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A study in Liberia has produced more evidence of persistence of the Ebola virus in semen after patients' recovery from the disease, with some of them still testing positive more than a year after recovery and greater age indicated as a possible risk factor.
Researchers describe congenital hearing loss associated with Zika in infants born with microcephaly.
Rates of multidrug resistance in Salmonella seroptype I 4,[5],12:i:- have tripled.
Quinolones are no longer recommended for gonorrhea because of widespread resistance.
An E coli isolate resistant to both colistin and carbapenem antibiotics has been found in a US hospital patient.
Blood serum from rhesus monkeys that had survived Ebola virus (EBOV) infection offered little protection to other rhesus monkeys that were treated with the serum several days after exposure to the virus, according to an Aug 28 report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
For the first time in its history, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy paper recommending against all non-medical vaccine expeditions for school-age children. While medical exemptions are still valid, the AAP is asking states to eliminate non-medical exemptions—including for religious or personal beliefs.
Also, another diagnostic test received an EUA and a vaccine trial launched in Puerto Rico.
Experts say resistance, though not a huge concern, is on the rise among pets.
Scientists saw potential in some existing drugs and showed that mosquitoes can pass the virus to their offspring.
An international team of researchers is reporting the first case of the colistin-resistance gene MCR-1 on the Arabian Peninsula.
The proportion of pediatricians facing parents who refuse to vaccinate their children has grown markedly in recent years, to 87% according to a new survey from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published today in Pediatrics.
In another MERS development, Saudi Arabia's health ministry announced an illness in a man from Taif whose exposure is under investigation.
No new local cases were reported in Florida for a second day, and studies revealed more on sexual transmission risks in asymptomatic infections, GBS patterns in Puerto Rico, and early problems for infected babies.
An international team of researchers is reporting transmission of antibiotic-resistant leprosy in Guinea.
A mouse study shows that the virus replicates in vaginal tissue for several days, while CDC officials report increasing case numbers.
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that more than three quarters of adults diagnosed as having bronchitis receive an antibiotic, despite the fact that antibiotics are not indicated for the condition.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that there were 3,250 likely cases of severe MERS-CoV in the Middle East between Sept 2012 and Jan 2016. This number is 2.3-fold higher than current laboratory confirmed cases, suggesting that the disease is more widespread than previously thought.
In another development today, the CDC announced $6.8 million more to help with outbreak response.
