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In hard-hit Brazil, the health ministry has asked the Fiocruz Institute to double its dengue test production.
Vaccine halved risk of medically attended COVID, reduced H1N1 flu risk by 60%.
At least 10 people have been sickened by E coli in an outbreak tied to raw milk cheese, and a Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats has grown to 70 cases.
The study also found "severely high" levels of resistance to first-line treatments for UTIs in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
Two people had connections to camels, but the exposure source is still unknown for two of the patients.
Several states have now reported cases amid a global spike in measles activity.
Researchers say the findings highlight the need for updated testing and treatment guidelines for the sexually transmitted bacteria.
Influenza B proportions are rising in regions where flu activity is trending upward.
The report from the Global Coalition on Aging and the Infectious Diseases Society of America assesses how 11 high-income nations are addressing AMR.
Increased activity continues into the new year, with gaps in vaccine coverage and the season's peak still ahead.
High-incidence jurisdictions now report cases based on lab results alone rather than lab data plus clinical information.
Researcher says ongoing surveillance is needed to ensure that women receive optimal empiric antibiotics for uncomplicated UTIs.
Both controls and cases in the trial had an approximate mortality rate of 15% at day 90.
After 55% of a prison population agreed to be immunized, no further cases were detected.
Preterm infants accounted for 25% of RSV-associated hospitalizations.
Average weekly outgoing transfers per hospital stayed lower than the prepandemic average of 12 transfers per week for most of the pandemic.
Nationally, 6.4% of US adults reported ever having experienced long COVID
The updated guidelines will be released later this year.
The results of a phase 3 trial suggest cefepime-taniborbactam is a treatment option for patients with complicated UTIs caused by difficult-to-treat, gram-negative bacteria.
MERS-CoV antibody reactivity was identified in 7 of 48 camel-slaughterhouse workers (15%).
