The Florida Department of Health confirmed the state's 11th locally transmitted dengue case of 2019, in Miami-Dade County, officials said yesterday. The case does not appear to be related to previously reported cases.
One more Ebola case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak today, raising the overall total to 3,292 cases, which includes 118 listed as probable, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard.
Outbreak responders are still investigating 527 suspected cases. Meanwhile, the number of deaths held steady at 2,192.
In a continuation of the steady stream of Ebola cases recorded in recent days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola dashboard shows 4 new cases today, raising the outbreak total to 3,268, a number that includes 117 probable cases.
Another 400 suspected cases are still under investigation. No new deaths were recorded, so the fatality total stands at 2,181.
In its latest weekly update, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) said today that Pakistan recorded three new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) this week, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic recorded new cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2).
Health officials in New York's Rockland County yesterday announced a new measles case, which involves an international traveler and is separate from a large outbreak that ended in September.
The patient visited a synagogue in Monsey, New York, possible exposing others from Sep 20 to Sep 21. Monsey is about 40 miles from New York City.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) said in its latest update today that four countries reported a total of eight new polio cases in the previous week, including vaccine-derived polio cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic.
Experts say the cost of a scale-up is $34 billion but would pay for itself 8 times over.
The Pfizer Foundation this week announced $2 million in grants to help non-governmental organizations, non-profits, and social enterprises in low- and middle-income countries address infectious disease challenges, including the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
An investigation in Cairo has identified vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) in camel meat samples and slaughterhouse workers, Egyptian researchers reported in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.
Scientists are seeing high rates of treatment failure as they struggle to eliminate the disease in the region.
