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The Florida Department of Health confirms 1 more local malaria case and 1 more local dengue infection.
Nursing homes saw a 77% drop in the number of excess deaths in people with dementia from the first to second pandemic year.
Surveillance in people who had contact with the sick cats found no illnesses, and the WHO said the risk is low to moderate for that group.
By the end of 2022, 41% of nursing homes still had never prescribed monoclonal antibodies or antiviral drugs.
The drug is indicated for babies entering their first RSV season and for kids up to 2 years old who remain vulnerable in their second season.
"Systemic symptoms after receipt of a vaccine dose may indicate a more robust immune response, as measured by higher antibody titers."
The pandemic was tied to increased rates of severe obesity for children, with the greatest increase among those ages 5 to 11.
The percentage of resistant infections increased by 21% for ciprofloxacin and by 27% for erythromycin.
Direct oral penicillin challenge in patients with a low-risk penicillin allergy was non-inferior to the standard-of-care skin test.
Lockdown-related changes in care delivery led to increased antibiotic prescribing, the study finds.
Though the main metrics showed more declines, early indicators, including emergency department visits, test positivity, and wastewater, showed small rises.
Hospitals serving primarily Hispanic populations were more likely to suffer financial distress even after receiving pandemic relief funds.
The two people had no symptoms and were exposed to sick poultry at different farms.
An outbreak of COVID-19 in gorillas and lions at the Rotterdam Zoo likely originated from people but spread animal-to-animal.
A large meta-analysis shows that influenza vaccination is tied to significantly less antibiotic use, while the effect of pneumococcal vaccination is less pronounced.
Key factors associated with antibiotic resistance rates varied greatly among drug-bacterium pairs.
Of 22 patients interviewed, 15 said they ate Papa Murphy's raw chocolate chip cookie dough or raw s'mores bars dough.
Rhinovirus or enterovirus was most common (found in 12.1% of samples), followed by seasonal coronaviruses (5.6%).
The WHO reports 316 new mpox cases and 2 new deaths, and the UK warns about a rise in measles transmission.
As many as 92% of workers expressed psychological burden over possible infection during work, and many were concerned about infecting family members.
