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Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with elevated all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
H5N1 avian flu has been detected on 5 more fur farms, including one housing silver foxes.
A high risk of obstructive sleep apnea is associated with severe COVID-19 and longer hospitalization.
Most COVID-19 cases in Danish K-9 schools in fall 2021 didn't trigger clusters, but when they did, they were large.
E-11 viruses isolated from some of Italy's cases belong to the same genetic cluster as those isolated from France.
Increases in countries that already had good momentum overshadowed struggles other countries had with regaining lost ground.
Studies show that dogs can detect asymptomatic people, those who had long COVID, and new COVID variants.
No clinically relevant changes were noted in risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia, severe maternal illness, cesarean delivery, or preterm birth.
The agreement between Johnson & Johnson and the Stop TB Partnership will make cheaper, generic versions of bedaquiline available in low- and middle-income nations.
Only 43% of healthcare facilities had sufficient personal protective equipment to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Medical and public health experts should work together to combat misinformation through investments in media monitoring and counter messaging.
Of 300 cases recorded since April, 106 have been in the US, with the rest in Europe.
Gonorrhea infections in China are showing decreasing susceptibility to ceftriaxone along with high levels of resistance to other antibiotics.
The Florida Department of Health confirms 1 more local malaria case and 1 more local dengue infection.
Nursing homes saw a 77% drop in the number of excess deaths in people with dementia from the first to second pandemic year.
Surveillance in people who had contact with the sick cats found no illnesses, and the WHO said the risk is low to moderate for that group.
By the end of 2022, 41% of nursing homes still had never prescribed monoclonal antibodies or antiviral drugs.
The drug is indicated for babies entering their first RSV season and for kids up to 2 years old who remain vulnerable in their second season.
"Systemic symptoms after receipt of a vaccine dose may indicate a more robust immune response, as measured by higher antibody titers."
The pandemic was tied to increased rates of severe obesity for children, with the greatest increase among those ages 5 to 11.
