An analysis of antibiotic use for upper respiratory infections (URIs) in Ghana reveals the considerable economic impact of inappropriate prescribing can have on low-resource settings, researchers reported last week in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.
The outbreak in Texas marks the southernmost spread to poultry so far.
Three already-affected states—Maine, South Dakota, and Wyoming—reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry flocks, and Wisconsin reported its first detections in wild birds, according to updates from federal and state agriculture officials.
Four states—Iowa, Maine, New York, and South Dakota—reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry, according to federal and state sources.
In an update, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) reported the state's 10th outbreak, which struck a fourth commercial farm in Buena Vista County in the northwestern part of the state. The new outbreak occurred at a turkey farm.
So far this year flocks in 23 states have been infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, leading to the loss of about 16 million birds.
Minnesota, South Dakota, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, and New York report new outbreaks.
Also, Colorado, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania reported their first detections in waterfowl.
Iowa, New York, and South Dakota report more high-path outbreaks in poultry.
A study this week in Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals high levels of childhood antibiotic exposure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
South Dakota reported three more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks on commercial poultry farms, while Maine reported another detection in a backyard flock, according to the latest updates from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
