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"Antimicrobial resistance will not stop if we let down our guard; there is no time to waste."
Kids younger than 3 years had fivefold higher antibody levels than older participants.
Many men who have sex with men are seeking vaccine that is so far in short supply in the US and Europe.
A study yesterday in the Journal of Virology suggests that, while co-infection with influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 does not change the trajectory of influenza A, contracting influenza A first could suppress any COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2.
The drop grew to 25% when the study period was longer.
BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now make up about 81% of circulating viruses in the US.
"This is an area where antibiotic stewardship really needs to be a priority."
At the current rate, UK monkeypox cases are doubling every 15 days.
The report identifies 61 candidates in various stages of development for high-priority pathogens.
Long-COVID patients in Israel who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) saw improvement in brain function and cognitive, psychiatric, and physical symptoms, according to a report published today in Scientific Reports.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced Nevada's first highly pathogenic avian flu outbreak in poultry, which struck a backyard flock in Carson City housing 40 birds.
Outbreaks involving the H5N1 strain have now been reported in 37 states and have led to the loss of more than 40 million birds.
Inhaled high-dose nitric oxide shortened time on supplemental oxygen and hospital stays.
Also, the CDC is partnering with Mayo Clinic to begin conducting tests for the virus.
The Biden administration announced this morning that it would buy 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to soon receive authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) news release.
Parties, bath houses, saunas, and other mass-gathering sites have been implicated in transmission.
Phase 1 and 2 trials reveal inconclusive subjective results for the drug, which opens respiratory passages.
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) yesterday released new joint recommendations for judicious antibiotic use in cats and dogs.
Americans are not happy with the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
WHO data show that, among monkeypox patients with known HIV status, 41% are HIV-positive.
