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Cattle herds in Colorado and South Dakota are the latest to be infected in the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
Notably, 95 of 353 participants (27%) reported occupational change.
The investigators also cultured infectious H5N1 virus from milk and cattle samples taken from 2 Texas dairy farms.
The WHO is particularly worried about ST23, an hvKp strain that carries carbapenem-resistance genes and has been detected in 12 countries.
A single-center study found 86% of infants diagnosed with influenza from 2012 through 2019 received the antiviral, as recommended by national guidelines.
Interventions were associated with an estimated 50% higher chance of vaccination.
As seen in other studies, there was a higher incidence of thrombocytopenia after first dose of AstraZeneca compared with no vaccination.
Among the nearly 600,000 survey responses, trust in doctors and hospitals plummeted from 72% to 40% across socioeconomic groups
Among participants with diabetes and no history of depression, the incidence of new depression was 13%.
The increase in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections coincides with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, South Korean officials say.
The chances of pediatric HPV vaccination were twice as high for mothers than for fathers.
The CDC is offering support for targeted programs and vaccine supplies to states, part of a plan to cut the risk of H5N1 reassortment with seasonal flu.
Participants with diabetes had higher odds of both hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss.
Changes in infection control practices and strategies to conserve personal protective equipment may have played a role in MDRO outbreaks at US hospitals, CDC researchers found.
Prescriptions for respiratory tract infections were 64% more common in virtual urgent care compared with in-person urgent care in the Cleveland Clinic Health System.
Twenty-nine percent said they never use a thermometer to check food temperatures.
The company said its manufacturing facilities can make more than 500 million doses a year.
The top predictor of needing respiratory support was B-lines.
Public-facility patients also had 38% lower odds of receiving a clinician recommendation for the vaccine than those at private centers.
The number of favorable lifestyle factors was tied to the risk of long COVID in a dose-dependent manner.
