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An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu accounting for the death of more than 1,000 birds of unspecified variety in southern Vietnam and was reported Feb 26 to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) by health officials in the country.
The CDC details 6 sexual transmission cases, some in pregnant women.
Flu activity by a number of measures picks up, especially in the Southwest, and the CDC reports a flu-related death in a child.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed two new MERS-CoV infections in Saudi men, marking 11 new cases in as many days.
Also, WHO guidance today addresses breastfeeding, microcephaly, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Findings include neurologic problems and a potential for virus survival in semen for 18 months.
Protection against the H1N1 strain was 51%, compared with 76% to 79% against B strains.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed two new MERS-CoV cases, both primary infections in men who had indirect contact with camels.
The first MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case-patient is a 60-year-old Saudi man from the southern city of Najran. He is in stable condition and is not a healthcare worker, the MOH said.
An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:NM related to alfalfa sprouts has sickened nine people in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said yesterday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed today.
WHO and PAHO leaders continue assessing Brazil's response to its Zika outbreak.
Vaccination campaigns have nearly eliminated serogroup A meningitis cases from Africa.
The US Senate today overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Califf, MD, as the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner after nominal opposition faltered, media outlets reported.
The findings underscore advice regarding strict precautions in returning travelers, the CDC says.
Also, a microcephaly study launches in Brazil and new mosquito control efforts are being explored.
The highly pathogenic avian flu detections all involve different H5 strains.
Use of the quadrivalent (four-strain) human papillomavirus vaccine (4vHPV)—which was introduced in 2006—was associated with a 64% decrease in prevalence of the vaccine strains in girls and women 14 to 19 years old and a 34% drop in women 20 to 24 years old, according to a study yesterday in Pediatrics.
A new analysis of data from a large randomized trial suggests that the high-dose (HD) flu vaccine is more protective in seniors than the standard-dose (SD) vaccine, and this benefit is not affected by which formulation seniors received in the previous flu season.
The WHO said though Zika virus has circulated in Africa before, the effect of an importation from the Americas is unclear.
Saudi Arabia today confirmed another new MERS-CoV case, while Qatar reported its first case since May 2015.
The MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case in Saudi Arabia involves a 74-year-old man in Afif, a city in the central part of the country about halfway between Mecca and Riyadh, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). It is the nation's sixth case in a week.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting an additional $25.3 million for the 2017 fiscal year in order to implement the final two rules of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). According to an FDA statement, the money would be used toward creating infrastructure, training, and accountability among food importers and state, local, and tribal governments.
