Although early reports during the 2010-11 flu season suggested possible safety concerns over febrile seizures in kids with the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) Fluzone, just-released epidemiologic findings show no statistically significant association, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
China reported two more H7N9 influenza infections today, along with two deaths in patients whose illnesses were announced earlier.
One report detailed the burden of healthcare-related infections, and another noted progress.
Drug-resistant Salmonella is associated with more severe clinical illness than drug-susceptible strains are, according to a study yesterday in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.
Individuals in the San Francisco Bay area are being told to stay alert for symptoms of measles after an infected and contagious student at the University of California, Berkeley, attended classes and used public transportation before his diagnosis last week, according to news sources.
Officials offer few details on what exaclty the 30-nation "Global Health Security Agenda" involves.
The count of confirmed and probable chikungunya cases on Caribbean islands and neighboring areas reached 1,446 late last week, a spike of 411 cases in only 4 days, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported on Feb 7.
The ECDC said St. Martin has reached 601 cases on the French side of the island, an increase of 125 cases, and 60 on the Dutch side, which saw a dramatic 51-case increase.
A 66-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) man who owns camels has the latest confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a statement today.
The programs could provide a model for other nations to protect against health threats.
Ratings on 10 key indicators of the nation's level of protection gives 'clarion call' to improve upon prevention and control.
