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The outbreak was announced on Sep 20, 2022, and involved 142 confirmed cases and a 39% case-fatality rate.
Listening to music was tied to significantly lower stress levels and improved mood among Austrian and Italian adults during lockdowns early in the pandemic.
Ecuador's health ministry reports the country's first human infection involving H5 avian influenza.
A meta-analysis provides further evidence that antibiotic use far exceeded the prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients.
Genomic analysis of extensively drug-resistant typhoid isolates in Pakistan reveals numerous circulating XDR variants.
The observational study found the associated risk increased with age and number of antibiotic courses.
In eight countries, vaccine hesitancy increased, and nearly 1 in 8 of all respondents, particularly those aged 18 to 29 years, said they were hesitant to receive a booster dose.
In other developments, the WHO has more talks scheduled with China and will soon update its variant assessments.
The team from South Korea also found high protection against critical illness.
In other global developments, Japan's COVID deaths are at daily record highs, and India shed light on its subvariant picture.
After accounting for the drop in in-person services and the rise in telehealth services, the overall use of mental health services rose during the pandemic for three diagnoses.
Data reveal no link between COVID-19 vaccination or infection of pregnant women and major congenital anomalies in their babies.
Infected mammals include skunks, grizzly bears, a raccoon, and a red fox.
New report indicates that farmers in many countries are still using medically important antibiotics for growth promotion.
Survey finds a high rate of hospital antibiotic use, with more than a quarter of antibiotics used for infection prevention.
A high proportion of broad-spectrum antibiotic use could be replaced by narrower-spectrum or no antibiotic use, researchers report.
The CDC fine tuned its projection for XBB.1.5, which is still spreading quickly, mainly in the northeast.
Among MIS-C patients, 8% had complications affecting 6 or more of the 8 studied organs.
Antibiotic residues were widely detected in aquatic environments, but were highest in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants.
Though many indicators declined, a 3-week-long drop in hospitalizations leveled off.
