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The CDC says it's now classifying the flu season as high severity for all age-groups for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
Officials with Africa CDC said the USAID funding freeze is disrupting the transport of samples from suspected cases to labs.
The job losses at the CDC are part of a broader reduction of about 5,200 positions across other government public health agencies, including the NIH.
Officials say additional cases are likely to occur in Gaines County and the surrounding communities.
As the virus struck more layer and other commercial poultry farms, state wildlife officials continue to warn about wild bird detections.
Review of data from the trial found that the vaccine was not sufficiently effective at preventing invasive E coli disease compared with placebo.
Analysis of data from 537 US hospitals reveals that ceftolozane-tazobactam and ceftazidime-avibactam are the most frequently used new antibiotics.
The severely emaciated deer was found dead on private property located more than 10 miles away from any other CWD-positive cases.
WHO officials said yesterday that, although communication is at a standstill, reporting continues through the International Health Regulations platform.
54% of respondents said the media overplayed the threat of COVID-19, exaggerating the risk to the average American.
Despite a history of anti-vaccine advocacy, Kennedy was confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by a 52-48 vote.
The 90-day funding freeze, and the subsequent dismantling of USAID, has sent shockwaves throughout the community of people working on TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
The findings suggest that cases in people and animals in other states have yet to be identified, the authors say.
No transmission has been found outside of a single chain, and eight patients in treatment are stable.
The US has recorded 68 human cases of avian flu since 2024.
The two 2.5-year-old bucks in Cleburne County, located within a quarter-mile of each other, and a 3.5-year-old buck in Baxter were harvested during the hunting season.
Only 16% of 670 patients seen at Kamituga hospital in South Kivu were under the age of 15 years.
After diagnosis, long-COVID patients also filled more new prescriptions for drugs such as antibiotics (45%) and those for pain (34%).
New Mexico's case-patient is from a county that borders the Texas outbreak location, though the patient hadn't traveled to the area.
Six Americas countries reported cases in the first 4 weeks of the year, with most of them in Brazil.
