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Multilingual teams were crucial for rapid response and testing, which also found COVID among symptomatic cullers.
It is now the largest listeriosis outbreak in the US since the 2011 outbreak linked to cantaloupe.
A study of healthcare workers finds persistent fatigue, tiredness, and shortness of breath have a significant impact on work and life, while another highlights pain as a persistent symptom.
Twenty-two percent believe the falsity that it's less risky to get infected with COVID-19 than to get the vaccine, up from 10% in 2021.
Officials urge vaccination ahead of the start of school and 2 large gatherings in the Twin Cities in the first half of September.
The state's epidemiologist says New England may be at elevated risk for eastern equine encephalitis this year, based on mosquito surveillance.
Officials have deployed 72 epidemiologists to affected countries to get a better idea of where and how mpox is spreading.
Researchers found that the pandemic was associated with only minor changes in youth mental health overall, but some groups of children fared better than others.
The findings suggest that antivirals may shorten hospital stays, cut the risk of infection in high-risk patients, and lower the risk of death when begun early.
Relapsing symptoms are a unique feature of the disease, compared to similar illnesses such as dengue and chikungunya.
The aptly named BLADDER scoring system aims to promote more appropriate urine culturing in patients with presumed urinary tract infections.
No one who was vaccinated was hospitalized with the viral disease.
The large amounts of adipose tissue in obese patients could explain the increase in disease severity and vulnerability to infection, the authors say.
Respiratory tract infections, including RSV, are the leading cause of hospitalization for newborns in the first 2 months of life.
During the study period, 255 COVID-19-related attacks on HCWs were reported, with 18 killed and 147 injured, in addition to damage to 86 facilities.
Dominant flu strain varied by subregion, and a few countries, such as Chile and Zambia, reported very high activity.
Nearly 12% of E coli isolates from dogs and cats in German veterinary practices were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins.
The in-hospital mortality rate for CRE infections was 27% at hospitals in South Africa's Western Cape province.
The plan sets out a strategy for the next 6 months, with an estimated $135 million needed for support.
More than 25% said they had misdiagnosed someone initially.
