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Since the 1970s, cases of travel-associated malaria have ticked upward in the United States.
The state has activated its interagency CWD response plan to investigate the detection and increase surveillance of wild deer in the area.
San Diego County officials said an area around 60 homes in Vista will be treated.
COVID-19 patients were more at risk for seven particular symptoms, notably neurological, cognitive, and fatigue issues.
The number of people sickened in the multistate E coli O157:H7 outbreak has risen from 49 to 75, with 22 hospitalized.
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.
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.
Officials said wildlife biologists euthanized a buck with CWD symptoms at the Flathead County Landfill after receiving reports on the animal.
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.
