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California also reported a seventh potential case, as the CDC shared updates, including the latest genetic sequencing results.
The proportion of excess deaths exceeded the share of the population among American Indians or Alaska Natives, Blacks, and Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders.
Because not all viruses from mpox cases are sequenced, the findings likely underestimate the prevalence of the newly identified drug-resistant variant.
More education is needed on the safe preparation of wild game to prevent the rare parasitic illness, the authors say.
In related developments, the WHO weighed in on the latest epi data and recent travel-related measures from other countries.
CDC wastewater tracking shows SARS-CoV-2 detections are now at the low level nationally.
The EPA will seek input from other federal agencies as it evaluates whether antibacterial and antifungal pesticides promote development of resistance to antibiotics and antifungals.
A letter emphasizing the benefits of vaccination for cardiac health was most effective.
Pakistan now has 28 cases of WPV1 this year.
The roadmap was created under the guidance of 50 scientific leaders.
A new report estimates that vaccines could avert more than half-a-million AMR deaths and reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually.
In 25% of hospitals that were staffed below expected levels, there were higher colon surgical site infection rates.
Officials said the outbreak is under control and that 346 people have been immunized so far.
Since the hurricane triggered flooding at the plant in late September, many hospitals nationwide have been rationing fluids.
So far, more than 1,600 people have been vaccinated in some of the DRC's hot spots.
Patients with COVID-19 had a 21% greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and death than people with cardiovascular disease without COVID-19 infection.
The two patients experienced eye symptoms and have no known connections to the state's three earlier confirmed cases.
COVID-19 survivors may experience severe complications that predispose them to more worse outcomes after reinfection, the authors say.
Results from the REVISIT trial show aztreonam-avibactam had similar cure rates as meropenem in patients with serious gram-negative bacterial infections.
A study of long-term care facilities found residents with penicillin allergies were 95% less likely to receive beta-lactam antibiotics.
