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The amount of resistance genes found in DNA from brown bears mirrored the rise of antibiotic use in Sweden.
In addition, the CDC warns about ivermectin, a livestock anti-parasite drug some people have used to treat COVID-19.
Supply chains were affected by both nationalism and international interdependence.
US veteran suicide ideation (SI) rates showed a slight decrease during the first year of the pandemic, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study yesterday. Among the associated risks, however, was having COVID-19, which doubled the odds of SI.
Venous thromboembolism is nearly twice as likely in those with recent COVID-19.
Also, a US probe into the source of SARS-CoV-2 was inconclusive, with worries that time is running out to discover the origin.
"After declining in early summer, child cases have increased exponentially."
Substance use among US kids 10 to 14 years old remained relatively stable during the first 6 months of the pandemic, according to longitudinal study results published yesterday in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
And those not vaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID.
With no planes landing in Kabul, "We have no way to get supplies into the country."
An AMR group calls on all countries to stop using drugs in animals that are critical for human medicine.
Also, 21% of patients caused 80% of infections, UK researchers find.
The number of older adults who are homebound (leaving home once a week or less) increased in 2020 over the prior decade, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers say that this could affect social, psychological, and physical needs because of factors such as physical distancing and caretaker or telehealth access.
Two US outbreaks of Salmonella, one S Typhimurium and the other S Infantis, have been linked to Italian-style meats, although none are connected to a specific product or brand yet, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation notice today.
Auckland, the country's largest city and main hot spot, will have restrictions in place until at least Aug 31.
Full approval allows more businesses, schools, and organizations to mandate vaccine use among employees and students.
Also, illness severity in close contacts and index patients appears to be linked.
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly decreased the probability of virus culture positivity in breakthrough cases versus cases in unvaccinated healthcare workers, according to a study on the non–peer-reviewed research server, medRxiv.
Early use of a procalcitonin-guided algorithm in non-critically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia reduced antimicrobial use with no adverse effects, researchers reported last week in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
A modeling study shows that risk-based vaccine allocation may be most effective.
