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From very low levels, markers were up slightly again as the EG.5 variant pushed ahead of XBB.1.16.
Using long-read sequencing, the group found that 15% of E coli O157:H7 fecal samples harbored AMR genes.
Several of the El Nino health risks are due to water contamination, either from flooding or drought. Malnutrition due to food insecurity was the top threat.
Antibiotic use rose by 7% in US acute care hospitals in April 2020 compared with April 2019.
A study across 10 school districts in Massachusetts finds a secondary attack rate of around 3%.
The CDC is recommending a dose of the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect against severe illness caused by RSV.
Both cases were in Michigan residents who had contact with pigs at agricultural fairs.
Nigeria also reported a new case of vaccine-derived polio this week, and three other countries reported positive environmental samples.
A cluster of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases at an Idaho hospital was linked to a shared sink.
No waning of bivalent vaccine effectiveness against medical treatment was seen at 2 months in both previously infected and never-infected participants.
The HIV researcher, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will replace Anthony Fauci, MD, who retired at the end of last year.
Official COVID-19 case counts are rising only in the Western Pacific region globally—mainly due to transmission in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Since 2013, Iowa officials have confirmed 260 cases of chronic wasting disease in 16 counties.
Full or partial adherence to all 7 CDC core elements was reported in only 29% of the hospitals, and 24% had at least 2 deficient core elements.
Bavarian Nordic has received a US government contract for $120 million to manufacture more of its Jynneos smallpox/mpox vaccine.
The test provided no false results, with accurate results obtained after 2 breaths for each participant.
The Moderna vaccine was also tied to a 14% lower risk of contracting COVID-19 in this age-group.
Diagnoses for stage 1 cancers saw the biggest change, with 50% to 60% reductions.
Pfizer said it would continue to fill orders of products for which it has inventory at 100% of historical levels, although there may be local disruptions.
Quaternary-ammonium disinfectants, which are widely used in US hospitals, were less effective.
