Yesterday Brazil's Ministry of Health lifted the state of emergency caused by the Zika virus, due to the country's dwindling case counts of the mosquito-borne disease.
A multicenter study of patients with MRSA bloodstream infections caused by a community-associated strain of the pathogen has identified race as a primary association, researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Changes are based on evidence that Zika virus IgM antibodies can persist beyond 12 weeks.
Also, reseachers identify a Zika antibody that might open up new therapy and vaccine possibilities.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) said there was a new case of MERS-CoV today linked to indirect camel exposure.
Health officials in Liberia have reported a second death in Monrovia linked to an unexplained illness cluster in people who attended the funeral of a religious leader in Greenville, located about 4 hours' drive south of the country's capital in Sinoe County, according to local media reports.
Over the weekend the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) said there was a new case of MERS-CoV diagnosed in a man who had contact with camels in the weeks prior to illness.
A 69-year-old Saudi man from Buraydah is in stable condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection. The man had direct exposure to camels, a known risk factor for contracting the virus.
The cost study looked at different attack-rate ranges, putting the upper-end estimate at as much as $2 billion.
Two new studies show fatal spinal damage and cognitive impairment associated with Zika infection.
Also, 2 more babies have been born in the US with Zika-related birth defects.
