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The UAE reports 1 MERS case and Saudi Arabia 2, while the WHO details 5 recent Saudi cases.
Officials are investigating 15 Salmonella Paratyphi cases in the 2 states and possible cases elsewhere.
Iowa has now had 56 outbreaks, and experts estimate a $310 million economic loss in Minnesota because of direct and indirect costs of H5N2.
After going 8 days without an Ebola case, Sierra Leone since May 14 has seen a trickle of newly confirmed cases, including 2 from Port Loko, 3 from Western Area Urban, and 1 from Kambia, the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) said today in an update.
Summer fairs and animal exhibits in several states may well see no birds this year as avian flu outbreaks continue.
Flares of the virus are tempering encouragement from a report saying both countries were making progress toward zero cases.
To help address the growing problem of antibiotic resistance and the lack of new antibiotics in the pipeline, a new report commissioned by the UK government recommends establishing a $2 billion "global innovation fund" and separating drug companies' profits from drug sales, according to a news release from Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, which published the report, its third in a series.
The recent dramatic increase in human cases of H5N1 avian flu in Egypt is likely not related to virus mutations or changing epidemiology but rather to more people becoming exposed to infected poultry, according to the joint findings of experts from six leading organizations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release today.
E coli and some Salmonella infections dropped, but Campylobacter and Vibrio cases increased.
Big layer farms in Nebraska and South Dakota were hit, as were 2 farms each in Minnesota and Iowa.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH), which reported 9 MERS-CoV cases on May 11, has added 3 more in the past 3 days and reported 2 deaths in previously reported cases as it is apparently grappling with a Web site failure, switching to a new—and detail-limited—reporting system, or both.
An investigation into a norovirus outbreak near Portland, Ore., in July 2014 revealed that the source was a swimming beach at a park, outlining the risk and need for preventive steps, especially in settings where water isn't treated.
H5N2 has turned up on 2 more South Dakota turkey farms, and Iowa has a new suspected outbreak.
The Italian nurse's infection represents the first exported case since March.
Mechanically tenderized beef will need to be so labeled by May 2016, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The new labeling requirements cover raw or partially cooked beef products, the FSIS said in a statement.
"This commonsense change will lead to safer meals and fewer foodborne illnesses," said USDA Deputy Undersecretary Al Almanza.
Researchers study alternatives for quick licensure and how stepped-up strategies might help.
The Midwest adds another state to those with outbreaks, this one on a farm housing 1.7 million layers.
Immunizing pregnant women rated as best pertussis defense for infants
High-path H5N8, previously found in the US only in the West, has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in Indiana.
Experts in Geneva map out research plans, and US advisors meet about vaccine licensure.
