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Officials said most patients are children ages 15 and younger and that low measles vaccine coverage and malnutrition may be contributing factors.
The cave where zoonotic spread occurred from bats is in a mining region.
Though the KP.3.1.1 variant is still dominant, levels of the newer XEC variant continue to rise.
Officials said wildlife biologists euthanized a buck with CWD symptoms at the Flathead County Landfill after receiving reports on the animal.
Researchers found that a daptomycin-resistance mutation in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium is linked to use of rifaximin, an antibiotic prescribed for patients with liver cirrhosis.
Pakistan and Afghanistan report wild poliovirus type 1 cases, and Chad, Niger, and Nigeria report circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 cases.
Of the schools visited and surveyed, nearly half (48%) said they used the federal relief funds to increase building ventilation.
As health officials brace for more cases in farm workers, Utah ag officials are moving quickly to monitor dairy cattle near a large outbreak at a layer farm.
Vaccines made with novel adjuvants are more reactive than those without adjuvants.
The vaccine advisory group voted 14 to 1 in favor of lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to 50.
At a briefing today, the country's health minister said the health worker had received the vaccine a few days ago and is doing well.
Surges in COVID-19 cases occurred in winter 2024 during the shift to JN.1 predominance.
From November 2022 to June 2024, 12 cases of the serious type of pneumonia were reported to the CDC.
The study authors say knowledge about antibiotic-related harms will help patients, providers, and antibiotic stewardship programs.
The recommendations were made to shore up protection in vulnerable groups and add clarity for patients and healthcare providers.
Vaccines must promote mucosal immunity to prevent infection by respiratory viruses and limit spread.
In other developments, Quest Diagnostics will introduce an H5 molecular test by the end of the month, which should increase testing capacity.
Federal investigators are looking at ground beef and slivered onions as potential sources of the outbreak.
Ten percent of newborns in the COVID-19 group had abnormalities, compared with 4% in the control group.
To date, 442,855 children under 10 years have been successfully vaccinated in central and south Gaza.
