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Bangladesh is experiencing an unusual surge in activity that started earlier than usual and has a relatively high case-fatality rate.
Pakistan has its second wild poliovirus type 1 case of the year, 4 countries report rising mpox, and the WHO has new resources.
Long-COVID prevalence started declining last June, but the drop has stalled since January.
Researchers estimate that more than 2 of every 5 deaths that involved an infection in the Region of the Americas in 2019 were associated with antibiotic resistance.
Remdesivir is an important option for patients who lack the COVID-19 treatment options available to non-immunocompromised patients.
Implementing recommended infection control measures and ensuring patients and staff members are up to date with COVID-19 vaccination are critical in dialysis settings, the authors said.
The authors say the reasons for this difference are likely multifactorial, though difference in educational emphasis on antibiotic stewardship may play a role.
So far there's no association between upward hospitalization trends and rising EG.5 proportions.
The recalled products were distributed to stores in 20 states.
Mitochondrial dysregulation leads to long-term damage and may help explain long COVID, the authors say.
WHO experts said EG.5 could spread globally and lead to a rise in cases, but so far doesn't appear to cause more severe disease.
The survey findings come ahead of a future recommendation for pregnant women as a strategy to protect babies.
The impact of COVID measures on work-life balance varied across different groups in European nations, according to an analysis released today.
With 2 more detections, the USDA has now reported 200 mammals infected with the H5N1 strain.
The level of hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine was much higher than for other routinely given vaccines.
The modeling study estimates that limiting air pollution could reduce deaths attributable to antibiotic resistance by more than 20% by 2050.
Staff shortages and isolation during the pandemic could have delayed delirium recognition, and the authors also found higher rates of antipsychotics prescribed at discharge.
The list of people recommended to receive the vaccine is geared toward groups who will most benefit, such as older people, caregivers, and those with underlying medical conditions.
Flu activity is on the downslope in the Southern Hemisphere, and globally influenza A is dominant with H3N2 and H1N1 proportions nearly equal among subtyped samples.
Approximately 30% of the respondents said they believed COVID-19 vaccines were unsafe for someone who already had a previous COVID-19 infection.
