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Texas remains the country's hot spot, with 718 cases.
On viral culture, 4 of 21 environmental samples (19%) contained infectious virus.
When CDC advisers widened their recommendation in 2023, most members were swayed by data, including those for long COVID, showing that no group is at low risk for the virus.
Wastewater levels for COVID-19 are low, while for influenza A and RSV they are very low.
Five countries in the Americas have confirmed 212 recent cases and 85 deaths, for a death rate of 40%.
Patients who received the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine were 1.7 times less likely to die than their unvaccinated peers.
The median treatment duration for uncomplicated gram-negative BSIs at 24 US hospitals was 11 days, with marked variation among hospitals.
Brazil has reported its first H5N1 outbreak in commercial poultry, which involves the 2.3.4.4b clade.
Responding to the surge is a major focus, partly to prevent the spread to other West African countries.
Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
The patient, who presented with gait imbalance and tremors, wasn't diagnosed until she was in a coma, shortly before she died.
A study of pre-term infants in Germany finds repeated pre-and postnatal antibiotics are associated with lower lung function at 5 to 7 years of age.
The AMR Industry Alliance has updated its Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard to be more aligned with WHO antibiotic manufacturing guidelines.
All cases were from the western part of the state, including 2 from previously unaffected hunting units 3B2 and 3B3, both in the western-central region.
In 2 congressional hearings, Kennedy argued the department is in need of streamlining and will "do more with less" going forward.
From 2016 to 2022, the rate of maternal syphilis in the US tripled.
The state's outbreak cases span 8 counties in the southwestern part of Kansas.
Estimated effectiveness was 68% against influenza B and 32% against type A.
Self‐reported physical activity was lower among those with long COVID.
An earlier investigation hinted at hospital food as a source, but evidence didn't reveal a specific item.
