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A wild deer exhibiting signs of CWD tested positive for the fatal prion disease in mid-March.
The treatment effect was strongest in healthcare workers 30 years and younger.
The FDA will test pooled raw milk to give the agency a better picture of the viral load before pasteurization.
Generic drugs made up about 90% of US prescriptions in 2022.
Ten countries reported case rises in March, with the Republic of Congo reporting the largest rise in Africa.
Five studies reported 2-dose protection ranging from 66% to 90%.
More than 75% of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected from patients in 9 states were defined as difficult to treat.
Two of the 12 patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious and potentially fatal kidney condition.
Willingness to get a booster dose of vaccine dropped most notably in high-income countries.
Dairy cows make up about 7% of US beef production.
Uncooked chicken had the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant E coli, with similar levels found in chicken-based raw dog food.
The multisite collaborative was associated with improved antibiotic prescribing for pediatric pneumonia, skin and other soft-tissue infections, and urinary tract infections.
In the vaccine group there were 9 seizure events reported.
The 4- to 5-year-old doe, which had shown signs of illness, was found in Spring Lake, near the Dunn and St. Croix county borders.
Part of a national rise, Colorado has confirmed 25 congenital syphilis cases this year, which included 5 stillbirths and 2 newborn deaths.
The cats started showing symptoms a day after clinical disease was noted in the cows, and about half of the cats died.
The authors say Community Notes are a good way to nurture a learning environment rather than rely on censoring.
The FDA's vaccine advisory group will discuss the make-up of 2024-25 vaccines at its meeting on May 16.
People who received the COVID-19 booster vaccine had 25% lower odds of having long COVID than their unvaccinated counterparts.
Using data on factors such as water quality and public health spending, researchers were able to estimate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates in countries lacking AMR surveillance data.
