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Saudi Arabia today confirmed another new MERS-CoV case, while Qatar reported its first case since May 2015.
The MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case in Saudi Arabia involves a 74-year-old man in Afif, a city in the central part of the country about halfway between Mecca and Riyadh, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). It is the nation's sixth case in a week.
Flu activity indicators in the United States showed a solid rise last week, with notable increases in the percentage of respiratory specimens positive for flu and the proportion of doctor visits for influenzalike illness (ILI), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
An expert panel convened by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today it has found no significant new scientific evidence to change current indications for the use of antiviral drugs to treat influenza.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saw localized pockets of high flu activity last week, but for the nation as a whole, the levels rose only slightly again, according to today's weekly update.
The percentage of respiratory specimens that tested positive for flu registered a modest bump, increasing from 6.8% to 9.1% last week, with the 2009 H1N1 virus holding onto its spot as the predominant strain.
Influenza-related hospitalization rates and high poverty levels showed a "robust" correlation, according to an analysis of data from 14 states during the 2010-11 to 2011-12 flu seasons published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The CDC said it has also received recent reports of severe flu infections linked to 2009 H1N1 in young- and middle-aged adults.
China has reported 17 more H7N9 avian influenza cases, at least three of them fatal, according to official reports from local, state, and federal government health departments.
In the week that closed out January, flu activity continued its slow rise, with one key marker—the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu—rising from 5% to 6.8% compared with the previous week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its weekly update.
Saudi Arabia today reported a new MERS-CoV case after a 5-day lull, and a new study shows effectiveness of a monoclonal antibody treatment in monkeys.
The new MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case involves 43-year-old foreign man in Riyadh who is not a healthcare worker, the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) reported. He is in stable condition, and probable sources of infection are under investigation.
The United States saw another small uptick in flu activity last week, with increases seen in most indicators that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses to track the season. The percentage of respiratory specimens that tested positive for flu climbed from 4.2% to 5%, with the percentage of clinic visits for flulike illness hovering just above the national baseline.
