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In the latest situation report on the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said that international vaccine deployment of rVSV-ZEBOV, the experimental Ebola vaccine, and cold chain shipment is not advised at this time to contain the outbreak.
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) appears to be spreading further into the community and healthcare settings in Denmark, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The protocol for a ring vaccination has been approved by DRC authorities, and a new study yields generally good safety data.
Saudi Arabia has announced one new MERS-CoV case over the past 4 days, according to updates from the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).
A new report in Clinical Infectious Diseases is providing some additional detail on a cluster of genetically related Neisseria gonorrhea isolates with high-level azithromycin resistance and decreased ceftriaxone susceptibility previously detected in Hawaii.
Data showed an interesting ebb and flow, as well as evidence of slowly increasing bacterial resistance.
The number of new H7N9 avian flu cases in China declined again this week, to 9.
The WHO says the cases in India likely reflect low-level transmission.
A surveillance study yesterday in BMC Infectious Diseases reports high levels of resistance to previously recommended antimicrobials in Neisseria gonorrhea isolates from a city in eastern China.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Scientists say it's the first MCR-1 hospital outbreak.
One recommendations is for all nations to assess preparedness and animal health capacities by 2019.
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) regional office for Africa released a new Ebola situation report today, noting fewer cases than previously reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Establishing an effective diagnostics protocol for Zika testing is of utmost importance, the GAO says.
The Florida study suggests a 'perfect storm' of conditions made Miami a favorable setting for Zika and that mosquito control helped reduce disease levels.
Researchers have identified the colistin resistance gene MCR-1 in Escherichia coli samples from two patients in Australia, according to a report yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The Qatari Ministry of Health reported another case of MERS-CoV detected in the country, the country's third case this year, according to a story today in The Peninsula, a Qatari daily.
Tedros, the first African to lead the WHO, succeeds Margaret Chan on Jul 1 as she steps down from the post after serving the global health agency for 10 years.
Though deep cuts aren't likely to be enacted, health groups and experts aired strong concerns.
The gene was found in 15 Salmonella isolates from broiler chickens in British Columbia.
