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In other updates, the USDA also reported more H5N1 detections in wild birds and mammals.
Though data reflect ongoing low-level transmission in multiple regions, the WHO said reduced reporting may underestimate illness levels.
In 2020, 1,033,122 excess deaths were recorded, and that number rose in 2021 to 1,256, 942.
The false belief is undermining efforts to address the country's rising measles cases through vaccination.
Company officials say the lab will expand an existing R&D facility for San Diego–based Qpex Biopharma, which was acquired by Shionogi in 2023.
Though the test can't pinpoint the virus subtype or source, most of the detections are from states hard hit by H5N1 in dairy herds.
The pandemic emergency classification represents a higher level of alarm that builds on existing IHR mechanisms.
Early oral antiviral drug administration was associated with a 23% reduction in long COVID overall.
The rate of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections was significantly lower than found in previous telemedicine studies.
Heating the milk to 63°C (145°F) for at least 30 minutes and 72°C (162°F) for 15 seconds both inactivated all tested viruses.
Researchers found in-hospital mortality was higher at safety-net hospitals than non–safety-net hospitals, but 30-day mortality was similar.
GBS can follow bacterial or viral infections, and, rarely, follow vaccination.
In other developments, the USDA announced a pilot bulk milk testing program as an option for farmers to monitor herd health.
Unflagged vaccine-skeptical content cut vaccination intent by 2.28 percentage points per user, versus −0.05 percentage points for flagged content.
Wastewater detections are up in the western region, which is also seeing a small rise in test positivity.
The vaccine, called mRESVIA, is available in single-dose prefilled syringes.
The agency says the changes are meant to create a "pathway for responsible antimicrobial in different animal health contexts and settings."
Qpex will use the $10 million from BARDA to advance the investigational beta-lactamase inhibitor xeruborbactam.
Direct contact, especially providing nursing care for or sleeping in the same space as the index patient, increased the odds of infection.
Chicago, after recording 64 measles cases and administering more than 30,000 vaccine doses, has passed 2 incubation periods with no new infections.
