Officials are tracking a 17-case E coli outbreak tied to salads and an 11-case Salmonella outbreak linked to beef.
Takeda's dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) is safe and effective against dengue virus, according to part 1 of phase 3 clinical trial results published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Saudi Arabia yesterday reported another lab-confirmed MERS-CoV infection, the second so far for November.
One new case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak today, nudging the outbreak total to 3,273, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. Health officials are still investigating 500 suspected cases, and the number of deaths held steady at 2,183.
Most bloodstream infections caused by resistant E coli involve human-associated strains.
Today the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows 1 new case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raises the outbreak total to 3,206 cases, including 2,143 deaths. A total of 441 suspected cases are still under investigation.
Conventionally raised poultry harbored nearly twice as much multidrug-resistant Salmonella as meat from antibiotic-free poultry.
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) dashboard shows 3 new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raise the outbreak total to 3,194 cases, including 2,133 deaths. A total of 346 suspected cases are still under investigation.
Also today the DRC’s multisector Ebola committee (CMRE) said three cases yesterday originated in Kalunguta, Mambasa, and Mandima—all current virus hot spots.
Eventually, metrics for all 7 of the FSMA foundational rules will be added.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late last week released a summary of foodborne illnesses in 2017 based on an annual analysis of data from the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System, and norovirus was the most common pathogen reported, responsible for 46% of illnesses. Salmonella and Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli were also linked to a substantial number of outbreaks.
