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Twenty-six years ago, before Vaccines for Children was implemented, the US had 963 measles cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late last week recorded 21 more cases in an Escherichia coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef, bringing the outbreak total to 177 illnesses.
For the first time since November, the level of flulike illness fell below the national baseline.
One of the notable developments for 2018 was a spike in Cyclospora cases, likely the result of multiple factors, the CDC said.
As deaths hit 900, the illness total edged within striking distance of 1,400.
Outpatient antibiotic use in central Denmark fell by nearly 20% from 2011 through 2015, Danish researchers report in a new study in BMC Infectious Diseases.
Yesterday the University of California, Los Angeles and California State University, Los Angeles campus announced a quarantine of 280 students and faculty exposed to students who have measles, according to news reports.
The outbreak totals now stand at 1,373 cases, including 890 deaths.
Extended antibiotic use after the age of 40 may be linked to increased risk of heart attack or stroke.
A significant factor in 2 New York outbreaks is misinformation about vaccine safety, the CDC says.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday that 24 more people have been sickened in a multistate Salmonella Carrau outbreak linked to precut melon, raising the total to 117.
One more state—Iowa—has reported a related illness, lifting the number of affected states to 10.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) today recorded a new case of MERS-CoV in Medina in an epidemiologic week 17 update.
A 76-year-old man from Medina was diagnosed as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The man's case is listed as "primary," meaning he likely did not contract the disease from someone else, and he had recent contact with camels.
The outbreak has reached 156 cases, as 113,000 pounds of ground beef are recalled.
An outbreak tied to New York's Orthodox Jewish community has grown to 390 cases.
The likely exposure was inoculated rabbit skins, but airborne spread cannot be ruled out.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released new details today about a MERS-CoV outbreak in Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia. Since January, officials have identified 61 cases in the city, of which 14 were in health workers, and 37 were thought to involve healthcare exposure.
Researchers in Denmark report that the use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) reduced hospital costs in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) by 42%, according to a study in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology.
The vaccine "has the potential to save tens of thousands of children's lives."
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry today reported another double-digit rise in Ebola cases, raising the overall total to 1,353 illnesses, according to its daily update.
The 13 cases are all from current epicenters: Katwa (5), Vuhovi (4), and 1 each in Butembo, Mabalako, Masereka, and Beni. Also, health officials are still investigating 68 suspected cases.
