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Seventeen African countries have introduced the vaccine, with 6 to 8 more expected to roll out programs in 2025.
None of the sentinel pigs housed with the infected pigs were infected, suggesting low viral replication, the authors say.
Recurrence was cut in half when male partners of women who had bacterial vaginosis received a week of oral and topical antibiotics.
The newly confirmed cases are linked to a 4-year-old boy who died from his Ebola infection last week.
These men had higher rates of shortness of breath and fatigue than those without erectile dysfunction and had higher depression/anxiety and pain/discomfort scores than before infection.
A review and meta-analysis found the pooled prevalence of MRSA in low- and middle income countries was 15%—significantly higher than found in Europe and the US.
In other developments, the recently identified clade 1a virus that has the APOBEC3 mutation, linked to more transmissibility, has been reported from Kinshasa.
Surveillance data from 33 nations show that resistance to ampicillin, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides remains "persistently high" in Salmonella and Campylobacter.
In related news, the Supreme Court today said the Trump administration must release its 90-day freeze on foreign aid funding.
While influenza B patients had better short-term outcomes, they experienced higher-than-expected rates of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death.
The death of a mother and her newborn baby are connected to a recent case and raise more concerns about undetected transmission.
Avian flu was found most often in 2 communities with important wild bird habitats, which the authors say points to wild birds as a significant contributor to wastewater H5 contamination.
Study authors say the results in immunocompromised patients are consistent with those from previous clinical studies of the fecal microbiota–based therapeutic.
Precancer incidence has decreased 80% among screened women aged 20 to 24 years.
Researchers said the findings are concerning, especially because the rates of HPV-linked throat and tongue cancers in men are rising.
Stewardship interventions in 2 neonatal intensive care units were associated with reduced antibiotic use in newborns with culture-negative sepsis.
The findings show that air pollutants interact with host genetic susceptibility in both multiplicative and additive manners, the authors say.
Texas health officials reported 13 more cases today, putting the state's outbreak total at 159.
Deaths occurred soon after illness onset and mainly occurred in one village, with younger men disproportionately affected.
Detections in more pet cats were reported from Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and New Jersey.
