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Five African countries are experiencing acute cholera outbreaks with high death rates.
Impacts from chaos at the CDC and more limited FDA COVID vaccine clearances are stirring concern and confusion.
Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2 rose from 10.2% to 11.2%.
As of August 28, 114 confirmed cases and 7 deaths have been reported, with 6 patients currently hospitalized.
The recalled eggs were distributed to grocery stores and food distributors in California and Nevada under 3 brands: Nagatoshi Produce, Misuho, and Nijiya Markets.
In a chikungunya genotype shift, detection of ECSA in at least 4 countries is concerning, because cocirculation enhances the risk of adaptation.
The meeting, scheduled for September 18, will be widely watched amid upheaval at the CDC over vaccine recommendations.
The head of the Senate's HELP committee and 2 senior members say a hearing on the developments is needed as soon as possible.
As a Senate-confirmed appointee, Monarez must be fired directly by the president.
The CDC's FoodNet program has reduced required surveillance from 8 foodborne pathogens to 2, a move some experts warn could leave the country more vulnerable to outbreaks.
The absolute rate difference ranged from 1.2 to 2.2 fewer events per 1,000 person-years among all vaccinated adults.
South Korean diagnostics company QuantaMatrix will receive $2.85 million to advance work on a test that can diagnosis sepsis in newborns within 6 hours from very small blood samples.
The IDSA said narrowed indications go against science and risk lives, urging insurers to continue coverage based on medical society advice.
Less than half (43%) of all articles were published by mainstream news services.
Of the 10 countries with the highest age-standardized years lived with disability rates in 2021, 80% were in the low, low-middle, and middle Socio-demographic Index categories.
HHS says the last time NWS was detected in animals or livestock in the United States was in the Florida Keys in 2017.
Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in 4 nations in the Americas: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the US.
Researchers find that strains of Salmonella Dublin are highly connected across humans, cattle, and the environment.
The authors say the findings support RSV vaccination of older Americans.
The recommended vaccines are against COVID-19, influenza, RSV, pneumonia, and shingles.
