(CIDRAP News) – Health groups fighting cholera outbreaks in Africa and Haiti are reporting increasing numbers of cases, prompting calls for more attention and coordination from the global community.
Alongside more detections in poultry and dairy cows, the USDA confirmed more avian flu in mammals, including cats and dolphins.
Biosecurity support, streamlined financial relief for farmers, and vaccine and therapeutics investment are among the key steps.
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The report also focused on resistance in key bacteria, including Salmonella, E coli, and Campylobacter.
Since November 2018, hospitals in the Tuscany region of Italy have reported 350 cases of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM)-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported yesterday in a rapid risk assessment.
A report yesterday from Brazil's Ministry of Health (MOH) said there are now 723 confirmed cases of yellow fever, including 237 deaths, in that country from Jul 1, 2017, to Feb 28 of this year. That number includes 259 new cases detected in February.
The US ranked 9th of 19 overall but scored high on income, food, and shelter aid.
