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Experts hope the lack of a nasal-spray vaccine doesn't dampen recent advances in kids.
This is the first change of the H1N1 strain since the pandemic virus became a seasonal flu strain.
A new study suggests that copper-impregnated countertops, bed rails, and linens could play a role in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
A multistate Escherichia coli outbreak linked to consumption of uncooked General Mills flour is over after 63 cases, 17 more than reported in the previous update on Jul 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
In other news, the Senate passes a funding bill that includes $1.1 billion in Zika money.
UN agencies and member states have the difficult task of turning commitments into action.
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) posted two reports yesterday detailing three new outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in Nigerian chickens. Nigeria—along with fellow West African nations Cameroon and Ghana—are struggling with H5N1 in their poultry populations.
"Eradication is an unforgiving goal," says Emory's Walt Orenstein, MD. "A handful of cases means you've failed."
After a rigorous 6-year review, an expert panel declares the region the first in the world to eliminate the disease.
Also, Florida, the Philippines, and Singapore report more locally acquired cases.
Recent outbreaks in Iraq and Lebanon pose a risk to other nations because of political instability and a host of other factors.
Pertussis immunization with the acellular vaccine offers high protection during the first 3 years, but immunity tapers off significantly over the next 4 years, Canadian researchers reported today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
A report today says spraying with naled and Bti to target Aedes aegypti was effective.
Five of the six candidates are medical doctors, and four have served as health ministers.
Originally published Sep 22.
A collection of public health and infectious disease groups are banding together to ensure that the United Nations (UN), national governments, and other international bodies live up to their promise to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced two new MERS-CoV cases, both of them involving men who had primary exposure to the virus, meaning they didn't contract their infections from another person.
As St. Kitts and Nevis reports the disease, Guatemala notes its first related birth defects.
The most common pathogens not properly inactivated were Bacillus anthracis and Francisella tularensis.
Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) described five recent cases of MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia, providing more evidence of the risk that camel contact poses in transmitting the disease.
