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Thirty-nine percent of all California mpox cases occurred in Los Angeles County.
The proportion of MRSA isolates declined significantly from 2010 through 2019, but resistance to non–beta-lactam antibiotics rose, particularly in southern states.
The researchers also show that more than 1 in 5 adults had protracted recoveries.
The state is offering affected farms up to $28,000, in addition to earlier announced federal support.
Illnesses have now been reported in 23 of the country's 26 provinces, with the virus causing the heaviest burden in children.
Virus variant type had the greatest influence on developing long COVID.
96% of Veterans Administration hospitals require staff vaccination.
Biotechnology company Elion Therapeutics announced it has closed an $81 million funding round to advance development of SF001, a novel polyene antifungal.
Over 78% were dirty, rendering them unsuitable for sterilization, the authors say.
The authors of the pandemic readiness report point to surges of H5N1 in mammals and of mpox deaths in DR Congo children as some of the latest threats in the face of preparedness gaps.
Gaps include medications for children, convenient oral formulations for non-hospitalized patients, and drugs designed to fight drug resistance, the authors say.
Only 3% of people said COVID-19 was not a health threat to anyone early in the pandemic.
The CDC said the findings aren't surprising, given that the virus hasn't spread widely in people and is very different from seasonal flu strains.
The paper has already led to much confusion and has been used as fodder for anti-vaccine advocates.
The company said it will have the vaccine ready to distribute in mid July as prefilled syringes, pending approval and recommendations.
A total of 70% of marine bacteria were resistant to ofloxacin, 95% to clindamycin, 58% to clarithromycin, and 100% to novobiocin.
The 2-year-old white-tailed doe tested positive during required CWD postmortem surveillance.
The odds ratio of any persistent symptoms was more than double in COVID-19 patients.
The total number of hospitalized patients requiring advanced respiratory support was 70% higher in 2022-23.
The CDC estimates that cases are growing or likely growing in 34 states and territories.
