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"One of the world's most dangerous viruses in one of the world's most dangerous areas," WHO director-general says.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday reported one more MERS-CoV case, which involves a patient from Al Kharj. Also, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided new details about nine cases reported in Saudi Arabia from Apr 9 to Apr 30, including five that were part of ongoing clusters in three different cities.
The study supports WHO guidance for conserving vaccine during shortages.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The government of Northern Ireland yesterday announced a 5-year, One Health action plan to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) ministry of health confirmed 17 new cases of Ebola today and 16 more deaths in the ongoing outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
International travel and low vaccination rates have combined to ignite outbreaks.
So far 68% of deaths have occurred outside of Ebola treatment centers, a worrisome statistic.
Using a first-of-its-kind procurement policy aimed at combating antibiotic resistance, four school districts in upstate New York today awarded contracts to Slate Foods, a beef supplier that buys cattle from farms that have agreed to use practices that reduce the use of on-farm antibiotics.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state health partners are investigating a multistate Salmonella Concord outbreak linked to imported tahini.
The outbreak comes less than 3 months since the CDC wrapped up an investigation into a different Salmonella Concord outbreak linked to tahini.
The new cases raise the outbreak total to 1,739, including 1,147 deaths.
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued an updated policy position on responsible antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.
A previously unaffected health zone reports its first case, Korea adds a cash donation, and a group warns of a security clash-related rise in displaced people.
Antibiotic prophylaxis in women giving birth with the aid of forceps or vacuum extraction cut infections by nearly half.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case today in the city of Jeddah. The notice came in an epidemiologic week 20 notification.
The patient is a 73-year-old man. The source of his MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection is listed as "primary," meaning it is unlikely he contracted the virus from another person. He did, however, have recent contact with camels.
Part of the weekly rise in measles infections is related to further cases in ongoing outbreaks.
Fifty-six new cases bring the outbreak total to 1,705, including more than 100 infected health workers.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported another MERS-CoV case, which involves a 70-year-old woman from Riyadh, the country's capital. In a related development, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean regional office (WHO EMRO) shared new details about a string of recent cases in the Saudi city of Khafji in April, which it said included two clusters.
Officials warned of yet another surge in cases and report 23 new infections and 22 probable ones.
The WHO is stepping up its response in Europe, as cases surge in Tunisa and researchers plot at-risk US sites.
