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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Implementation of a global sewage-based antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system based on metagenomics sequencing could yield substantial and rapid benefits and be implemented quickly and at minimal expense, according to a paper today in Science.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week confirmed a local outbreak of measles among five people—four of them county residents who were exposed to an unimmunized international visitor who was infectious with measles.
After a 2-week dip at the end of 2019, US flu activity last week rose again for the third week in a row in a season that has been tough on children and young adults, with 10 more pediatric flu deaths reported, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest FluView update.
In other developments, an antiviral trial launched in China today, and 10 more cases were reported on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan.
Health advocacy group says states are more prepared to handle a public health threat this year than last year.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case recorded today raises the outbreak total to 3,430 confirmed cases in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO also noted 123 probable cases, and 524 suspected cases still under investigation.
CDC experts recommend testing both the upper and lower respiratory tracts of suspected case-patients.
The infected person in Wisconsin came in contact with a confirmed case-patient in China.
The WHO releases a $675 million response strategy to support activities over the next 3 months.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case today lifts the outbreak total to 3,429 confirmed Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO also noted 123 probable cases, and 473 suspected cases still under investigation.
Nearly 45% of antibiotics prescribed were given out for no clear reason.
While officials investigate imported cases not apparently linked directly to China, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, says, "This is still first and foremost an emergency for China."
In its latest global flu update yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said flu levels are still elevated across much of the globe, with 79.2% of recent lab specimens testing positive for influenza A.
CARB-X today announced an award of up to $6.8 million to Pattern Bioscience of Austin, Texas, to develop a rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test (ID/AST) for drug-resistant pathogens.
"The virus will continue to expand, given the explosive nature we've seen in China."
In a new Q&A, the WHO answers common questions and dispels myths.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that manufacturers of bacitracin for injection voluntarily withdraw their products from the market.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported one new confirmed Ebola case over the last 3 days, edging the overall outbreak total to 3,427, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard. The WHO in a recent report said recent trends have been encouraging, with the number of cases in the most recent epidemiologic week the fewest since the outbreak response began.
A man, 44, in the Philippines who was coinfected with 2019-nCoV, Strep pneumoniae, and flu B has died.
Australia has barred travelers from China, a move the US took yesterday.
