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An analysis of antibiotic prescribing in outpatient pediatric settings in three European countries—Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom—showed varied usage patterns that might be helpful for evaluating and modifying current antibiotic stewardship programs, according to a study in the latest issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Also, a study from China says H5N6 has replaced H5N1 as the dominant strain in southern poultry.
Florida said the Little River neighborhood is no longer an active site of Zika transmission.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported three more MERS-CoV cases, involving a woman and two men from three different locations. All of them had primary exposure to the virus, meaning investigations revealed that they didn't contract MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) from another person.
A paper yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases describes a collaborative, Web-based platform for aggregating, analyzing, and disseminating regional antimicrobial resistance information.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Tunisia has H5 avian flu for the first time, and Finland and Austria report new H5N8 outbreaks.
Findings from "minibrain" experiments raise new questions on how Zika infects developing fetal brain cells.
Pigs and llamas appear prone to infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to researchers who experimentally infected four animal species and reported their findings yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Findings in dead coots make Egypt the 3rd Mideast country to report high-path H5N8.
The study finds the flu vaccine did not reduce school absenteeism in kids 5 to 17.
A clearinghouse that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set up to take questions from industry and stakeholders about a new rule that established the food safety standards for the produce industry is slow to answer questions, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Nov 28. The produce rule is part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, passed in 2011.
Multidrug-resistant C jejuni rose from 19.1% in 2008 to 43.4% in 2014-2015.
In another development, the WHO shared details of 6 Saudi cases reported earlier this month, including 2 involving contact with camels or raw camel milk.
Nigeria's agriculture ministry yesterday reported two more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreaks, both of which began last week, according to a report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
President-elect Donald Trump announced today that he will nominate US Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon, as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NBC News reported today.
HHS plays a key role in the nation's public health, with activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and National Institutes of Health under its umbrella.
Finland, France, and Romania report their first outbreaks, while India and Iran note further spread.
The case, involving a woman in Brownsville, is the first local US case outside Florida.
The preliminary genetic analysis suggest that some of the internal genes have changed, compared to earlier H5N6 samples from China and Hong Kong.
In a MERS-CoV situation report today, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there are 58% fewer cases reported in September and October of this year compared with the same period last year.
