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As the season's first flu deaths occur, some manufacturers have had delays in flu vaccine shipment.
Investigation continues into the geographic extent of the disease and its full spectrum, particularly whether it's related to cases of unexplained limb weakness.
Experts today pushed for new ways to test Ebola treatments, and two groups renewed their urgent pleas for aid.
Confirmation has been received that a healthcare worker in Uganda who became ill Sep11 and died Sep 28 had Marburg virus, a relative of the Ebola virus causing havoc in several West African countries. The last Marburg outbreak in Uganda, affecting 20 people and killing 9 of them, was in 2012, according to a notice from the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
Canada, Britain announce enhanced screening, as officials in Spain probe how a health worker was infected.
The growth in the number of US EV-D68 cases showed a possible sign of slowing today, with just 14 more confirmed.
Costs associated with foodborne illnesses in the United States total more than $15.6 billion annually, according to a data product released Oct 7 by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service containing updated estimates.
Findings presented at a major infectious disease conference in Philadelphia today suggest that hospital antibiotic stewardship programs can pay unexpected benefits in children.
As West Africa cases top 8,000, the patient in Texas dies and the CDC announces airport screening steps.
Federal health officials reported today that enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has been detected in another patient who died recently, as the case count rose to 664 and Tennessee joined the list of affected states.
Today's update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put the number of deaths of EV-D68-infected patients at five, one more than before, but it provided no details about the case.
The economic impact of Ebola on West Africa could range from $3.8 billion to $32.6 billion by the end of next year, depending on how quickly it can be contained and how far it spreads in the region, the World Bank reported today in a press release.
Screening for travelers landing at US airports may resemble the setup in airports in outbreak nations.
Another 34 patients have tested positive for enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), raising the US total to 628 cases, and Florida has recorded its first confirmed case, according to today's update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cases have now been confirmed in 44 states, the CDC reported. The only states with no confirmed cases are Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee, Alaska, and Hawaii.
The recent death of a 4-year-old is the nation's first directly caused by EV-D68 as cases jump to 594.
The case could mark the first local transmission of Ebola outside of West Africa.
The WHO enphasizes that the virus is known to spread only through contact with bodily fluids, and the CDC probes environmental persistence.
Two new MERS cases were confirmed in Taif, Saudia Arabia, in recent days, while the country's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported deaths in two other case-patients.
Of the 50 people identified for 21-day fever monitoring, only 10 had high-risk exposure.
As officials announce 24 new EV-D68 cases, they say they can't confirm a link to cases involving polio-like symptoms.
A newly released guide developed by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) aims to strengthen the capacity worldwide for collaboration and coordination between national public health and national animal health authorities.
