Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced the country's first two Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and the MOH's Twitter account. The cases might not be laboratory confirmed.
Federal and state health officials are investigating a three-state, 26-case E coli outbreak.
Qatari health officials today announced a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a 48-year-old citizen, according to a report from the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
The Qatar Supreme Council of Health said the man has underlying health conditions and that tests on his close contacts have so far been negative, the report said. No other details were available about the case, which is the eighth one reported in Qatar.
The first reported US multistate outbreak of campylobacteriosis linked to chicken livers, in 2012, involved raw or lightly cooked product and an infected worker at the implicated plant, according to a report today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The World Health Organization (WHO), citing Chinese officials, today confirmed two H7N9 avian flu cases reported by the media yesterday and provided further details.
The first patient is a 3-year-old boy from Guangdong province who became sick Oct 29, was admitted to a local hospital on Oct 31, and was transferred to another hospital on Nov 4. He is in stable condition and had contact with live poultry, the WHO said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed the first Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case in Oman as well as three recent cases in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the Saudi health ministry noted a new fatal case today.
Risk study finds 12% of spices were tainted by pathogens like Salmonella or by filth.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a proposed rule under the 2011 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) for improving the safety of food for animals. The proposed rule is open for public comment for 120 days, the agency said in a press release.
Study says online-obtained human milk often harbors high levels of pathogenic bacteria.
Study shows 65% efficacy against severe disease for 5 years, and another shows good acceptance.
