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At least 5 people have contracted the tick-borne disease after travel to Mexico, and 3 died.
The case was in a 2-year-old whitetail buck harvested by a hunter on a low-fenced property and tested through surveillance sampling.
In the US, outbreaks in multiple states affect chicken, turkey, and duck farms, including a farm housing 2.6 million egg-laying chickens in Ohio.
Zambia is reporting by far its most widespread anthrax outbreak ever, with 684 suspected cases and 4 deaths.
New surveillance reports show rising rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis after a brief dip during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As COVID markers show growing momentum, the nation's flu season continues to gain steam.
Sales of medically important antibiotics for use in food-producing animals rose by 4% from 2021 to 2022.
At 6 months, improvements were seen in fatigue, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, gastrointestinal upset, and general unwellness.
Visits for viral and respiratory illness at the 25 emergency departments included in the study rose 72% over the 4 preceding months.
The fatal prion disease has now been confirmed in 32 states.
The new outbreak-related death was in Oregon; the previous two were in Minnesota.
Hospitals with low antibiotic overuse were characterized by institutional support for antibiotic stewardship and strong relationships among clinical teams.
Pakistan reported another WPV1 case from the country's hot spot, its sixth of the year.
In US mpox news, some cities are starting to report an increase in cases.
Nonphysicians and nonnurses reported significantly fewer errors than physicians and registered nurses.
The rise in MDR infections is linked to traumatic war wounds, but a survey also found inadequate infection prevention and control and poor lab capacity.
The authors said their findings should result in a more urgent push to vaccinate pregnant women, especially Black and Hispanic patients.
After schools reopened, preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years with special educational needs had significantly fewer emotional and behavioral problems, but adolescents had worse behavior.
Researchers surveyed 15,696 respondents in 17 countries in Africa and the Western Pacific.
The researchers say the findings suggest that US rapid antigen testing recommendations should include throat specimens.
