Treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors when patients are first admitted for flu reduced the length of hospitalization by 19%, according to a meta-analysis published yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) European regional office said yesterday that the region achieved 91% coverage for the second dose of measles vaccine, signifying the second consecutive year that the area has reached a record high.
For the second week in a row the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 14 new measles cases across the United States, raising this year's total number of cases to 1,123 in 28 states.
It's a sign of slowing transmission in a record-breaking year, which has seen the most cases since 1992 and the most since the US eliminated measles in 2000.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) today reported nine new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), and, for the first time in more than a year, China has confirmed a case of vaccine-derived poliovirus.
In addition, Angola has a new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case.
Data from Pakistan and South Africa highlight advantages of vaccination early in life.
A study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes the unique emergence of the pandemic multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli clone ST1193.
With 18 more infections recorded in the last week, the United States has seen 1,095 measles cases in 2019—the most cases in the United States since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
In its latest measles update today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 33 more measles cases in the previous week, raising 2019's total to 1,077 cases—the most cases in the United States since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
CDC experts also highlight the spread of measles in Europe, consequences for travelers, and advice for clinicians.
Since the first of the year officials have tallied 87,000 suspected cases in 23 of the DRC's 26 provinces.