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Sales of medically important antibiotics for use in food-producing animals rose by 4% from 2021 to 2022.
At 6 months, improvements were seen in fatigue, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, gastrointestinal upset, and general unwellness.
Visits for viral and respiratory illness at the 25 emergency departments included in the study rose 72% over the 4 preceding months.
The fatal prion disease has now been confirmed in 32 states.
The new outbreak-related death was in Oregon; the previous two were in Minnesota.
Hospitals with low antibiotic overuse were characterized by institutional support for antibiotic stewardship and strong relationships among clinical teams.
Pakistan reported another WPV1 case from the country's hot spot, its sixth of the year.
In US mpox news, some cities are starting to report an increase in cases.
Nonphysicians and nonnurses reported significantly fewer errors than physicians and registered nurses.
The rise in MDR infections is linked to traumatic war wounds, but a survey also found inadequate infection prevention and control and poor lab capacity.
The authors said their findings should result in a more urgent push to vaccinate pregnant women, especially Black and Hispanic patients.
After schools reopened, preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years with special educational needs had significantly fewer emotional and behavioral problems, but adolescents had worse behavior.
Researchers surveyed 15,696 respondents in 17 countries in Africa and the Western Pacific.
The researchers say the findings suggest that US rapid antigen testing recommendations should include throat specimens.
At 12 months, 20.3% of COVID-exposed children and 5.9% of the controls received a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental delay.
Post-traumatic stress disorder was the most common psychiatric condition, affecting 26% of patients.
Data from seven US sites show a 24% decrease in adjusted CRE incidence in 2020 compared with 2016.
In 2022, the EU backed a plan to introduce vaccination in poultry, starting with France, which began the practice this fall.
The Home Test to Treat program offers home COVID and flu testing, telehealth visits, and treatment—if needed—for uninsured and underinsured adults.
The use of complementary respiratory virus tracking tools in schools, including air sampling, may help detect outbreaks.
