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Saudi Arabia has now logged 22 MERS cases in 2019, and at least 4 new cases in Wadi ad-Dawasir were acquired in a healthcare facility.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed 9 new cases of the polio-like condition known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), boosting the 2018 numbers to 210. The agency also noted that 7 patients so far this year are under investigation for AFM.
A trial by researchers from Switzerland and Tanzania demonstrated that use of an electronic decision algorithm that incorporated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels helped improve clinical outcomes in children with respiratory infections and reduce antibiotic prescribing. The study was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
WHO officials see some traction with community engagement and calmed tensions, but tough challenges finding and chasing all transmission chains.
The percentage of people visiting the doctor for influenza-like illness jumped from 3.3% to 3.8%, and hospitalization rates continue to climb.
Washington's Clark County officials have confirmed 7 more measles cases, bringing the outbreak total to 41, plus 15 suspected infections, according to the latest update from the county's public health department.
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) this week announced a $15 million investment in the launch of the International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA), a public-private partnership to advance research on antimicrobial stewardship in animal agriculture and improve animal health and welfare.
The outbreak has grown to 759 infections and 468 deaths and shows no sign of slowing.
Today Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new MERS-CoV cases, both in Wadi Al Dawasir, a town in south-central Saudi Arabia.
In an update to its epidemiologic week 5 report, the MOH said the patients were a 44-year-old man and a 62-year-old women, both hospitalized for their MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infections.
The UK government today published a One Health report on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in animals and humans from 2013 through 2017, noting a 40% reduction of antibiotics in food-producing animals and a 9% decline in people.
Today's developments push the outbreak total to 752 cases and 465 deaths.
Partial oral antibiotic therapy may be appropriate for certain patients who have orthopedic infections and endocarditis.
An ad hoc expert panel convened by the UN secretary-general in March 2017 yesterday published guidelines on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and is seeking public input, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported another case of MERS-CoV today, this time in a man who had contact with camels.
In an update to its epidemiologic week 5 report, the MOH said the patient was a 65-year-old man from Buraydah. He is hospitalized for his MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection.
Four of the 7 new cases were reported in Katwa, the latest outbreak hot spot.
The genes, including NDM-1, were found in an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
Two Middle East countries reported new MERS-CoV cases today, including four in Oman and one in Saudi Arabia, according to separate health ministry announcements.
A meta-analysis of 15 studies published yesterday in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy concluded that antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) involving pharmacists are effective in decreasing antibiotic prescribing and increasing guideline-adherent antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners (GPs).
The outbreak has now claimed 459 lives, and one family has had 21 cases.
