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The group voted unanimously on policy regarding avian flu and other viruses.
In a large trial in the West African country of Mali, influenza vaccination in pregnant women was found to be more than 60% effective in preventing lab-confirmed flu in newborn infants for the first 4 months of life, according to a report published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared that Guinea has passed 42 days since the last patient was declared free of Ebola, officially ending Ebola virus transmission.
In other developments, officials update guidance on sexual transmission and antibody testing.
Half of the sick people interviewed had made something homemade with flour before becoming ill, with some using a General Mills brand.
At a time when growing bacterial resistance underlines the need for new antibiotics, records on eight antibiotics approved in the United States from 2010 to 2015 suggest that they cost more than older drugs but don't necessarily offer clear clinical advantages, according to a study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Chinese officials last week reported a human case of H5N6 avian flu, according to a post today on FluTrackers, an infectious disease message board.
The case involves a 50-year-old man from Jishou city in Hunan province's Xiangxi autonomous prefecture, FluTrackers said. He is hospitalized in critical condition.
Women in the sexually active age-group are much more likely than men to be infected with Zika virus.
Cases continue to rise in yellow fever outbreaks affecting Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Uganda, compelling the World Health Organization (WHO) to say yesterday there is high risk of the disease's spread to other provinces and neighboring countries.
Human and animal samples tested positive.
The program is part of efforts to respond better to global health crises and signifies one of the biggest changes in WHO history.
In addition, Spain has reported a microcephaly case related to Zika virus infection.
A primary focus is on strengthening the regulation of veterinary medicines.
The seventh and last major rule of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), this one focusing on preventing intentional adulteration of the food supply and its consequences, is now final and will be published tomorrow in the Federal Register.
Also, Consumer Reports warns that some plant-based repellents don't work well against Aedes mosquitoes.
A new survey study hints that perceived discrimination may be a factor in low influenza vaccine uptake in racial and ethnic minorities, but the researchers found that it was not significant in comparison with other factors, such as education, according to a report in Medical Care.
In a small study, antibiotic treatment of cows nearly doubled emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from their manure, suggesting that worries about antimicrobial resistance may not be the only reason to use caution with antibiotics in farm animals, according to a report today in the Journal of the Royal Society B.
Also, PAHO posts ethics guidance, and Colombia and Costa Rica note microcephaly.
Two strains of bacteria resistant to different antibiotics can protect each other when both drugs are present, the study finds.
Authorities in Uganda launched a large yellow fever vaccination campaign in several districts last weekend, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) African region said yesterday.
