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Women who had HCV during pregnancy were more likely to have cesarean sections, preterm births, poor fetal growth, and fetal distress.
The CDC said the risk of the virus passing from cats to people is small but possible, and they urged owners to monitor their pets' health.
Test positivity is higher in some regions, such as the south and west, as Omicron variant proportions show ongoing shift.
The study demonstrates very low levels of resistance to Paxlovid, the antiviral drug most commonly used to treat COVID-19.
A review of 31 studies reveals that long COVID affects 16% of children and adolescents after COVID-19.
A citizen science study suggests at least 40% of antifungal-resistant Aspergillus infections in UK patients are linked to environmental exposure.
Testing was consistently conducted for only 5 of the WHO's 15 antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens.
Twelve fur farms in Finland have now been affected by H5N1 avian flu outbreaks.
This is the first study to assess COVID-related health disruptions on a patient level, the authors said.
The US is one of the countries seeing rising proportions of EG.5, a descendant of the XBB.1.9.2 Omicron subvariant.
The mutation was detected in 20% of study participants who never became sick, compared with 9% of their ill counterparts.
The results of a phase 2 trial show the experimental vaccine, when given to pregnant women, substantially reduced the risk of group B streptococcus infection in their infants.
A study found that the recombinant influenza vaccine provided better protection against hospitalization than the standard-dose vaccine.
As a pandemic preparedness step, two UK virologists call on governments to eliminate mink farming.
A policy paper from the American Society for Microbiology calls on policymakers to prioritize science and the role of microbiologists in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
An intervention at VA hospitals may be associated with a reduction in infections following total joint arthroplasty.
A roundup of infectious disease stories in the news.
All boosters considered in this study had waning protection, with peak protection at 2 to 4 weeks after injection.
Children at highest risk of long COVID included girls, older youth, those with underlying illnesses, and hospitalized patients.
Scaling up preventive TB treatment for people with HIV/AIDS and household contacts of newly diagnosed TB patients could save nearly 850,000 lives by 2035, experts estimate.
