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Wastewater levels for COVID-19 remain high but are low for RSV and influenza.
The WHO recommends manufacturers produce trivalent (three-strain) vaccines for use in the 2025 Southern Hemisphere influenza season.
The CDC reports just 2 new measles cases, raising the national total this year to 264.
In a political declaration adopted at the UN High-Level Meeting on AMR, member states pledged to reduce AMR deaths by 10% by 2030.
Among adults for whom RSV vaccines are recommended, 21% say they will definitely get vaccinated this upcoming season.
The findings of the first study suggest that the antivirals are unlikely to contribute to viral rebound and to spread in the community under current conditions, the authors say.
Boar's Head has recalled all implicated meat products, but some products have sell-by dates in October 2024
People who had 2 COVID infections were more than twice as likely to report long COVID as those with 1 infection, and the risk rose with more reinfections.
The most common changes made were reducing the number of sexual partners, avoiding group sex, and avoiding sex-on-premises venues.
The scientists examined outbreaks in European fur farms, South American marine mammals, and US dairy cattle.
If the third vaccine dose was administered 16 weeks or less before infection, healthcare providers had lower odds of reporting respiratory symptoms.
Researchers say the findings suggest the interaction between people and their pets plays a minor role in transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms.
California now has 40 avian flu outbreaks in dairy herds, and the US total has reached 238.
All children in the study were screened for autism between 16 and 30 months of age.
One of the most striking findings was that post-COVID deficits in hospitalized patients looked similar to 20 years of normal aging.
The pledge came with at least $500 million in outbreak support, along with a plan to help bolster the domestic mpox vaccine supply.
The survey found that most primary care patients expected to receive antibiotics for cold/flu symptoms, sinus infections, diarrhea, and bronchitis.
Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica is receiving $29 million in BARDA funding to develop two first-in-class antifungals to treat drug-resistant fungal infections.
More than half of surveyed pharmacists said they do not consistently adhere to guidelines when dispensing antibiotics.
For all children in the study, advanced maternal age, gestational high blood pressure, cesarean delivery, and being a boy were associated with increased risk of seizures.
