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California officials say the Disney-linked outbreak is nearly over, and Kyrgyzstan warrants a CDC notice.
Wisconsin now has had 3 outbreaks, and the USDA reports 43 total outbreaks.
Also ahead of economic talks, Oxfam said $1.7 billion is needed to rebuild health systems, and the World Bank shared employment data.
In its annual report on public health funding, the nonprofit Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today noted that public health spending continues to decline at both the federal and state levels and recommends not only increased funding but strategically allocated funding.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has detected 12 cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in four provinces that might be linked to leafy greens, the agency said in a statement yesterday.
Guinea's progress is fragile in its fight against Ebola, with community resistance still reported in some areas.
Two biosecurity experts who have called for civil debate and mutual understanding surrounding dual-use research of concern (DURC) issues yesterday proposed a framework for moving forward.
The study of VSV-EBOV hopes to enroll 6,000 health and other frontline workers.
The 7 latest patients in Egypt include a mother and son who got sick on the same day after poultry exposure.
The Minnesota outbreaks affect 542,500 turkeys, and the virus also turned up across the border in Iowa.
Saudi Arabia today announced a new, severe MERS-CoV case in a 93-year-old man in Mecca after the country went 4 days without confirming a case.
The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) said the Saudi man is hospitalized in critical condition. He is not a health worker and had no recent contact with MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases.
Officials said the center is clearly needed, for Ebola and other disease threats.
Study presents "convincing" evidence that antibodies to NA contribute to protection against influenza.
With Wisconsin now affected, experts ponder what's causing the historic outbreak on numerous Midwestern farms.
A canine influenza outbreak affecting dogs in Chicago and other Midwest locations is being fueled by a virus closely related to Asian H3N2 strains and not H3N8 as originally thought, researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin announced yesterday.
H5N2 has now struck 13 Minnesota farms, affecting almost 900,000 turkeys.
Though the global risk has dropped, Ebola is still a cause for concern, the WHO says.
Markers for the US flu season showed some further declines last week, with the percentage of clinic visits for flulike illness falling below the national baseline for the first time after 19 weeks at or above baseline, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly update.
Five regions, however, are still above their baselines for that indicator.
The farm hold 34,000 turkeys. The virus was also found in a falcon in Missouri and a wild goose in Kansas.
The WHO said Egyptian authorities reported 30 cases in March alone.
