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Researchers estimate more than 18,000 excess TB cases in the United States are attributable to racial/ethnic disparities.
By day 29 of the trial, 11.2% in the remdesivir group and 11.3% in the control group had an adverse cardiac event.
The outbreak in Texas will prompt the culling of about 1.6 million layer hens, as Michigan marks its fourth outbreak at a commercial farm.
Only 1 of 109 mpox cases was tied to workplace exposure, likely from a sharps injury.
The intervention involved use of an antiseptic soap and nasal ointment on patients in a network of hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities.
More than 70% of visits were by adolescents 12 to 18 years old.
The virus was also confirmed on five more Texas farms, as investigators find more clues from animal samples and genetic sequences.
The step paves the way for the vaccine to be given at a broader range of sites, including doctors offices and pharmacies.
Virus naming has shifted away from nomenclature that includes specific geographic locations or populations.
The patient's only symptom is conjunctivitis, which has been seen before in avian flu infections.
Swedish and Dutch studies find, however, that antibody levels remain high in people who had previously had smallpox vaccines.
Researchers also found evidence of the transmission of bacteria carrying multiple antibiotic-resistance genes and links to cases of neonatal sepsis.
Uptake is even lower in men, Hispanic respondents, and people with less education.
Of US measles cases, 59% weren't vaccinated and immunization status wasn't known for 24%.
While these associations were seen across all age-groups, they were more pronounced among older people.
Some states have already tightened their requirements for importing dairy cattle from affected states.
The 9,615 TB cases reported in 2023 represent a 16% increase from 2022.
Flu levels trended downward for the second straight week, as markers for COVID and RSV continue steady drops.
The patient was hospitalized earlier this month and has since recovered.
Data from 90 US hospitals show an overall 8.3% mortality rate for patients with invasive pneumococcal disease and non-invasive, all-cause pneumonia.
