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In 2022 and 2023, only 31% of healthcare staff in nursing homes were vaccinated against flu, ranking Florida 48th among 50 states and Washington, DC.
So far 15 of the human cases have been associated with exposure to H5N1-infected poultry, and 20 have been associated with exposure to sick or infected dairy cows.
Paxlovid was associated with a 61% lower risk of hospitalization.
Nirsevimab and Avrexy were shown to be 83% and 67% effective at preventing hospitalization, respectively.
Orlynvah, a broad-spectrum penem antibiotic, was approved for treating uncomplicated UTIs in adult women with limited or no treatment options.
In other developments, tests confirmed more human infections, outbreaks in California cows, and events in poultry in 3 western states.
Imported cases are rare, and the United States has reported 8 in the past 55 years.
Though the outbreak is largely under control, officials report sporadic cases, the latest a contact of an earlier patient.
Since the 1970s, cases of travel-associated malaria have ticked upward in the United States.
The state has activated its interagency CWD response plan to investigate the detection and increase surveillance of wild deer in the area.
San Diego County officials said an area around 60 homes in Vista will be treated.
COVID-19 patients were more at risk for seven particular symptoms, notably neurological, cognitive, and fatigue issues.
The number of people sickened in the multistate E coli O157:H7 outbreak has risen from 49 to 75, with 22 hospitalized.
Officials said most patients are children ages 15 and younger and that low measles vaccine coverage and malnutrition may be contributing factors.
The cave where zoonotic spread occurred from bats is in a mining region.
Though the KP.3.1.1 variant is still dominant, levels of the newer XEC variant continue to rise.
Officials said wildlife biologists euthanized a buck with CWD symptoms at the Flathead County Landfill after receiving reports on the animal.
Researchers found that a daptomycin-resistance mutation in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium is linked to use of rifaximin, an antibiotic prescribed for patients with liver cirrhosis.
Pakistan and Afghanistan report wild poliovirus type 1 cases, and Chad, Niger, and Nigeria report circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 cases.
Of the schools visited and surveyed, nearly half (48%) said they used the federal relief funds to increase building ventilation.
