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Although Ebola activity in Guinea may have stabilized, cases continue to rise briskly in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The new policy, which calls on scientists to flag their own experiments as DURC, was met with mixed reviews.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed a new MERS-CoV infection today—the 10th since Sep 8—as well as the death of a recently reported case-patient.
The new case is in a 60-year-old Saudi from Riyadh who had unspecified preexisting disease. He is hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU) and is not a healthcare worker nor did he have any recent exposure to animals, the MOH said.
Ebola was spotlighted at the UN General Assembly, and Pope Francis added an appeal.
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has been confirmed in 220 patients in 31 states and the District of Columbia, up 45 cases and 5 states in the past 2 days, according to an update today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, Rhode Island confirmed the first reported US case this year in an adult.
Reports trace the evolution of the epidemic in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, painting a mostly bleak picture but with glimmers of hope.
The WHO numbers come from an epidemiologic analysis, and the CDC's estimate is from its newly released modeling tool.
Two more outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu have occurred in central Vietnam, leading to the death of thousands of domestic birds, according to a Sep 20 report from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
The US tally of enterovirus D68 cases has reached at least 181, and six more states have identified cases, raising the number of affected states to 28, according to the latest federal and state reports.
In an update late yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 175 cases in 27 states, signaling increases of 15 cases and five states since the agency's Sep 19 report.
Outbreak toll climbs in hot spots, with reports of another evacuated health worker, more treatment beds, and an experimental antiviral.
PAHO reports a large increase in the case count, driven largely by the Dominican Republic, and another locally acquired case is reported in Florida.
The national count of confirmed enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases reached 160 in 22 states on Sep 19, which is seven more cases and three more states than reported a day earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The brutal attack occurred 3 days ago; also, Sierra Leone has imposed a curfew to combat disease spread.
The multipronged attack includes an executive order, a national strategy, and a detailed PCAST report.
An independent audit of MERS-CoV data in Saudi Arabia yesterday identified 16 more infections with illness onsets before Jun 3 and has reclassified a handful of previously reported cases, the country's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced yesterday.
It said the review is part of an ongoing effort to ensure that MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) data are accurate.
The unanimous resolution creates the first ever special mission geared to a public health crisis.
Coverage last season was about 82% in health workers and 52% in pregnant women.
The number of confirmed enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in US children has risen from 130 to 153 and the number of states affected from 12 to 18 in just the past 2 days, according to an update today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, California has just announced its first confirmed cases, which are not included in the CDC update.
We believe there is scientific and epidemiologic evidence to recommend respirators for all patient care, and a PAPR would be the best option.
MSF reports its first case in a staffer, and a health worker with EVD in Atlanta is poised to receive convalescent serum.
