States reported another bump in Cyclospora cases last week, and health officials are still trying to determine how many are travel-related and if there is a common source for the locally acquired cases. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that as of Aug 12 it had been notified of 283 Cyclospora infections, 48 more than the previous week.
This year's tally of US chikungunya cases related to foreign travel, mostly to the Caribbean, has risen to 484, an increase of 86 over the past week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.
Forty states have reported cases, three more than a week ago, the agency said in an Aug 5 update. The number of locally acquired cases stayed at four, all of them in Florida.
Six more states reported Cyclospora cases in the past week, and health officials are still seeking a common food source.
Texas health officials have received 61 illness reports over the past month and are looking for a common source.
CDC says some of the many Texas cases may be linked to fresh cilantro from Mexico.
The nation's Cyclospora outbreak total has risen to 675, based on an update today from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plus additional cases in the latest update from Texas, the state reporting the most cases.
Using reverse genetics, Spanish researchers have created a full-length DNA clone of the MERS-CoV virus that could be used as a vaccine candidate and to study characteristics of the virus, the team reported today in mBio, published by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
Confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis now total 663, according to updates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS).
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today it has received reports of six more Cyclospora infections, lifting the nation's total to 616 so far (see map below).
Of 591 case-patients with available information, 45 (8%) were hospitalized. The latest illness-onset date was Aug 6.
Cyclospora cases in Texas — unlike in Iowa and Nebraska — seem not connected to Taylor Farms produce, officials say.