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Also, 2 more babies have been born in the US with Zika-related birth defects.
According to the report, 325 million people, or 4% of the world's population, lives with viral hepatitis.
Officials say 7 of 13 recent cases in Beijing are local and 6 were imported.
Spanish investigators reported in PLoS One yesterday that procalcitonin (PCT) level is an effective marker in point-of-care testing for selecting narrow-spectrum antibiotics in outpatients who have pneumonia.
In the latest avian flu outbreak developments, Vietnam reported another highly pathogenic H5N1 event in backyard birds and two European countries—Russia and Slovakia—reported two more H5N8 detections. Details shared by country officials appeared in the most recent notifications to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
New lab tests make it difficult to compare year-to-year FoodNet data, the CDC says.
Only 61% of organizations could confirm that all prescribers had induction and training in antibiotic stewardship.
The annual index found worrying discrepancies among states that create widening gaps, especially in low-income areas and those vulnerable to public health emergencies.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed a new MERS-CoV case today in Riyadh.
The patient as identified as an 86-year-old Saudi man who is in stable condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). His infection source is listed as primary, meaning he didn't likely contract the virus from another person.
A study today in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology describes a novel antibiotic agent that targets a different pathway than traditional antibiotics to inhibit bacterial growth.
The effort to cut NTD levels has been hailed as one of the most effective global partnerships in modern public health.
Emerging strains have a reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, a main treatment option.
Adding infectious disease consultation to antimicrobial stewardship review in the management of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) can ensure adherence to recommended treatment and improve clinical outcomes, according to a study yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced a new MERS-CoV case, involving a 55-year-old expat man from Wadi Aldwasir who is hospitalized in critical condition. It's not clear if his illness is part of a recent hospital cluster reported from Wadi Aldwasir; he is not a healthcare worker and his infection source is listed as primary, meaning he didn't likely contract the virus from another person.
Farmers in France's foie gras region will halt production for 6 weeks.
A study today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has found that use of the antibiotic azithromycin was associated with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) when compared with nonuse of antibiotics, but not when compared with use of amoxicillin.
Puerto Rico may be underreporting or downplaying the numbers of babies born in the territory with Zika-related birth defects, Stat reported today, citing an unnamed former US health official.
All 6 recent cases involved poultry exposure in areas far from the recent epicenter of activity.
Brazil, reporting thousands of new chikungunya cases, almost single-handedly produced another big jump in cases in the Americas for the second straight week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported late last week.
PAHO reported 9,522 new confirmed and suspected cases in its Apr 14 update, after logging 7,231 new cases the week before. The case count for 2017 has now reached 29,841, PAHO said.
H5N8 avian flu continues in Europe, while H5N6, H5N1 strike again in Asia.
