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Experts in Geneva map out research plans, and US advisors meet about vaccine licensure.
Veterinary officials in Burkina Faso and Turkey reported more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreaks, as their counterparts in Taiwan reported that highly pathogenic H5N2 has struck 10 more locations, according to separate reports to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Evidence from Minnesota supports airborne spread as a dead owl in Wisconsin is found to harbor H5N2.
Iran reports its first case since last July as the CDC posts an alert for upcoming travel to Saudi Arabia.
The ongoing outbreak of cholera in Haiti that began in late 2010 has led to a dramatic rise in cases over the past 6 months, with nearly 12,000 reported already this year. The rate is only expected to soar further when the rainy season starts next month and as international aid dries up, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) story yesterday.
Experts say H5N2 is changing its transmission pattern, raising the possibility of barn-to-barn spread through the air.
Experts say lessons learned should make the world more prepared for future emergencies.
Blue Bell Creameries, which has been linked to 10 listeriosis cases in four states in an outbreak that spans several years, had evidence of Listeria in its Oklahoma plant as early as March 2013, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report today said, according to an Associated Press (AP) story.
H5N2 reappears in Missouri after more than a month, and Iowa reports 6 new outbreaks.
The two nations saw only 18 cases last week from just a few hot spots.
A potentially promising way to lower the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections is to fight fire with fire, in the form of oral doses of a nontoxigenic strain of C diff, according to a report yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Iowa has 3 new outbreaks and Minnesota 2, while feds free up $330 million for response.
A new case of H7N9 avian flu has been reported from China, this one in a 3-year-old boy from Huaibei City, according to machine-translated notices from provincial health officials posted yesterday on FluTrackers, an infectious disease message board.
The child, who is reportedly in stable condition with mild symptoms, had contact with live poultry before his Apr 27 disease onset. He received outpatient treatment.
A 39-year-old man is the latest addition to Saudi Arabia's MERS-CoV case count. His illness was reported today by the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH).
The outbreaks include two laying operations in Iowa and Minnesota that house about 4 million hens.
Turkey has first H5N1 outbreak since 2008, and Taiwan reports 5 more H5N8 outbreaks.
An additional case of MERS-CoV today as well as a recovery over the weekend have been reported from Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH). They bring the cumulative totals in that country since June 2012 to 983 cases, including 428 deaths, 552 recoveries, and 3 active cases.
China's Jiangxi province on May 1 announced a new H7N9 avian influenza case, involving a 39-year old woman from Jiujiang who is hospitalized in critical condition, according to a provincial health department statement translated and posted by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.
The emergency declaration activates response plans statewide and in affected counties.
Evidence includes a gene signature match from the woman's blood and Ebola RNA in the man's semen.
