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In 2017-18, 70% to 86% of hospitalized children with flu received antivirals, declining to 52% to 59% in 2023-24.
As flu test positivity crept upward, emergency department visits increased slightly among children and adolescents.
A WHO official this week said repatriation is one of multiple factors fueling rises in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
UK health officials say the increase is largely due to an uptick in antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli infections.
The drug was 88% effective against the need for medical attention among those in their second respiratory virus season.
Vaccinated patients had shorter hospital stays for both illnesses.
Since 2020, no country has been able to reach its 2019 first-dose coverage level.
Researchers find partial resistance to artemisinin in 11 of 100 children with complicated malaria.
Meanwhile, amid a steep rise in Uganda, health officials have identified new mpox clusters in sex workers.
In other developments, Alveo Technologies announced an agreement with the CDC to develop a rapid multiplex test for point-of-need use.
A total of 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalizations, 4 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, and 1 death.
Sequencing shows that the virus is similar to the type infecting British Columbia poultry, as H5N1 strikes more large poultry farms in the western US.
RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for US infants, but it also causes severe and serious illnesses in adults.
Yet two public health experts argue that the First Amendment and other factors preclude such actions.
The study was based on outcomes seen among essential workers with COVID-19 infection from June 2021 to September 2022.
A total of 438 confirmed and probable cases of meningococcal disease were reported in 2023, the most US cases since 2013.
A genomic surveillance study identified several multidrug-resistant, high-risk clones of E Coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Kenya, Uganda, and Jordan.
Hawaii is the only US state that hasn't reported H5N1 avian flu in birds or animals.
The algorithm was roughly 3% more accurate than the relevant diagnostic code and less biased toward certain populations, the authors say.
The number of STIs declined almost 2% from 2022 to 2023, a sign that the dramatic rise in STIs since 2011 might be leveling off.
