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The WHO says MERS is likely sustained by both human-to-human spread and infection from animals.
US flu activity stays steady overall, but reports of flulike illness in the South grow.
The FDA approves the first adjuvanted H5N1 flu vaccine to aid in pandemic preparedness.
At least 32 people have now been sickened in a four-state Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to ready-to-eat salads sold at Trader Joe's stores, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday. That number is 6 cases higher than reported in the CDC's initial notice on the outbreak on Nov 10, and Texas has confirmed its first case.
The CDC noted some hope in Afghanistan and Pakistan—but the disease reappeared in Cameroon.
A 37-year-old Riyadh resident has died of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, according to a brief translated statement from the Saudi Arabian health ministry today.
Officials are investigating a small but deadly outbreak in Niger and a 794-case outbreak in Tanzania.
The number of people infected by Salmonella linked to chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California has grown to 389 in 23 states and Puerto Rico, up by 27 cases and 2 states in the past 3 weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update yesterday.
Besides new Saudi cases, a Qatar man has died, and debate continues on the role of camels in transmission.
Development of a national flu vaccination program in China is complicated by the differing flu seasons in various parts of the vast country.
Texas health officials last week confirmed 18 dengue cases in the southern part of the state, 7 of which are believed to be locally acquired and not contracted during travel to a dengue-endemic area, Scientific American reported yesterday.
The WHO today confirmed the first two MERS cases in Kuwait, and Spain may have a new case.
Updated guidelines for the judicious use of antibiotics in treating common infections in children were released today.
A 31-year-old Indonesian woman from near Jakarta has died of H5N1 avian flu, the country's health ministry said today, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Her case is Indonesia's third this year, all fatal.
Two men, one from Oman and one thought to be from Qatar, both of whom had underlying conditions, are the latest patients.
Worrisome findings on resistance to some last-line antibiotics for healthcare-related infections.
Flu activity gained a bit more momentum last week but is still low overall, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly update. The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu rose again, to 5.4%, and for the first time one of CDC's regions—the one including south-central states such as Louisiana and Arkansas—saw clinic visits for flu-like illness rise above its specific baseline.
Two new reports on MERS bring bad news and good news.
WHO-led malaria vaccine development group announces new goals and a wish list for future vaccines.
The flu vaccine was 47% effective against medically attended flu for all influenza strains in the 2011-12 season, and being vaccinated the year before lowered effectiveness, according to a study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
