Of 76 patients with available information, 35 (46%) required hospitalization.
Federal officials today said they have reopened their investigation of a multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Heidelberg infections linked to raising calves and have reported 10 new cases.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS case today, the first case since Jul 11.
One patient has died and 12 are hospitalized; Maradol papayas are the likely culprit.
A new study in Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the physical and financial burden of a nosocomial outbreak caused by New Delhi metallo (NDM) beta-lactamase–containing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, yesterday announced the second year of funding to states—totaling $30.9 million—to support the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Officials say atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow") was detected in an 11-year-old cow.
Recommendations focus on pre- and probiotics, countermeasures, and prevention steps.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said today that clinicians should consider testing patients who complain of lingering diarrhea for Cyclospora, a parasite that can cause severe diarrheal illness.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said there was a new case of measles in an adult who visited several public places while infectious. The new case brings the total to 79 for Minnesota's ongoing measles outbreak.
