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The pooled prevalence of conjunctivitis in mpox was 9%, followed by impaired vision (4%), keratitis (3%), and eye lesions (3%).
Median hospital stay was longer in the RSV group than in flu patients.
Immunity after infection with pre-Omicron strains was 81%, regardless of symptoms, compared with 54% for Omicron.
Fighting has upended lab testing and sent mpox patients fleeing from treatment centers back into the community.
Among several more outbreaks on commercial farms, one was at a layer facility in Pennsylvania that has nearly 2 million birds.
Uganda last reported an Ebola outbreak in 2022.
Overall, 45.8% of COVID-19 hospital admissions and 51.2% of admissions for other respiratory viruses received at least one dose of antibiotic from March 2020 through December 2023.
The findings contradict a 2018 Food and Drug Administration warning that fluoroquinolone use could increase the risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection.
Authorities detected the cases in Concordia, St Landry, and Tangipahoa parishes after tracing them back to a CWD-positive deer farm in Jefferson Davis Parish.
President Javier Milei says the WHO promoted "endless quarantines" without scientific support during the pandemic.
Detection of the D1.1. genotype, linked to 2 severe infections in people, came from the national milk testing program.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Herbs and supplements are the most common treatment offered by the clinics.
In total, 5% of dogs and 13% of cats tested positive for COVID-19 on polymerase chain reaction, and 25% and 36%, respectively, had SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies.
Cases, on the rise since late 2024, have spread to new parts of Brazil and Colombia.
Close adherence to glove-wearing and other standard precautions likely protected residents, the authors say.
In 2023, 1.4% of children surveyed had ever experienced long-COVID symptoms.
Using scarce resources and staff on questionable measures could distract from evidence-based methods such as vaccination and antiviral therapy, the authors say.
A study of patients at 3 US hospitals finds that Black rural patients with HAIs have a significantly higher risk of ICU admission and death than their White urban counterparts.
The index patient's wife is the second confirmed case, and 3 close contacts are isolated for treatment and testing.
