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Separate WHO reports describe widening dengue and chikungunya activity in the Americas and the expansion of cholera outbreaks to four more countries.
From 2021 to 2022, new drug shortages rose by nearly 30%, with the average shortage lasting 1.5 years.
Since 2021, four African nations have reported their first Marburg virus outbreaks.
The outbreak is linked to an extensively drug-resistant strain and has resulted in some deaths and reports of vision loss.
The detections span locations in three counties, with cases in two identified through postmortem testing.
Three of five US makers report shortages, which result from increased demand and manufacturing delays.
China is experiencing a surge in H1N1 activity, India is battling H3N2, and flu is still above baseline in the European region.
The detection involves a skunk found in Carter County, east of Amarillo.
The newly signed law requires declassification within the next 90 days and focuses on the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
US healthcare facilities saw a spike in cases and transmission of the deadly, multidrug-resistant yeast in 2020 and 2021.
The patients are from two villages in the northwestern part of the country.
Fitbit tracking and the participant survey found that lower step counts persisted, even after COVID restrictions eased.
The findings underscore the importance of urine testing before starting treatment and considering alternative treatments.
The WHO said Chinese researchers temporarily posted the market environmental sample sequences in advance of publishing their findings in Nature.
Teens who slept less than 7 hours per school night were 17% more likely to report difficulty with schoolwork than those who slept 8 to 10 hours.
About 4,800 lives could have been saved during the winter 2021-22 Omicron wave if just 5% of COVID-19 patients had taken the antiviral drug, modelers estimate.
Of the 400 pets tested, 15% of dogs and 5% of cats were colonized with multidrug-resistant microbes.
Officials are investigating a cluster of severe influenza B infections in kids and teens, some of whom had complications.
Scientists who examined the genetic sequences say they bolster evidence of a spillover from a raccoon dog or other mammal sold at the market.
Black, Latino, and Native American children account for 65% of those who have lost a primary caregiver to COVID-19.
