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A second Ebola case has been confirmed in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a city health official from the city of Beni told Reuters.
Using COVID-19 viral load and viral cultures from 110 children, researchers suggest that children may serve as reservoirs for COVID-19, furthering transmission and viral evolution.
Deaths also fall in most parts of the world, though fatalities increased 11% in Europe.
Data on more than 250,000 survivors reveal 54% had at least 1 symptom 6 months or more after diagnosis.
More than 3,500 organizations have mandated COVID-19 vaccines for employees.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new tool to help countries calculate the costs of implementing multisectoral national action plans (NAPs) for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
While the absolute risk of acquiring COVID-19 in the hospital was low—up to 0.75% risk per day of exposure pre-Delta (B1617.2) variant—patients or healthcare workers (HCWs) with COVID-19 nonetheless can be factors in the spread of COVID-19, a study published yesterday in PLOS One says.
This week Moderna plans to request a half-dose COVID-19 booster.
WHO leaders have previously urged countries to postpone broader use of booster doses.
Children may play a larger role in COVID-19 spread than previously thought.
An estimated 53.2 million additional cases of major depressive disorder and 76.2 million additional cases of anxiety disorders occurred during the pandemic, with women and young people most affected, according to a study published late last week in The Lancet.
In the weeks before the boy got sick, 3 of his neighbors—a father and 2 kids—died from a similar illness but weren't tested.
Emergency use authorization would be for treating mild to moderate COVID in adults at risk for severe disease.
While COVID rates were comparable, 52% of kids under 4 were asymptomatic, compared with 12% of adults.
People with mental disorders and intellectual disabilities had a greater mortality risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a study published late last week in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.
Implementing a set of rules targeting antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) into a hospital-wide medication review service was associated with a dramatic decline in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, Belgian researchers reported last week in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Studies detail lower rates of routine vaccinations amid the pandemic, especially in kids.
Only 47% of teens are vaccinated, and in 9 states, less than a third of eligible teens are.
Also, surges continue in Europe, while some Asian countries see respite.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A clinical trial in the Netherlands found that an antimicrobial stewardship intervention safely reduced broad-spectrum antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with moderately severe pneumonia, Dutch researchers reported yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
