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The Sabin Vaccine Institute was able to ship the vaccine, now going into the arms of health workers, within 7 days of the Rwanda government's request.
The United States is using three-strain flu vaccines with the same components as those used in Southern Hemisphere vaccines.
The DRC has reported more than 30,000 suspected and laboratory-confirmed mpox cases this year.
The rate of oral antibiotic prescriptions dispensed in US outpatient pharmacies fell by 13% from 2011 to 2019, with the biggest declines observed in children.
When compared to COVID test-negative participants, test-positive participants had a significant 3% increase in scores for fatigue.
The estimated effectiveness of the vaccine was higher (80%) in babies in a catch-up group.
Along with updates on recent human infections, federal officials detailed new awards for H5 vaccines, which will double the doses slated for the national stockpile.
CDC researchers found that adults 65 and older continue to hospitalized for COVID at much higher rates than other age groups, yet antivirals remain underused in this age group .
Though KP.3.1.1 variant levels continue to rise, the proportion of XEC viruses is also trending upward.
In other mpox developments, Africa CDC noted a worrying rise in Kinshasa and the WHO listed the first mpox test for emergency use.
Researchers found increased tetracycline resistance genes in doxy-PEP users, but no major changes in the community of gut bacteria.
Like past Marburg outbreaks, health workers have been heavily impacted, accounting for 29 of the 36 cases.
Researchers found that less than one-third of outpatient antibiotics prescribed for children in Tennessee were consistent with guidelines for antibiotic choice and duration.
Ensuring the availability of linguistically appropriate information about vaccine recommendations and safety may help address the disparities, the authors say.
At 5 Massachusetts hospitals, prolonged antibiotic use was common during the first 33 months of the pandemic, despite low rates of proven bacterial infection.
The patient experienced conjunctivitis after contact with infected dairy cattle in the state's Central Valley.
The service prioritized jurisdictions that have detected CWD or that border CWD-endemic areas and have either launched surveillance programs or plan to do so.
The latest case is from El Monte and doesn't appear to be related to the county's earlier four illnesses.
The disease is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
But a subsequent dose-finding study found that higher doses of the drug were tied to numerically greater symptom relief.
