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So far, 15 US jurisdictions have reported 35 cases this year, including 15 in just the last week.
The group again recommended trivalent vaccine versions, given that 1 of the 2 influenza B strains hasn't been detected since 2020.
Data across 9 flu seasons reveal that flu vaccine effectiveness wanes 9% every 28 days beginning 41 days post-vaccination in adults but not in kids.
Craighead County is in northeastern Arkansas, abutting Missouri and not far from the Tennessee border.
October flu vaccinations were greater in children with October births compared with other birth months, with 49% of those born in October also vaccinated in October.
As many as 1 to 3 out of every 100 COVID-19 infections in the UK persist longer than 30 days.
From 2014 to 2021, antimicrobial consumption in food-producing animals fell 44%, while it remained relatively stable in humans.
The new findings could pave the way for better diagnosis and future treatments.
It may be possible for deer or non-cervid animals such as people to be exposed to prions from contaminated plants, but the CWD-prion species barrier in humans is thought to be high.
In other US measles developments, Arizona's Maricopa County reported two more cases.
After the pandemic began, 29.3% of women said they were anxious, compared with only 12.4% of men.
Safety concerns were more prevalent in higher income parents, while knowledge gaps and lack of provider recommendation were more common in their lower income peers.
Patients who were treated with Paxlovid were twice as likely to have received at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
The American Gastroenterological Association says the document is the first comprehensive, evidence-based guideline on the use of FMT for recurrent C difficile.
The infections are occurring amid a global rise in cases and gaps in MMR vaccination.
Cambodia has now reported 5 cases this year, which follow a rise that began last year.
During the pandemic, mortality rates increased significantly for men, people of color, non-urban residents, and people in the South and West.
In the 19 states with COVID-19 vaccine mandates, weekly COVID-19 vaccination rates weren't statistically significantly different before and after mandate implementation.
The prevalence of 30-day long COVID was 43% lower among the vaccinated group.
A total of 282,000 renters received an eviction notice in 2020 and 2021, during which time their observed death rate was 106% higher than expected.
