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Also, Canada's vaccine advisers issue preliminary guidance on use of the vaccine in high-risk groups.
A systematic review and meta-analysis found no high- or moderate-level evidence that compliance with SEP-1 was associated with a mortality benefit.
HHS indicated it will keep the tests in the federal stockpile until they expire.
Particle spread was uneven: In some scenarios, particles were reduced by ventilation and portable air cleaners by up to 96%.
Researchers say interventions to reduce RSV infections, like vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, could aid antibiotic stewardship efforts.
Median cumulative state rates ranged from 23 (Alaska) to 249 (New York) per 100,000 people.
The mass firings have hit health professionals at the CDC, FDA, NIH, and other agencies.
The authors estimate the cost of narrowing the oxygen gap at $34 billion over the next 5 years but called it a highly cost-effective investment with far-reaching effects.
The latest update includes a case from Lubbock County, pushing the number of affected counties to 5.
Six countries have reported H5N5 in birds and mammals since the first of the year.
The women, ages 72 and 56, were both from Guangdong province in southern China.
Contact monitoring is still under way for 216 people who are at quarantine facilities located throughout the country.
In other developments, Zoetis announced it has received USDA's conditional approval for its updated poultry vaccine.
The vaccine had a similar favorable safety profile as a placebo.
Of the 13 outbreaks with confirmed cases of foodborne illness, all but 1 involved either Listeria, Salmonella, or Escherichia coli.
The infected woman, who is hospitalized, was likely exposed to H5N1 through contact with her infected backyard poultry flock.
Among patients prescribed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea fell by 86.4%. 89.7%, and 54.7%, respectively.
The two adult female elk were found dead in January and early February, respectively, at the Dell Creek feeding ground.
New Mexico now has 3 cases in Lea County, which borders a Texas county where a larger outbreak is under way.
Experts say the move is very concerning for public health, particularly amid the growing measles outbreak in neighboring Texas.
