Measles was confirmed as the culprit in a Washington state woman's death this spring, the Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) said on Jul 2, the first US measles death in 12 years.
Post-vaccine levels of antibodies to influenza hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) decline slowly over 18 months in adults, and individuals vaccinated 2 years in a row have significantly lower immune responses, according to a study yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Veterinary officials in Burkina Faso and Turkey reported more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreaks, as their counterparts in Taiwan reported that highly pathogenic H5N2 has struck 10 more locations, according to separate reports to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Blue Bell Creameries, which has been linked to 10 listeriosis cases in four states in an outbreak that spans several years, had evidence of Listeria in its Oklahoma plant as early as March 2013, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report today said, according to an Associated Press (AP) story.
Officials announce that the Americas are the world's first region to officially eliminate rubella and congenital rubella syndrome.
Researchers have found that 29% of live camels in Saudi Arabia harbor MERS-CoV in their noses, and 62% of dead ones harbor the virus in their lungs, according to a study in Emerging Infectious Diseases yesterday.
The alleged vaccine-autism connection has yet again been debunked. In a large retrospective cohort study of children with older siblings, the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine was shown to not be associated with autism, even in kids with an older sibling with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new MERS-CoV infection in a 65-year-old man from Duba, located in the northwestern part of the country.
The man has symptoms, didn't have contact with any suspected or known cases, and is listed in stable condition, according to an MOH statement. He is not a healthcare worker (HCW).
California officials say the Disney-linked outbreak is nearly over, and Kyrgyzstan warrants a CDC notice.
Two biosecurity experts who have called for civil debate and mutual understanding surrounding dual-use research of concern (DURC) issues yesterday proposed a framework for moving forward.
