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Researchers say the strain, which is resistant to 2 of the 3 antibiotics recommended for treating cholera, appears to be spreading in East Africa.
Researchers say the findings raise concerns about antibiotic resistance from inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
A group of 78 more samples, a variety of types, are on their way to the INRB lab in Kinshasa.
Activity continues to fluctuate across different countries, with cases of novel clade 1b continuing to rise.
Disease burden, hospitalization rates have stayed the same from 2017 to 2024.
The child tested positive for influenza A, which could indicate a range of viruses, from seasonal flu to avian flu.
Hepatitis A virus and vaccinia virus showed evidence for sexual transmission but no evidence for detection in the semen.
The study's safety board recommended halting enrollment after an assessment showed the chance was less than 1% that the study would demonstrate efficacy if completed.
The FDA says the hold is related to concerns about safety findings from a now-paused clinical trial of two RSV vaccine candidates in infants.
The declaration provides immunity for certain claims, including loss caused by or related to administration or use of countermeasures to diseases, threats, or conditions.
Use of antibiotics in broiler chickens in the hatchery dropped from 90% in 2013 to less than 1% in 2023.
An estimated 263 million cases and 597,000 malaria deaths occurred in 2023.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reported the case yesterday in a hunter-harvested deer in the county, in the western part of the state.
Of 12 samples, 10 were malaria-positive, but officials continue to investigate other contributing factors.
Sequencing didn't show any mutations that hint at greater infectivity, transmissibility, or resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors.
The risk reduction in developing long COVID in kids was largely linked to reducing the risk of COVID infection in the first place.
Many NICUs don't give rotavirus vaccines owing to a theoretical risk of transmission of vaccine strains, because vaccinated infants can shed live virus in their stools.
In critically ill sepsis patients treated at UK hospitals, a daily PCT-guided protocol reduced antibiotic duration safely compared with standard care.
H9N2 is known to circulate in poultry in the region, and infections are typically reported in children who experience mild disease.
The strain of XDR Shigella sonnei, found in 3 men, is distinct from other globally circulating strains.
