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Texas and New Mexico report more outbreak cases as other states raise alerts about exposures linked to new illnesses.
Togo's outbreak brings Africa's number of affected countries to 25, amid exponential spread in Sierra Leone.
The United States has been in a "protracted health crisis" for decades, the researchers say.
The long distances that whales often travel could further spread the disease, increasing exposure to people and wildlife.
The agency told vaccine makers that COVID-19 vaccines used in the US starting in fall 2025 should be based on JN.1 lineage strains, preferably the LP.8.1 strain.
An industry group responds, "Other than clean water, arguably nothing has done more to improve public health than vaccines."
Costs varied across 5 European countries, driven primarily by repeated primary care visits and parental work absences.
The group weighed considerations about newer variants and raised concerns that a strain recommendation might interface with the FDA's new proposed COVID vaccine framework.
A total of 11% of RSV patients experienced a cardiac event, abnormal heart rhythm, heart failure, or ischemic heart disease.
The VIP piece poses a number of questions to the FDA in light of the new rules.
Runny nose and congestion were negatively associated with moderate to severe illness.
A comparative effectiveness study finds that patients treated with laLGPs had similar outcomes as those who received standard-of-care antibiotics.
The ARTIC 2.0 project will expand use of a low-cost, real-time genome sequencing technique used to detect COVID-19 variants to conduct surveillance on a wider variety of pathogens.
The chemical compound blocks malaria parasite transmission in mosquitoes without contributing to insecticide resistance.
Direct prion transmission likely predominates during breeding season, but indirect interactions may be more common at socially attractive sites such as scrapes, the authors say.
Newly announced rules that limit the use of COVID vaccines suggest that federal officials are opposed to open discussion and transparency.
The study authors say antibiotic stewardship strategies are needed for patients who have nonsevere COVID-19 but are still sick enough to be admitted to the hospital.
Moderna's combination vaccine was intended for adults 50 and older.
Live virus was rarely transmitted to fingertips from the fomites.
Starting in August, eligible patients can receive shots of 4CMenB, a vaccine for meningococcal B disease that provides moderate cross-protection against gonorrhea.
