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As a pandemic preparedness step, two UK virologists call on governments to eliminate mink farming.
A policy paper from the American Society for Microbiology calls on policymakers to prioritize science and the role of microbiologists in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
An intervention at VA hospitals may be associated with a reduction in infections following total joint arthroplasty.
A roundup of infectious disease stories in the news.
All boosters considered in this study had waning protection, with peak protection at 2 to 4 weeks after injection.
Children at highest risk of long COVID included girls, older youth, those with underlying illnesses, and hospitalized patients.
Scaling up preventive TB treatment for people with HIV/AIDS and household contacts of newly diagnosed TB patients could save nearly 850,000 lives by 2035, experts estimate.
Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with elevated all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
H5N1 avian flu has been detected on 5 more fur farms, including one housing silver foxes.
A high risk of obstructive sleep apnea is associated with severe COVID-19 and longer hospitalization.
Most COVID-19 cases in Danish K-9 schools in fall 2021 didn't trigger clusters, but when they did, they were large.
E-11 viruses isolated from some of Italy's cases belong to the same genetic cluster as those isolated from France.
Increases in countries that already had good momentum overshadowed struggles other countries had with regaining lost ground.
Studies show that dogs can detect asymptomatic people, those who had long COVID, and new COVID variants.
No clinically relevant changes were noted in risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia, severe maternal illness, cesarean delivery, or preterm birth.
The agreement between Johnson & Johnson and the Stop TB Partnership will make cheaper, generic versions of bedaquiline available in low- and middle-income nations.
Only 43% of healthcare facilities had sufficient personal protective equipment to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Medical and public health experts should work together to combat misinformation through investments in media monitoring and counter messaging.
Of 300 cases recorded since April, 106 have been in the US, with the rest in Europe.
Gonorrhea infections in China are showing decreasing susceptibility to ceftriaxone along with high levels of resistance to other antibiotics.
