April 1, 2011 - Volume 4 - Issue 13

Infectious Diseases News Brief

• Recurrent Wound Botulism Among Injection Drug Users in California
• Outbreak of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among health care workers in a cancer center

FluWatch

• March 20 to 26, 2011 (Week 12)
  In week 12, influenza B continues to increase steadily in most regions of the country except the Atlantic provinces. Of the 520 positive tests reported during week 12, 55.6% were influenza A and 44.4% were influenza B.