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The MCR-1 colistin-resistance gene has been detected in Salmonella strains isolated from mussel samples in Spain, researchers reported yesterday in Eurosurveillance.
The Drug Resistance Index shows disparities in the effectiveness of antibiotics in high- and low-income countries.
All 8 patients required hospitalization, and the earliest case dates back to 2016.
Cases have now topped 1,300 and include 843 deaths, with no signs of slowing.
With the current resurgence of measles two decades after it was eliminated, the United States is going backward with measles, leading US experts are warning.
Barriers in many countries limit treatment options and prevent people from getting the antibiotics they need.
Thirteen people in 7 states have been sickened, and the manufacturer has issued a recall.
Traditional chiefs and local officials took new steps to ease community resistance to response efforts.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case today in its epidemiologic week 16 report.
A 68-year-old man from Khafji has contracted MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) as a secondary case, meaning likely not from another MERS patient. It's unknown if he had camel contact.
The antibiotic market is broken, one expert said. "Policymakers must take this as a clarion call to act now."
Today DRC health officials report 9 more cases and 7 more deaths.
Enesi Pharma, a biotechnology company based in the United Kingdom, announced yesterday that it has partnered with the US Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop new flu vaccines using its ImplaVax technology.
Adhering to antibiotic guidelines was associated with favorable outcomes in terms of mortality and length of hospital stay among patients in Norway, according to a study yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.
US cases have climbed to 555 and at the current pace would eclipse 2014's total within weeks.
Vaccine efficacy was 97.5%, as cases reach 1,264 and deaths top 800.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case over the weekend in an update to its epidemiologic week 15 report.
On Apr 13, the MOH noted that a 75-year-old woman from Khafji had contracted MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) as a secondary case, meaning likely not from another MERS patient. It's unknown if she had camel contact.
New research presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) annual meeting suggests an association between antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and climate change.
Case counts climb to 109, making it the 3rd-largest E coli outbeak in 20 years.
Canadian data show that kids under 10 years may be especially vulnerable to the H1N1 strain.
Antibiotics were offered for 91% of UTI patients, but only 36% had clinical or lab evidence of one.
