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Federal and state officials yesterday downgraded the number of Escherichia coli cases linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon to 37, down from 50 on Nov 12.
Vietnam reported small outbreaks of H5N1 and H5N6 avian flu in backyard poultry flocks, according to reports posted yesterday by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), while Hong Kong officials said they had detected an H5 avian flu virus in a dead Oriental magpie robin.
Guinea's last patient is likely the outbreak's youngest survivor, born to a mother who died from her infection.
Earlier this week, a leading expert voiced similar concerns, noting that the WHO hadn't made its voice heard.
A new bipartisan US report details impressive strides made by federal efforts worldwide to reduce HIV/AIDS and says officials would be wise to incorporate the same "strategic health diplomacy" (SHD) approach to other health threats, starting with malaria and hepatitis C, the SHD Initiative said in a news release yesterday.
Nigeria yesterday notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of four outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu affecting more than 31,000 poultry, while South Korea yesterday reported 12 outbreaks of H5N8 avian flu involving more than 140,000 birds that occurred in September and October.
Three-quarters wrongly think antibiotic resistance refers to patients, not drugs.
Countries in the Americas and Caribbean reported 4,370 recent cases of chikungunya, bringing the outbreak total to 1,768,106, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) update from late last week.
WHO provides new details on 7 recent Saudi MERS cases, 6 of which had healthcare links.
Scientists find that the timing and intensity of MERS virus shedding is similar to SARS.
Global measles deaths have dropped 79% in the past 15 years, and the measles vaccine saved an estimated 17.1 million people in that span, but vaccine uptake has stagnated in recent years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Seven more illnesses have been reported in an Escherichia coli O26 outbreak in Washington and Oregon linked to eating at Chipotle restaurants, boosting the overall total to 49, the two states reported yesterday. The Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) said it has confirmed 31 cases, while the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) put its total at 18.
Also, researchers note vaccine storage limitations, and Australia eases screening.
The lastest patient, a foreign man in Riyadh, contracted the disease in a healthcare setting.
Flu vaccination might alleviate symptoms of the H3N2 influenza strain, according to a small study in Vaccine.
US military researchers studied 155 patients with lab-confirmed flu from five military hospitals from 2009 through 2014. Of them, 66 had H3N2 flu, while 69 had 2009 H1N1, 3 had influenza A that wasn't subtyped, and 17 had influenza B. The vaccination rate was 72% (111 patients).
Three US outbreaks of meningococcal disease in men who have sex with men (MSM) in recent years prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request reports from states on the disease in this population, and they noted at least 74 cases since 2012 concentrated in large cities, according to a report today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Although officials are still tracing high-risk contacts, they reported no new cases.
China has acknowledged two more H7N9 avian flu infections, both of which occurred in October, increasing the total in the early phase of what appears to be a fourth wave of infections to four. The cases, reported by China's National Health and Family Commission, were noted in a statement today from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
The vaccine against a strain that affects only Africa has been a resounding success.
Oregon reported 1 new case, bringing the two-state outbreak total so far to 42.
