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The first SARS-CoV-2 infections in US animals were confirmed in large cats at the Bronx Zoo in March during the height of the local COVID-19 outbreak. An American Society for Microbiology study today details the genomic characteristics of viruses that infected zookeepers, four tigers, and three African lions, supporting a human-to-animal transmission pathway.
The vast majority of the world is still susceptible to the virus, the WHO director says.
A trio of studies look at young adults' actions and consequences during the pandemic.
The report contains coordinated actions aimed at changing the trajectory of antibiotic resistance.
The data offer hope for disease protection, but persistence was not analyzed beyond 4 months.
Since May 10, the US rate has exceeded that of all other nations studied.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last week published a concept paper outlining potential revisions to criteria that the agency uses to guide the use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in veterinary medicine.
A study late last week found that convalescent plasma (CP) treatment did not significantly reduce mortality, but improved hospital discharge rates for patients 65 and older. The study in Clinical Infectious Diseases is one of the first to analyze clinical outcomes for closely matched cohorts of CP and control patients.
Cases are rising in 28 states, and details on Trump's illness are still murky.
Several European nations report new daily highs, and hospital cases are rising in France.
In 2000, Europe imported 31% of drug materials from Asia; the number has now grown to 63%.
Studies find that women, older people, and the conscientious tended to adhere better.
Remdesivir helped patients recover faster, but hydroxychloroquine, again, did not prevent death.
As of Oct 8, public health investigators and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded their investigation of a Salmonella Newport outbreak that has resulted in 1,127 confirmed cases and 167 hospitalizations across 48 states.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Oct 7
European lawmakers yesterday called for the European Union (EU) to address antibiotic shortages and antibiotic development as key components of its forthcoming Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe.
As Regeneron becomes the second firm to apply for an EUA for an experimental antibody treatment, experts call for approvals to be based on rigorous science.
The findings suggest a resistance mutation occurred in the index patient and was then spread to four others.
"Science will guide our decision, and I will not ... allow pressure from anybody to change that."
Most pregnant women with COVID-19 experience mild disease, but many have prolonged symptoms lasting weeks after infection, according to a large nationwide study yesterday in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
During recent meetings to recommend the flu strains to include in the Southern Hemisphere's 2021 flu season, the World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group also reviewed the latest developments with zoonotic strains and recommended two new candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness.
