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Most flu viruses were influenza A, and of subtyped samples, about two-thirds were H3N2.
Under an agreement with TB Alliance, Indian pharmaceutical company Macleods will supply pretomanid for low- and middle-income countries.
Outcomes were compared to those seen in the 4 years prior to the pandemic.
Serial scores matched clinical observations, and MPOX-SSS demonstrated good discrimination, identified changes over time, and generated higher scores in the expected groups.
Outcomes of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections are important metrics for hospital prevention and control measures.
National guideline-concordant antiviral prescribing among children younger than 2 years at high risk for flu complications was 37%.
The authors of the study say antibiotic stewardship and better hand hygiene in nursing homes could help reduce the spread.
One third of those polled said their vaccine decisions do not affect others.
Hospitalizations are also up, especially in seniors and young children.
Levels of the HV.1 subvariant, part of the Omicron EG.5 family, were most common and continue to rise
Health officials are screening people who were exposed and monitoring the sick patient's treatment.
This case will likely be managed differently than the 2021 detection because of migration patterns, officials said.
Infants younger than 6 months are at an increased risk for severe COVID-19, and accounted for 44% of all pediatric COVID hospitalizations during the Omicron dominant period
The researchers found no evidence of neuroinflammation.
The WHO lowered its treatment-benefit threshold from a 6% to a 2% reduction in the risk of hospitalization.
Exemptions increased in 41 states, and exceeded 5% in 10 states.
The vaccine is the first of its kind against chikungunya, a high-burden disease that is spreading to new areas.
Most of the patients are babies who likely got sick after touching dog food or were exposed to dogs and their environments.
The farm is in quarantine with an investigation underway.
Most of the newly affected Finnish farms raised foxes, but some also produced raccoon dogs.
