Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison today described a new technique that could improve the production of influenza B vaccine viruses, consisting of a "backbone" for adding specific components to protect against both the Victoria and Yamagata lineages. They reported their findings today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of MERS-CoV yesterday. The patient is in critical condition.
A 59-year-old Saudi woman from Najran had symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) before being admitted to a hospital. The MOH listed her source of infection as primary, meaning she did not contract the virus from another person.
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new cases of MERS-CoV today and over the weekend.
On Nov 12, the MOH said a 51-year-old Saudi man from Tabuk was diagnosed as having Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). He is currently in critical condition. Health officials said the man had direct contact with camels, a known risk factor for MERS.
New experiments suggest that mosquitoes can infect humans with Zika and chikungunya viruses in a single bite, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
Yesterday The Lancet released their Commission on Essential Medicines Policies report, which focuses on how to pay for essential medicines in nations with varying income levels. Included in the report is the first model for estimating the cost of providing essential medicines in the poorest nations.
Two papers published last week in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describe the identification of molecular markers associated with drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported one new case of MERS-CoV. The patient is in critical condition.
A 41-year-old Saudi man from Buraydah was diagnosed as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) on Oct 29. The man is listed as having primary exposure, which means he did not contract the virus from another patient.
Jack Payne Woodall, PhD, 81, died Monday at his home in London after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Woodall might be best known for cofounding ProMED (Program for Monitoring Emerging Disease) in 1994, the online outbreak reporting system run by the International Society for Infectious Diseases, according to a Stat obituary today.
Today the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) said there were three new cases of MERS-CoV in the country, including two cases acquired in the healthcare settings.
Hospitals in Los Angeles County will soon be required to report when patients are infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), according to the Los Angeles Times.
