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Brazil has reported its first H5N1 outbreak in commercial poultry, which involves the 2.3.4.4b clade.
Responding to the surge is a major focus, partly to prevent the spread to other West African countries.
Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
The patient, who presented with gait imbalance and tremors, wasn't diagnosed until she was in a coma, shortly before she died.
A study of pre-term infants in Germany finds repeated pre-and postnatal antibiotics are associated with lower lung function at 5 to 7 years of age.
The AMR Industry Alliance has updated its Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard to be more aligned with WHO antibiotic manufacturing guidelines.
All cases were from the western part of the state, including 2 from previously unaffected hunting units 3B2 and 3B3, both in the western-central region.
In 2 congressional hearings, Kennedy argued the department is in need of streamlining and will "do more with less" going forward.
From 2016 to 2022, the rate of maternal syphilis in the US tripled.
The state's outbreak cases span 8 counties in the southwestern part of Kansas.
Estimated effectiveness was 68% against influenza B and 32% against type A.
Self‐reported physical activity was lower among those with long COVID.
An earlier investigation hinted at hospital food as a source, but evidence didn't reveal a specific item.
Five of 22 studies noted that over 50% of newborns had microcephaly, and the same number of studies observed that over 5% had congenital Zika syndrome.
Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
Since 2023, the country has ramped up MERS-CoV testing as part of sentinel surveillance.
Two cases near the Dallas area are now included in the large outbreak, which now totals 717 cases.
The authors say future research must use biobanks for data collection.
China has now confirmed five H10N3 cases, which tend to be severe, over the past few years.
Participants with ongoing long-COVID symptoms were more likely to report any productivity loss in the preceding 3 months than those without ongoing long-COVID symptoms.
