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Vaccine effectiveness was highest for adolescents, at 56%.
If infants aren't protected from RSV through maternal vaccination, they should receive the long-acting monoclonal antibody, the authors say.
The probability of having persistent viral fragments was about double in hospitalized participants and in those who reported being very ill but weren't hospitalized.
The CDC said today that it has received reports of 45 cases from 17 jurisdictions so far this year.
In another development, Indonesia's government donated 10 million doses of polio vaccine to Afghanistan.
Single-strain XBB.1.5 shots reduced the risk of severe COVID-19 by 31%.
Men exhibited greater increases in skin temperature, breathing rate, and heart rate, as well as larger declines in heart rate variability.
The epi investigation revealed that many of the patients were young women involved in sex work.
Gonorrhea cases in EU/EEA countries rose by 48%, syphilis cases by 34%, and chlamydia cases by 16% in 2022.
Most of the cases are from northwestern Brazil and bordering areas of Peru.
Only 37% of infectious diseases practitioners said their facility screens patients for the drug-resistant fungus.
Otariid gammaherpesvirus 8 is related to another virus linked to high rates of urogenital cancer in free-ranging sea lions in the Northern Hemisphere.
The tool holds promise for increasing efficiency in clinic settings and promoting antibiotic stewardship.
The results of a randomized trial suggests rapid syndromic PCR tests could complement or replace culture-based diagnostic methods for pneumonia.
Stage 1 diagnoses dropped by 4% in 2020, but stage 4 diagnoses increased 7%.
Many turned to social media for information and support, with some saying they were now better able to empathize with their long-COVID patients.
The Yamagata flu B lineage hasn't been confirmed since March 2020 and is no longer thought to pose a health threat.
The new efforts hinge on broader HPV vaccine access, along with better screening and treatment.
Prior to the pandemic, cumulative mortality risks were higher in the Puerto Rican and Cuban groups.
The CDC recommends that healthcare providers use the Tdap vaccine rather than the Td vaccine in patients without a pertussis vaccine contraindication.
