotic utilization among viral pneumonia patients, according to a study yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said French officials have notified it of a fatal yellow fever case in a 43-year-old Brazilian woman in French Guiana whose vaccination status isn't known.
The hypervirulent, highly drug-resistant, and highly transmissible strains killed all 5 infected patients.
"It would be a mistake to divert important resources during this time toward tetanus vaccination."
Vabomere was developed to treat serious infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
Today the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new MERS-CoV cases in Dumah Al Jandal. At this time, it's not known if the new cases are related to a hospital outbreak in that city first reported at the beginning of August.
The roadmap includes 11 recommendations on antibiotic use in food animals split into 3 key areas.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said a Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtles has sickened 37 people in 13 states, about one third of them children younger than 5 years.
The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca begins on Wednesday.
Marshals sieze 5 vials of vaccinia virus vaccine, reserved only for those at high risk of smallpox.
The number of people sickened in France's outbreak has grown from 2 to 13.
Mexico, Belize, and Costa Rica are among the few Americas countries reporting small increases in Zika virus activity, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in its Aug 25 epidemiologic update.
Researchers have discovered that more than 10% of patients with chronic ear infections at an ear, nose, and throat clinic in Angola were co-colonized with a fluoroquinolone-resistant bacterium commonly found in bird feces.
The two reports suggest US antibiotic stewardship programs are paying off.
