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Emphasizing shared clinical decision-making with providers, the CDC now says healthy children ages 6 to 17 "may" receive COVID vaccination if a parent or guardian wants it.
Some of the latest cases are tied to a large outbreak centered in West Texas, while others are linked to instances of community transmission or travel to other states or countries.
The woman had amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare, often fatal brain infection caused by the ameba Naegleria fowleri.
Cholera cases in Africa have risen sharply this year, with illnesses on track to pass totals recorded in 2023 and 2024.
A Trump administration report outlining the potential factors related to the rise in chronic diseases in US children cites several studies that don't exist.
The CDC has reported large Salmonella outbreaks tied to poultry in each of the past few years, with more than 1,000 cases in both 2022 and 2023.
Of 142 deer farms and hunting ranches in Wisconsin, a third have been hit with CWD since 2001.
The WHO is recommending use of a maternal RSV vaccine and the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect infants against the virus.
Buoyed by promising clinical findings, Moderna says it will explore alternatives for late-stage development of the H5 vaccine.
An interim analysis of trial data finds that tebipenem HBr met its primary efficacy end point in patients with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis.
The higher death rate was likely driven by strained healthcare systems amid the pandemic and more patients susceptible to Candida species because of severe COVID-19, the researchers say.
Neutralizing antibodies tested 90 days after infection were greater in participants who had been vaccinated before their variant infections than in those who had been vaccine-naive.
Despite being the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, there are currently no vaccines for norovirus.
Amid an ongoing vaccine shortage, more doses are arriving this week from Japan and France.
Preschool-aged children were more likely to have a dry cough and daytime tiredness or low energy.
Investing in home healthcare workforce capacity, resources, and infection-prevention training is essential to protect vulnerable patients, the authors say.
The most common pathogen-animal pair was Salmonella and poultry, followed by Cryptosporidium and ruminants and Salmonella and turtles.
The increase in activity is seen in the Western Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Mediterranean regions.
The Swiss drugmaker says the safety and efficacy of zosurabalpin will be investigated in a study involving 400 patients with carbapenem-resistant A baumannii infections.
Two novel antibiotic candidates for gonorrhea received funding to advance into clinical trials.
