The World Health Organization (WHO) today fleshed out more details on the three recently reported Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Beni, noting that all are epidemiologically linked and that samples have been sent for genetic testing to see if they are part of a known transmission chain.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has confirmed a third Ebola case in a transmission chain linked to a health clinic in Beni. The patient is a 7-year-old girl.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a second new Ebola case, which involves an 11-month-old girl who was treated at the same Beni hospital as a man whose illness was announced on Apr 10.
Just days before the World Health Organization (WHO) was prepared to declare the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said today that officials have confirmed a new case.
Seqirus's cell-cultured quadrivalent (four-strain) seasonal flu vaccine was about 36% more effective than a standard egg-derived equivalent during the 2017-18 US flu season, according to findings from a large study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Laboratory confirmed influenza continues to decrease sharply in the United States, and the number of people visiting clinics with influenza-like illness (ILI) fell last week, according to today's FluView report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
While laboratory-confirmed flu cases continue to decline in the United States, the number of people visiting healthcare providers for influenza-like illness (ILI) rose sharply again last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) latest FluView report today.
There was a sharp uptick last week in US clinic visits for influenza-like illness (ILI), according to the latest FluView report today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but CDC officials say that could reflect more people seeking care for respiratory illness as COVID-19 spreads across the country.
US levels of clinic visits for influenza-like illness (ILI), after falling for 3 straight weeks, rose slightly last week, but the increase might be related to concerns over COVID-19, according to the latest FluView report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the flu season continues to take a toll on children.
For the third week in a row, US flu levels dropped last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly FluView report. But the CDC said the flu season continues to be tough on children, as 11 new pediatric flu-related deaths were confirmed.
