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Majorities of respondents in 22 of 24 nations are concerned that cases of Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) might be detected in their country soon, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll of 15 developed countries and 9 developing nations released today, Ipsos said in a news release.
Antibiotics stockpiles are in place for an anthrax attack, but will people take the drugs?
The FDA suggests steps like adding nets to curb Salmonella when hens have outdoor access.
To help prepare for protecting outpatients from infection during disasters such as pandemics, bioterror attacks, or outbreaks of a novel disease, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) today released a new guide, "Infection Prevention for Ambulatory Care Centers During Disasters."
China announced a new H7N9 infection in a 61-year-old woman from Hebei province who is in critical condition.
The OIE says there is little evidence of a link between camels and MERS-CoV cases.
A new virus that infected two Missouri men in 2009 was confirmed in lone star ticks in the area.
Iowa and Texas reported nine new Cyclospora cases each, while Nebraska has had five more, adding 23 cases to an outbreak that may involve as many as 258 illnesses.
Cyclospora cases in the Midwest and Texas reached at least 235, but it's not known whether the two outbreaks are related.
Influenza activity is up "considerably" in South America and southern Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today, while other scattered regions are also seeing some increase.
Chinese researchers found a human H7N9 strain to be highly airborne transmissible in ferrets.
Six more MERS cases were reported today, including four in UAE healthcare workers.
An outbreak of strep throat in a dance team spread via pasta and was tracked on Facebook, according to a new study.
The percentage of healthcare workers who were vaccinated against flu during the most recent season appears to be about the same as for the 2011-12 season, according to interim numbers posted yesterday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Sheboygan, Wis., has spent millions battling a nine-case tuberculosis (TB) outbreak this spring and summer that may still be growing, at a time when states are cutting their TB-control budgets, NPR reported today.
Illinois, Kansas, and Wisconsin are reporting Cyclospora infections possibly linked to a multistate outbreak.
The MERS situation is "serious and of great concern" but doesn't constitute a global public health emergency, experts said today.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new policy on Salmonella that takes a stricter approach for pet food than for livestock feed, citing the greater risk for humans from contaminated pet food.
An analysis of Dallas County's massive West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in 2012 found that it was preceded by an unusually mild winter and favored previously known hot spots, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
New analysis of first H7N9 case has worrisome findings on antiviral resistance.
