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So far, humans who have been infected with H5N1 via contact with infected cows have also exhibited mild illness.
Deer mice, opossums, raccoons, groundhogs, Eastern cottontail rabbits, and Eastern red bats had signs of infection, and isolates from an opossum showed a unique mutation closely matching the Omicron variant in circulating in humans at the time.
Across two large pediatric academic medical centers, 75% of antibiotic prescriptions for acute otitis media were for 10 days.
Liverwurst is the main suspect, but investigators are examining if other deli meats are involved in the outbreak.
The trial will also assess if vaccinated individuals who contract mpox have more mild courses of illness.
High rates of resistance to older and newer antibiotics were found in 17 countries across 4 continents.
Michigan's outbreak in dairy cows is its second of the month and is the first in Van Buren County.
The West has had the highest wastewater detections for most of the summer, but levels have now declined a bit according to the CDC's latest update.
Antibiotic prescribing rates were similar among those who received C-reactive protein point-of-care testing and those who didn't.
The UK assessment pointed to uncertain trends amid ongoing transmission, the possibility of undetected human cases, and potential for further evolution.
All measles cases occurred in unvaccinated children.
The CDC said the latest patients have mild illness and have been offered antiviral treatment.
The new test can cut the time to treatment from 2 or 3 days to about 13 hours, the authors say.
The woman, from Anhui province in eastern China, had recently visited a live poultry market.
Overall, there was high vaccine uptake in the sample, with 88% of parents and 80% of youth receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
UK Research and Innovation this week announced it has dedicated £4.8 million ($6.2 million US) to eight networks working on different aspects of AMR.
The intervention at a pediatric long-term care facility was associated with sustained reductions in ciprofloxacin and other antibiotic use without increasing negative outcomes.
In US outpatient settings, researchers found antibiotic prescriptions for sinusitis frequently veered from expert recommendations.
A BD exec said supplier manufacturing problems are behind the disruption and that more supplies should become available in September.
The authors said 2021 was the first year since their creation that SDGs had a marked decline in progress.
