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News Scan for Jan 03, 2022

CDC reports new E coli outbreak linked to leafy greens

Late last week the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted an outbreak notice about an Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak related to mixed leafy greens.

  • E coli in leafy greens
  • Candida auris in Oregon
  • Four Saudi MERS cases
  • Polio in Africa

News Scan for Dec 27, 2021

COVID-19 linked to increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes

A retrospective study of a large cohort of US pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with increased risks for poor pregnancy outcomes, an international team of researchers reported today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

  • COVID-19 and poor pregnancy outcomes
  • Two Listeria outbreaks
  • Vaccine-derived polio in Africa

News Scan for Dec 10, 2021

Saudi funding aims to boost national antimicrobial resistance plans

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that it has received more than $21 million from Saudi Arabia to support implementation of national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) action plans in several low- and middle-income countries.

  • Funds for national resistance action plans
  • Another US flu uptick
  • Polio in 4 countries

News Scan for Nov 24, 2021

Study shows rising use of ceftazidime-avibactam for CRE infections

A large study of patients in Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals shows a significant increase in the use of ceftazidime-avibactam for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections, US researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

  • Antibiotics for CRE infections
  • Low-path H5 avian flu in Minnesota
  • Slight global flu rise
  • Polio public health emergency

News Scan for Nov 19, 2021

1.6 million US COVID survivors may still have impaired sense of smell

Upwards of 700,000—perhaps as many as 1.6 million—US COVID-19 survivors haven't recovered their sense of smell after more than 6 months, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

  • COVID-19 and loss of smell
  • Global COVID vaccine inequality
  • No smallpox in vials
  • More Salmonella illnesses
  • US flu uptick
  • H9N2 avian flu death in China
  • Polio in Nigeria

News Scan for Nov 12, 2021

COVID-19, flu vaccines safe to give at the same time, study shows

A UK study yesterday in The Lancet finds that flu and COVID-19 vaccines can be safely co-administered.

  • COVID, flu vaccines given at same time
  • Polio in Africa

News Scan for Nov 05, 2021

Survey reveals entrenched US COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

A detailed national survey of Americans, which included residents of the four largest US metropolitan areas, found that about half of those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were unlikely to change their minds. A research team based at Emerson University published their findings yesterday in Scientific Reports.

  • COVID vaccine hesitancy
  • COVID-19 complications in pets
  • US flu, novel flu detections rise
  • Polio in Africa, Ukraine

News Scan for Oct 29, 2021

New case in Salmonella outbreak, while probe into another one ends

Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added 1 case and 3 hospitalizations to a multistate Salmonella outbreak—now at 21 cases—tied to salami sticks sold at Trader Joe's and Wegmans, and earlier this week the agency declared its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak tied to Italian-style meats over after 40 cases in 17 states.

  • Salmonella in meat
  • Tedros to serve 2 WHO terms
  • New H5N6 avian flu case in China
  • Polio in 5 African nations

News Scan for Oct 22, 2021

CDC finds melioidosis-causing bacteria in aromatherapy room spray

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that lab tests have identified a rare, potentially deadly bacterium in an aromatherapy spray.

  • Dangerous bacteria in aromatherapy spray
  • Variant flu in US, Austria
  • Polio in 3 African nations

News Scan for Oct 08, 2021

Risk factors tied to COVID symptoms 2 to 7 months after hospital release

Female sex, middle age, two or more chronic diseases, and more severe initial illness were predictive of difficulty recovering from COVID-19 6 months after release from a hospital, finds a multicenter UK study yesterday in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

  • Long COVID risk factors
  • COVID-19 nursing home deaths
  • Polio in 3 countries

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