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The CDC said it has also received recent reports of severe flu infections linked to 2009 H1N1 in young- and middle-aged adults.
The panel's concern was fueled by the threat of an airborne virus spread more easily than Ebola.
Leishmaniasis, a growing parasitic disease that causes an estimated 1.6 million new cases and 40,000 deaths each year across nearly 100 countries, is largely ignored by the international community, states a 22-page report titled Leishmaniasis Gap Analysis Report and Action Plan, released today by CORDS (Connecting Organisations for Regional Disease), one of the disease surveillance networks involved in the st
The administration's request covers both domestic and international actions, with CDC's EOC at a level to speed up and coordinate the response.
The WHO will be fast-tracking some Zika R&D projects.
China has reported 17 more H7N9 avian influenza cases, at least three of them fatal, according to official reports from local, state, and federal government health departments.
A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic and state and federal health agencies have discovered a new species of
Seven outbreak countries are seeing a rise in microcephaly or Guillain-Barre disease.
Pregnant women and their babies are the focus because of a strongly suspected link to complications.
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that it has finalized new federal standards designed to cut Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in ground chicken and turkey, as well as in raw chicken breasts, legs, and wings.
In the week that closed out January, flu activity continued its slow rise, with one key marker—the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu—rising from 5% to 6.8% compared with the previous week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly update.
Also, Dallas officials issue a follow-up on a recent sexual transmission case, groups announce new research pushes, and Florida declares a public health emergency.
China has two new H7N9 avian flu cases, both in men in the same district of Yongzhou city in Hunan province, according to local health officials.
Also today, the CDC added Jamaica and Tonga to its travel advisory, and an Indian company announced two vaccine candidates.
Although complete flu vaccine coverage increased dramatically from 2002-03 to 2011-12 in kids under 2 years old, it still falls well below 50% and is even lower in minority groups, according to a study yesterday in Pediatrics.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new MERS-CoV infection in a man who had contact with camels, the second case in 3 days, and agriculture officials said 85% of camels recently tested at a market in Jeddah harbored the virus.
Sanofi and NewLink announce efforts to develop Zika vaccines that will springboard off existing technologies.
The case also appears to be the first locally acquired Zika infection in the continental US in this outbreak.
Dovetailing with recent cases announced in Minnesota and a product recall, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that 11 Salmonella Virchow illnesses in 9 states have been linked to Garden of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake and Meal products.
In other developments, a Zika gene sequencing study found parallels with chikungunya, and experts are gearing up for an Aedes aegypti summit in Brazil.
