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Twelve percent of animal swabs and 25% of environmental samples from 4 households tested positive for mpox DNA, but blood samples showed no viable mpox or orthopoxvirus antibodies that would indicate previous infection.
The PfSPZ vaccine was safe and prompted durable protection across 2 years.
A shortage of oral cholera vaccine still complicates response efforts, with demand nearly double the number of doses produced since 2023.
A randomized trial in the Netherlands found that how babies are fed had a much bigger impact on the composition of the infant gut microbiome.
The advisory from the New York State Department of Health was prompted by a rise in ciprofloxacin-resistant strains of Neisseria meningitidis.
As plans move forward to mobilize vaccine, health officials still better epi information to best target the supplies.
Among VFC-eligible children born during 2011 to 2020, coverage by age 24 months with one or more MMR dose and the combined seven-vaccine series was stable.
Pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus fell substantially prior to the pandemic, but others increased, and some surged during COVID-19.
Most cases occurred in the summer among men and in residents of high-incidence states.
Shingles may contribute to cognitive decline through neuroinflammation, direct neuron injury, or the activation of other herpesviruses, the authors say.
CDC said it had received multiple reports of increased activity from multiple sources, including clusters of complications in vulnerable groups.
The study will investigate whether a strategy known as safety-net antibiotic prescription reduces antibiotic use without worsening clinical outcomes.
Testing of 167 samples from 27 states included different cheeses, including aged varieties made from raw milk, butter, ice cream, and milk.
Supporting factors included a high disease burden, accelerating spread, a concerning death rate, lack of diagnostics and vaccines, and a need for better coordination among countries.
The authors say that clinicians should continue to focus on symptoms and symptom relief rather than rely only on lab test results.
Antimicrobial resistance affects millions of lives around the world, but that impact is largely unseen. Can personal stories, and storytelling, make it more visible?
More patients had a co-diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in 2023 (30.3%) than in 2021 (8.5%).
Companies applying for a contract through the NHS Antimicrobial Product Subscription Model must certify that they meet responsible manufacturing standards.
Analysis of stool samples from 164 residents, 61% of whom were prescribed antibiotics in the prior year, found 1,100 unique antibiotic resistance genes.
From 2016 through 2018, a dengue outbreak in American Samoa resulted in 660 confirmed cases.
