The patient from Egypt, a 42-year-old from Menofia governorate, got sick on Dec 16 and was admitted to a hospital in critical condition and treated with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) on Dec 21, the WHO said in a statement. The man died the next day, raising Egypt’s official H5N1 infection total to 157 and the number...
WHO Disease Outbreak News
- Yellow fever in Cameroon February 3, 2012
- Yellow fever in Ghana February 3, 2012
- Avian influenza - situation in China - update January 24, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam January 20, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia - update January 19, 2012
FDA – Recalls/Safety Alerts
- Consumer Update Analytics February 3, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: December 2011 January 25, 2012
- Jan. 18 Webinar: Reporting Bad Reactions From Cosmetics January 12, 2012
- FDA Warns About Stem Cell Claims January 6, 2012
- FDA Targets Risks From Reused Medical Devices December 28, 2011
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: November 2011 December 27, 2011
- Know Concentration Before Giving Acetaminophen to Infants December 22, 2011
- FDA Targets Gastric Band Weight-Loss Claims December 13, 2011
- FDA Widens Look at Arsenic in Apple Juice December 9, 2011
- FDA and Partners Working to Prevent Surgical Fires December 9, 2011
Hong Kong diagnoses bird flu
Reports from BBC News state that a woman in Hong Kong is seriously ill in the hospital with bird flu – the first human case of the disease to be diagnosed in the territory since 2003, when the last outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Hong Kong killed six people. Health chief...
Fewer may get flu shots
Only a year after the swine flu pandemic led Americans to line up for flu shots, many people are now spurning vaccines, two studies suggest. Only 37% of people plan to definitely get vaccinated this year, a Consumer Reports survey shows. About 30% say they definitely won’t get a shot, while 31% of respondents...
Fungus is behind at least 15 deaths in Pacific Northwest
A formerly tropical fungus is behind at least 15 deaths in the U.S. Pacific Northwest over six years, health officials say. The fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, is considered rare. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described cases of infection in the U.S. since 2004 in its weekly report on death and disease,...
California Whooping Cough Epidemic
California is facing what could be the state’s biggest outbreak of pertussis since 1958, according to its top public health official. Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said, “Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California,” “Children should be vaccinated against the disease and parents, family members and...
Lettuce E. coli outbreak spreads
An outbreak of food-borne illness linked to romaine lettuce has spread to four states and sickened at least 23 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. People in four states have been sickened in Tennessee,Michigan, Ohio and New York.
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