Eastern Equine Encephalitis

With a new case in Miami-Dade County, Florida now has 16 dengue infections for the year.

The WHO said more investigations are needed to the rise in GBS cases, though some patients tested positive for Campylobacter infection.

Seven COVID-19 symptoms are more predictive of illness, study says

Seven COVID-19 symptoms can maximize detection of COVID-19 in the community, according to a large study published in PLOS Medicine yesterday that looked at data from England's REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) study.

Massachusetts reports fifth EEE case of the year

Health officials in Massachusetts recently reported the state's fifth eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) case of the year, involving a woman in her 60s who was exposed in Plymouth County, where a similar was detected earlier this month in an area known to be at higher risk.

High COVID-19 viral load in hospital patients tied to higher risk for death

High SARS-CoV-2 viral load at hospital admission may place patients with and without cancer at higher risk for death, a new multicenter observational study published in Cancer Cell suggests.

Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC outbreak; 112 total, 48 fatal

Two more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 112, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in a Twitter update.

Ebola sickens 1 more in DRC outbreak, 110 total, 47 fatal

One more Ebola case has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, lifting the overall total to 110, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said in a Twitter update today.

No new deaths have been reported, keeping the outbreak's fatality count at 47.

Study: Feedback, education reduced antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine

Individualized prescribing feedback and education in a telemedicine practice significantly decreased antibiotic prescribing rates for upper respiratory infection (URI) and bronchitis compared with education alone, US researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Ebola infects 1 more in the DRC; outbreak total at 89 cases, 37 deaths

One more Ebola illness and one more death from the virus have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.

The new developments push the outbreak total to 89 cases and 37 deaths.

Multistate E coli romaine lettuce outbreak tops 100 cases

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 35 more people have been sickened in an Escherichia coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce grown near Salinas, California.

The outbreak total now stands at 102 illnesses in 23 states, with 4 states reporting their first cases.