An invasive bacterial infection is on the rise in the U.S., according to an alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases of meningococcal disease, mainly caused by the ...
There are four subgroups of meningococcal bacteria that circulate in the US: B, C, W, and Y. The CDC said that ST-1466 is in subgroup Y. About 65 percent of cases have been in adults ages 30 to 60 ...
The mutation detected on the virus infecting a dairy farm worker in Texas has been recorded previously, the CDC said — and did not spark a major outbreak at that time. The change, in the PB2 ...