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A study in Denmark shows that kids who have a lot of common infections early in life have a higher risk of moderate to severe infections and antibiotic use throughout childhood.
The authors found no reduction in missed vaccination opportunities during acute or chronic care visits, only for well-child visits.
Of the state's 2,000 whooping cough cases through October, 62 involved hospitalized infants, 1 of whom died.
CWD was first detected in wild deer in Idaho in 2021 and the following year in wild elk.
Pakistan and Oman reported recent imported clade 1 mpox cases, both linked to UAE travel.
Flu hospitalizations are rising in all age-groups, with high or very high levels in 42 states.
The largest portion is earmarked for regional, state, and local preparedness. Meanwhile, the virus struck more flocks in 2 states and is suspected in a die-off in Pennsylvania snow geese.
The results demonstrate that the condition affects young people as well as old, the authors say.
The guidelines recommend a 4-month drug regimen for adults and children with drug-susceptible TB, and a 6-month regimen for those with drug-resistant TB.
Researchers also find that patients with penicillin allergy labels are more likely to get broad-spectrum antibiotics and have a higher risk of resistant infections and adverse events.
Pakistan has 3 new wild poliovirus type 1 infections, while the DR Congo and South Sudan report more vaccine-derived cases.
Roberts County is located in the Texas Panhandle, a 26-county region in the northernmost part of the state bordered by New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, several states report more poultry outbreaks, Ohio issues a wild-bird alert, and the FDA announces a plan to test raw milk cheese.
Under 7% of dialysis patients are current with COVID vaccines, underscoring the need for antiviral treatments for patients with kidney disease.
Health departments in 14 states reported 91 norovirus outbreaks in the first week of December.
The survey of adults in 6 African nations finds 33% are reluctant to receive the mpox vaccine and 39% of parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated.
Though the reports yield timely, useful clues, experts note important lessons, lingering questions, and concerns about preparedness.
From 2011 to 2022, average annual incidence of the rare bacterial zoonotic disease increased by 56% over the previous surveillance period.
Eighteen workers with blastomycosis were hospitalized (12%), and 1 patient died.
Though testing can't pinpoint a source, recent detections in Arizona have involved only the wild bird genotype.
