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The FLiRT variants are fueling new COVID-19 waves in some countries, but so far US markers don't show major upticks.
Also today the USDA confirmed 6 more outbreaks in dairy herds and announced 5 more poultry outbreaks, all from Minnesota.
A handful of innovative antimicrobials in the late stages of development could save up to 160,000 lives if made available, and used appropriately, in the countries where they're most desperately needed.
From October 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024, the United States has averaged 59 cases of mpox each week, mostly among unvaccinated people.
High-dose flu vaccine contains 4 times as much hemagglutinin as standard-dose flu vaccine.
Findings underscore the risk to dairy workers and suggest that contaminated milking equipment may be partly responsible for cattle-to-cattle spread.
The team is producing updated versions of the vaccine that more closely match strains circulating today.
The South Asian 2.3.2.1a clade is known to circulate in birds in India and Bangladesh.
The additions split the current genotypes of the mosquito-borne virus into "major" and "minor" lineages.
Tests on an eye swab were positive in testing at the CDC, though respiratory samples were negative.
Of the vaccinated patients, 97% had 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
The child contracted the virus in India, which continues to report sporadic H5N1 outbreaks in poultry.
Recent healthcare system advancements such as higher vaccination uptake and public health interventions likely contributed to the decline, the authors say.
Two years into a global effort to tackle the problem, STIs are heading in the wrong direction, while HIV and viral hepatitis cases aren't falling quickly enough.
Officials have identified a fill-and-finish opening on a production line at a vaccine company partner and said the activity won't disrupt the supply of seasonal flu vaccine.
The study looked at the incidence and epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase–producing Enterobacterales in US kids.
Among 49 jurisdictions with H5 virus testing capacity, 29 (59%) reported testing respiratory specimens from symptomatic people since January 2022.
The group will use the H5 probe to test samples from all 190 WastewaterSCAN sites and share the information with local public health officials and on its dashboard.
The health ministry said two JN.1 variants, KP.1 and KP.2, make up more than two-thirds of Singapore's COVID cases.
The tool may also help address any family hesitancy about giving the RSV monoclonal antibody by demonstrating the infant's risk profile, the authors say.
