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Young adult men are hardest hit by the typically rodent-borne disease.
The low-path H7 detection is the first in the US this year, and more tests will be done to characterize the H7N1 virus.
The paper reflects current, evolving data, an expert says.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to pet guinea pigs.
Researchers in Portugal have identified 16 patients from a previously unnoticed hospital outbreak with carbapenemase-producing and MCR-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, according to a case report yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Updates on the latest Saudi MERS cases show a continued mix of exposures, including healthcare settings and camels.
Fluoroquinolone resistance in hospital-onset E coli bacteremia rose markedly.
Three countries—Bulgaria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Iraq—recently reported more highly pathogenic H5N8 outbreaks, and Cambodia confirmed another H5N1 detection at a farm in Phnom Penh.
The authors say that finding MCR-1 in Shigella flexneri from pig feces suggests it could be circulating on Chinese farms and beyond.
The percentage of outpatient visits for ILI plummeted last week, but hospitalizations increased.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A report yesterday from Brazil's Ministry of Health (MOH) said there are now 723 confirmed cases of yellow fever, including 237 deaths, in that country from Jul 1, 2017, to Feb 28 of this year. That number includes 259 new cases detected in February.
A survey of medical residents found that 28% to 51% could not accurately identify pathogens to target with empiric therapy or select therapy with an appropriate spectrum of activity, and only 12% of respondents identified antibiograms as a prescribing resource, according to a study yesterday in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
Morgan Scott, DVM, PhD, sees two camps with opposing prescribing values.
This season's flu vaccine was from 25% to 52% effective against influenza in Europe, according to interim results published today in Eurosurveillance, based on data from five surveillance systems from groups that looked at mid-season vaccine effectiveness (VE) across Europe.
Two major infectious disease groups voiced strong support of a bill introduced yesterday to strengthen the US government's response to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
It includes a profile of what such a vaccine would accomplish and the different research areas needed.
The outbreak is centered in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Minas Gerais states, with many cases near big cities.
At least 20% of all primary care antibiotics could be classified as inappropriate.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today ended its investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo linked to raw sprouts.
