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The infected woman, who is hospitalized, was likely exposed to H5N1 through contact with her infected backyard poultry flock.
Among patients prescribed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea fell by 86.4%. 89.7%, and 54.7%, respectively.
The two adult female elk were found dead in January and early February, respectively, at the Dell Creek feeding ground.
New Mexico now has 3 cases in Lea County, which borders a Texas county where a larger outbreak is under way.
Experts say the move is very concerning for public health, particularly amid the growing measles outbreak in neighboring Texas.
The CDC says it's now classifying the flu season as high severity for all age-groups for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
Officials with Africa CDC said the USAID funding freeze is disrupting the transport of samples from suspected cases to labs.
The job losses at the CDC are part of a broader reduction of about 5,200 positions across other government public health agencies, including the NIH.
Officials say additional cases are likely to occur in Gaines County and the surrounding communities.
As the virus struck more layer and other commercial poultry farms, state wildlife officials continue to warn about wild bird detections.
Review of data from the trial found that the vaccine was not sufficiently effective at preventing invasive E coli disease compared with placebo.
Analysis of data from 537 US hospitals reveals that ceftolozane-tazobactam and ceftazidime-avibactam are the most frequently used new antibiotics.
The severely emaciated deer was found dead on private property located more than 10 miles away from any other CWD-positive cases.
WHO officials said yesterday that, although communication is at a standstill, reporting continues through the International Health Regulations platform.
54% of respondents said the media overplayed the threat of COVID-19, exaggerating the risk to the average American.
Despite a history of anti-vaccine advocacy, Kennedy was confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by a 52-48 vote.
The 90-day funding freeze, and the subsequent dismantling of USAID, has sent shockwaves throughout the community of people working on TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
The findings suggest that cases in people and animals in other states have yet to be identified, the authors say.
No transmission has been found outside of a single chain, and eight patients in treatment are stable.
The US has recorded 68 human cases of avian flu since 2024.
