As of Mar 2, the United States so far this year has recorded 12 measles cases from 7 jurisdictions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a Mar 12 monthly update. The totals reflect an increase of 7 cases and 2 jurisdictions since the CDC's last update on Feb 3.
A new study by researchers from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health suggests that outpatient prescribing of penicillins is associated with rates of mortality with sepsis in older US adults.
The United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) released two surveillance reports this week on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in chicken meat.
The United Kingdom yesterday announced the launch of a partnership with Nigeria, worth £10.7 million, to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by improving public health surveillance, upgrading laboratory equipment, and training technicians.
CARB-X today announced an award of up to $6.8 million to Pattern Bioscience of Austin, Texas, to develop a rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test (ID/AST) for drug-resistant pathogens.
Imperial College London announced yesterday that it has won a €22.5 million ($25 million US) grant to work with researchers in 15 countries over 5 years to develop a rapid test to diagnose infectious diseases based on personalized gene signatures after taking the next 2 years to develop a library of gene signatures covering common infections and other diseases.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded $1.5 million to Phase Genomics of Seattle, Washington, to develop a low-cost, culture-free platform for detecting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes.
Yesterday, French diagnostics company bioMerieux announced that that the Fleming Fund has selected it as a supplier in a tender process to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 18 low- and middle-income countries.
New research by a team of scientists from the United Kingdom suggests that whole-genome sequencing (WGS) should be considered as an alternative to traditional phenotypic testing for national surveillance of antibiotic resistance.
Global funding has reached an all-time high but falls far short of what's needed to eliminate TB.
