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It is not yet known which strain of H5N1 was involved in the latest Cambodian case.
A study in Denmark finds FMT was most effective against C difficile infection when administered as multidose capsules or via colonoscopy and after extended antibiotic pretreatment.
The letter from the American Society for Microbiology and 40 other groups calls for the President's Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria to meet 'as soon as possible.'
Whole animal carcasses cannot leave or be transported outside of certain county lines.
Ethiopia has 4 new cases caused by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2, while Benin reports 1.
With 1,214 confirmed cases, the US is inching closer to the highest number of cases reported in a single year since the disease was eliminated from the country in 2000.
A pregnant woman who was sickened has also reported fetal loss following her infection.
The authors said the findings may help develop environmental risk alerts.
The WHO said 52,589 new cholera cases were reported in 17 countries across 3 regions in May, representing a 35% increase from April.
The group is expected to vote on thimerosal, despite no evidence of harm, and will discuss the MMRV use in young children.
In other developments, New Mexico reported another wastewater detection and South Dakota expanded MMR vaccine clinics after confirming two more infections.
In an effort to combat misinformation, a group of volunteers have compiled a growing list of randomized controlled trials conducted for licensed vaccines.
An analysis of FDA data found over one-third of US retail meat samples tested positive for potentially harmful bacteria, and nearly 1 in 4 bacterial isolates collected were multidrug-resistant.
The FDA says the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher program will shorten the review time for eligible drug candidates from nearly a year to 1-2 months.
30.6% of ICU patients experienced CMV reactivation.
Former ACIP members pushed back on claims of public mistrust and warned dismantling has critically weakened US vaccination programs.
Among the participants in the present study, 972 developed acute kidney injury.
The authors saw a greater reduction and more extended fluctuations in sleep duration among people reporting long COVID with sleep problems.
Mexico's Ministry of Health has reported five new cases of the parasitic disease screwworm myiasis, bringing the country's total to 13 cases.
Health officials across a wide swath of the country are probing exposures linked to air, rail, and bus travel.
