The key to eradicating malaria in the near future is stepped up research and development of new tools to battle the disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group that spent the last 3 years studying the malaria landscape said today in a report. The 13-member group, called the Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication [...]
Ahead of another visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak region, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said today that, as Ebola cases approach 3,000, there’s a need to reflect on the numbers and change the direction of the outbreak. At a media briefing in Geneva today, Mike Ryan, MD, the [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today detailed an unusual 255-case outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections in 32 states tied to both beef and soft cheese and showing resistance to multiple antibiotics. “Infections were linked to beef obtained in the United States and soft cheese obtained in Mexico, suggesting that this strain could be present [...]
Key Points Question Are 100% single-patient hospital rooms associated with reductions in the acquisition of common multidrug-resistant organisms and nosocomial infections compared with ward-type rooms? Finding In this time-series analysis of a move from a 417-bed hospital with ward-type rooms to a 350-bed facility with solely private rooms, the move was associated with reductions in the incidence [...]
This Consensus Report is intended to provide clinical professionals with evidence-based guidance about individualizing nutrition therapy for adults with diabetes or prediabetes. Strong evidence supports the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of nutrition therapy as a component of quality diabetes care, including its integration into the medical management of diabetes; therefore, it is important that all members [...]
Every year, without fail, summer brings changes to our surroundings: more sunlight, heat, greenness and flowers, among many others. For some people, these changes also mean increasing physical discomfort because along with the flowers, trees and grass comes pollen. Yapryntsev A.D., Baranchikov A.E. and Ivanov V.K. [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia CommonsRead more… [...]
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) recently introduced legislation to significantly increase U.S. efforts in prevention, research, and technology development to help end the global tuberculosis epidemic. The End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2019 would alter the existing Foreign Assistance Act to establish new goals at the national level. Those efforts would [...]
Abstract We characterized exposures and demographics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus cases reported to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health during July 1–October 31, 2017, and June 1–September 16, 2018. Molecular characterization of available specimens showed that lineage 5 predominated among circulating viruses during these periods. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemiology [...]
Abstract Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis are zoonotic bacteria capable of causing severe and sometimes fatal infections in animals and humans. Although considered as diseases of antiquity in industrialized countries due to animal and public health improvements, they remain endemic in vast regions of the world disproportionally affecting the poor. These pathogens also remain a serious threat if [...]
When the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) arrived in the United States in the 1980s, it took the invasive blood-sucker only one year to spread from Houston to St. Louis. New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that the mosquitoes at the northern limit of their current range are successfully using time-capsule-like eggs [...]
