The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported one additional case in a multistate salmonella outbreak connected to raw oysters, bringing the total to 28 cases across 13 states with five hospitalizations. The outbreak strain, Salmonella Telelkebir, has been linked to oysters harvested from Virginia’s Little Wicomico River between September 18 and October 8 by the Little Wicomico Oyster Company. The company has issued a recall, and the Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers, restaurants, and retailers to discard affected oysters and sanitize any surfaces or containers that contacted them.
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative received $36 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to develop a one-dose vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebola virus. The funding will support manufacturing vaccine doses for clinical testing and outbreak response, with options for expanded production for future preparedness. Meanwhile, Barbados has been recognized by the World Health Organization as eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem, after reporting no new infant infections from this transmission route between 2022 and 2024. Barbados is now among 26 countries and territories certified by the WHO for this achievement.
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