Both fresh whole and sliced cucumbers from Mexico were recalled in a 113-case Salmonella outbreak.
The index patient had been in the DR Congo, and related infections were reported in 4 contacts.
H5N5 viruses continue to expand their geographic and species range, with spillovers to domestic birds reported in a few European countries.
In other developments, the USDA confirmed a few more H5N1 avian flu detections in dairy cattle and poultry.
The 3.5-year-old white-tailed doe was housed on a high-fence ranch in the central Texas county.
Also, Maryland reported a preliminary positive in a broiler flock, its first at a commercial farm since 2023.
This is the 19th human H5N1 case identified in Cambodia since early 2023.
The funding will help the company develop a slow-release version of zaloganan, an investigational broad-spectrum anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm peptide.
UK health officials also note a type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus–positive environmental sample.
A review and meta-analysis finds that an estimated 1 in 10 children in Ethiopia are infected with Salmonella or Shigella at any given time.
The virus was identified through sequencing of serum samples from patients in China with fever and recent tick bites.
The outbreak occurred last summer and fall and sickened at least 61 people from 19 states.
The infected 1-year-old buck was harvested November 23 on private land less than 10 miles from borders with Calumet and Sheboygan counties.
The $3.5 million award will support development of Melio's rapid, culture-free diagnostic testing platform.
Participants who received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine booster dose had a 30% lower risk of long-COVID symptoms than their unvaccinated peers.
As sporadic H9N2 infections continue in China, rarer H10N3 infections in the past few years now total 4.
The deer was in the Hog Heaven Management Zone of the reservation, located in the western part of the state.
The ECDC says there have been 11 cases in Europe since August 2024, all mild.
Among 547 episodes of C difficile infection documented in cancer patients in Australia and Spain, 50% were severe, and the 90-day recurrence rate was 16%
The trial, conducted in the United Kingdom, found that a procalcitonin-guided algorithm didn't reduce IV antibiotic duration when compared with usual care.
The latest confirmation likely reflects follow-up testing of a San Francisco child whose exposure to the virus is still under investigation.
The buck was harvested in Millbrook Township in the west-central part of the state.
The animal was found dead on the Scab Creek Feedground in Elk Hunt Area 98 at the end of December.
Global health groups encourage further follow-up testing and share more details about the initial cases.
The study authors say the findings suggest healthcare workers could be "unrecognized reservoirs" of pneumococcus in the population.
