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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan 22 updated its highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) fall plan, fine-tuning details about reimbursing farmers for lost poultry and finalizing its vaccination policy should that step be enacted.
The original fall plan was released in September 2015 after multiple HPAI outbreaks decimated flocks in some states in the spring and summer.
The guidance emphasizes integrated care for diverse needs of survivors.
The CDC adds 8 more destinations to its travel alert, as experts assess the threat.
A six-state outbreak of Listeria infections involving 12 cases and 1 death has been linked to Dole prepackaged salads, which have been recalled, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Flu activity in the United States continued a slow but steady rise last week, with slight increases seen in several of the markers that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses to track the levels.
El Salvador notes a GBS spike that may be linked to Zika, and St. Martin and Guadeloupe report their first local cases.
A team led by Duke University researchers has developed a gene-detecting test that could help physicians determine whether an acute respiratory infection (ARI) is caused by a virus or a bacterium, which could reduce antibiotic overprescribing, according to a study yesterday in Science Translational Medicine.
The organizations have signed an agreement worth $5 million to advance the VSV-EBOV vaccine.
The infected woman is an aunt of the recently reported Ebola patient whose death marked the end of Ebola-free status in West Africa.
The guidance targets antibiotic use for colds and other common ailments.
Shortly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance on Zika virus infection and pregnancy yesterday, Illinois officials reported two imported cases in pregnant women, a potential risk for birth defects.
Testing hints that the avian flu virus mutated to a more lethal strain as it spread.
PAHO, meanwhile, said the virus has expanded its reach and cautioned about Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Guangdong province in China has confirmed its fifth H5N6 avian flu infection in 3 weeks, the world's ninth such case, and Fujian province reported its first H7N9 avian flu case of the winter, Xinhua reported today.
US flu activity increased slightly, with similar rises in other Northern Hemisphere nations.
Just hours after the WHO declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in the outbreak region, the agency confirms a new, fatal case.
An avian flu strain that hasn't been seen in the US before has struck a farm in Indiana.
Vietnam has reported a new H5N6 avian flu outbreak, and Taiwan officials have confirmed seven separate H5N2 events, according to reports posted today by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
A multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to nut butter produced by an Oregon company has reached 13 cases but now appears to be over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
The WHO also warned of the risk of flare-ups due to ligering virus in some survivors, a threat it says will decline with time.
