Hepatitis A virus and vaccinia virus showed evidence for sexual transmission but no evidence for detection in the semen.
According to a series of tweets made by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, the agency is trying its best to handle food safety inspections and other critical work during what has become the nation's longest government shutdown.
Saudi Arabia's health ministry today reported a new MERS-CoV case, the second case in 2019 and involving a household contact of a previous patient, according to an epidemiologic week 1 notification.
A new report from Brazil's Ministry of Health showed a steady rise in the number of yellow fever cases confirmed and suspected since an update posted last week. There are now 213 confirmed cases, 83 more than last week, and 1,080 suspected cases, an increase of 479 since the previous report.
According to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are now 88 babies born in the United States with Zika-related birth defects, an increase of 8 since the last report. The number of pregnancy losses showing Zika-related birth defects remains at 8.
One more illness cluster has been reported among 21 recent H7N9 avian flu infections reported in China, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update today. Its report covers 9 lab-confirmed cases reported to the WHO by China on Jun 2 as well as 12 cases reported on Jun 9.
A new analysis of all 17 H5N6 avian flu cases reported in China since 2014 found that 15 out 16 hospitalized patients required mechanical ventilation, while 12 patients (75%) died from their infections.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new case of MERS-CoV in the city of Jeddah.
A 48-year-old expatriate man is in critical condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus).The source of his infection is listed as primary, meaning he did not contract the disease from another person.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday reported 19 new cyclosporiasis cases in the past week, bringing the 2015 outbreak total to 476 infections in 29 states.
Health officials have been heard to say that even though influenza vaccine doesn't provide complete protection against flu, it may reduce symptoms if you do get sick. Now a study out of Wisconsin offers some evidence in support of that view.
