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Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu has infected six additional patients in Egypt, one of them fatally, since the last report, according to the machine translation of an update from the country's Ministry of Health posted yesterday by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board, continuing the uptick in cases there in recent weeks.
The new antigen test gives results in 15 minutes instead of the 12 to 24 hours needed for nucleic acid tests, and a report discusses a winning strategy in Liberia.
The hospitalization rate in the elderly sets another record, and the CDC reports 6 new flu-related deaths in kids.
A new case of MERS-CoV and one death in a previously reported case bring totals since June 2012 to 900 and 383, respectively, in Saudi Arabia, according to a report today from the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).
To prevent cholera, chlorination programs have been launched in 107 of 500 rural water systems in Haiti.
An international team of experts says, in effect, "Don't be so sure" about Ebola not spreading by air.
The recent rise in MERS-CoV activity continues in Saudi Arabia, with two new cases reported by the country's Ministry of Health (MOH) today, along with five deaths and two recoveries in previously reported cases.
Phylogenetic analysis of H5N8 and H5N2 avian flu strains from wild waterfowl and a captive gyrfalcon in northwestern states in December showed high similarity with Eurasian avian flu lineages, according to a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The outbreak nations reported 128 new cases last week, lifting the total to 23,218, including 9,365 deaths.
A new case of MERS-CoV and three deaths in previously reported cases bring totals since June 2012 to 897 and 377, respectively in Saudi Arabia, according to a report today from the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).
An additional case of H7N9 avian flu in China's Guangdong province has been reported to Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP), according to a machine-translated statement posted today by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.
The $5 million initiative for rural Guinea pairs Ebola prevention messages with help for farmers.
An expert panel lays out a host of recommendations, including advice on current clinical trials.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that 141 measles cases have been reported so far this year, an increase of 20 since the agency's previous update on Feb 9.
Most of the cases—113 (80%)—are part of a multistate outbreak that originated with exposures at Disneyland, the CDC said. (The update does not name Disneyland, instead referring to it as an amusement park in California.)
As a recent surge in cases continues, the WHO announces it is sending help.
Case numbers increase by 183 and deaths by 100 as Liberia opens schools and Guinea continues to struggle with community resistance.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 4 new US measles cases related to Disney theme park visits, bringing the outbreak total to 125, according to a Feb 13 update in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The H5N1 avian flu virus has sickened six people in Egypt over the past 4 days, one fatally, according to official sources.
Few details are available about the patients, who are from five different locations in Egypt, according to government and media sources that health department announcements and were translated by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.
Novavax trial involves 230 adults, as outbreak cases near 23,000.
Flu activity remains high and will likely hang on for several more weeks, the CDC says.
