The World Health Organization's (WHO's) strategy for better hand hygiene in healthcare workers (HCWs) is easily implemented and can make a major impact on patient safety worldwide, says a study published today in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Three more cases of cyclosporiasis have been added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) official outbreak count as of today, putting it at 601. Texas, the state with the most cases, accounts for 250 cases in CDC's current count, but the state's own count lists 274 cases, 5 more than yesterday. With those additional 24 cases, the national count would stand at 625.
The official number of Cyclospora cases reported in an update today from the Centers for Disease Control stands at 598, an increase of 5 from yesterday, and South Dakota and Wyoming have each reported their first case, bringing the number of states affected to 22. Texas is reporting 269 cases currently, 19 more than counted by CDC for the state, which would raise the national total to 617.
The CDC today announced $75 million in grants to help states and cities respond to infectious disease threats.
New Mexico health officials have pinpointed the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has so far sickened 316 people in 37 states.
A 59-year-old man in Qatar is sick with a MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) report today, marking what appears to be the Persian Gulf country's third case.
Saudi Arabia has identified two more cases of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection, according to a brief, machine-translated report today from the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). They are the first cases reported since Aug 1.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that, because of "increasing geographic extent of circulation over a prolonged period of time," the risk of international spread of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) from Israel is moderate to high.
Fifteen more Cyclospora infections have been reported in an ongoing multistate outbreak, including the first two cases reported by Virginia, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update today.
Two global groups weighed in today on a new study that found evidence that camels in two regions have antibodies to Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) or a close relative.
