Findings include neurologic problems and a potential for virus survival in semen for 18 months.
Use of the quadrivalent (four-strain) human papillomavirus vaccine (4vHPV)—which was introduced in 2006—was associated with a 64% decrease in prevalence of the vaccine strains in girls and women 14 to 19 years old and a 34% drop in women 20 to 24 years old, according to a study yesterday in Pediatrics.
Saudi Arabia today confirmed another new MERS-CoV case, while Qatar reported its first case since May 2015.
The MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case in Saudi Arabia involves a 74-year-old man in Afif, a city in the central part of the country about halfway between Mecca and Riyadh, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH). It is the nation's sixth case in a week.
An outbreak involving Salmonella Virchow linked to Garden of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake and Meal Replacement products has grown by 7 cases, to 18, and the number of affected states has increased from 9 to 15 since the outbreak was first reported more than 2 weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
The move signals the end of enhanced screening in the United States related to West Africa's Ebola outbreak.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two more MERS cases today, both of which occurred in Riyadh.
The first patient is a 53-year-old Saudi man who is in stable condition, the MOH said. The other patient is a 24-year-old foreigner who is hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU).
The governor of Hawaii, David Ige, on Feb 12 issued an emergency proclamation intended to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses, including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, on the islands.
The panel's concern was fueled by the threat of an airborne virus spread more easily than Ebola.
A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic and state and federal health agencies have discovered a new species of
Dovetailing with recent cases announced in Minnesota and a product recall, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that 11 Salmonella Virchow illnesses in 9 states have been linked to Garden of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake and Meal products.
