"The antibiotic resistance pattern of this strain is alarming," a CDC expert says.
A multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to fresh basil imported from Mexico has sickened 73 more people, increasing the total to 205 infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an Aug 15 update.
Burundi yesterday began vaccinating front-line workers against Ebola, part of efforts to prepare for possible Ebola cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in a statement. The country's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is southeast of the main outbreak area, and vaccination with VSV-EBOV began at the Gatumba entry point.
Two case studies today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlight the importance of screening for drug-resistant organisms in patients who've had recent medical care outside the United States
Leafy greens from several grocery store chains tested positive for Listeria bacteria, in an experiment conducted by Consumer Reports that's kicked off an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Results from the world's first phase 1 trial of a vaccine against MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) demonstrated a strong immune response after two doses and a good safety profile. The trial involved 75 US Army volunteers and was published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Could climate change have played a role in the emergence of the multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris?
Since May 1 state health officials have reported more than 100 cases of Cyclospora infections, compared with 18 to 33 over the previous 3 years, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) said in a news release yesterday. Other states are also reporting increased cases.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) today reported nine new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), and, for the first time in more than a year, China has confirmed a case of vaccine-derived poliovirus.
In addition, Angola has a new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case.
In an interview with The Guardian, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said the political climate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preventing an end to the current Ebola outbreak.
