Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey reported outbreaks, which a USDA spokesperson said are not uncommon at live markets.
Also, a study finds West Africa outbreaks caused by a different H5N1 clade than previously found there.
Infants receive seasonal flu immunity through maternal influenza vaccines, but previous studies have not established how long this protection lasts. A study yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics—the largest of its kind to date—shows that infant immunity peaks by 8 weeks after birth and wanes significantly during the first 6 months of life.
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O121 linked to General Mills flour has grown by 4 cases, to 42, and the company has expanded its recall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
Yellow fever continues to sweep across border areas between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) weekly yellow fever situation report.
Nigeria's agriculture ministry yesterday reported an H5N1 avian flu outbreak at a commercial farm in Lagos state, and authorities in China said H5N1 has been detected in lions at a zoo in Hubei province.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new MERS cases today, and a death in a previously reported patient. The new patients and the deceased were elderly Saudi men who were not healthcare workers.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported three new MERS-CoV cases over the weekend, an uptick after few new cases were reported last week. At least one patient is linked to an ongoing outbreak at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh.
In the aftermath of its advisory panel yesterday recommending against inhaled flu vaccine (FluMist) for the upcoming season due to low efficacy, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a statement on the decision and next steps.
A study published in the July issue of The Lancet Global Health notes that weakness, fever, distress, and diarrhea were common symptoms in children under the age of 5 years who were being treated for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa, and many presented without a fever.
