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Cases are surging, especially in Paraguay and Brazil, with conditions ripe for further spread and health systems weakened by the pandemic and other demands.
The 157 healthcare workers infected with the wild-type virus were 67% more likely than uninfected participants to report persistent symptoms.
Female participants, however, saw some erosion of general mental health and increased anxiety and depression.
A roundup of international news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
A collaboration between NGOs and a diagnostic test maker will provide rapid molecular TB tests to high-burden countries at a reduced price.
Impacts from the earthquake and crowded living conditions could worsen Syria's situation, as outbreaks in multiple countries put a heavy burden on children.
The results translated to a population attributable risk of 20.4% and 179,188 excess deaths (1 in 5 adult respiratory deaths) from 1972 to 2019.
The incidence of neonatal sepsis or death was 2.0% in the azithromycin group and 1.9% in the placebo group.
The US reports 6 more H5N1 infections in mammals, Chile confirms the strain in a sea otter, and the US and UK weigh vaccinating poultry.
For the first time, chronic wasting disease has been detected in white-tailed deer in Manitoba—previous detections were in mule deer.
More than 230 organizations representing healthcare providers, public health professionals, and others have sent a letter to Congress urging for steps to address antimicrobial resistance.
After peaking in late 2022, global flu activity continues to decline, with greater proportion of the H1N1 and influenza B viruses detected.
Meanwhile, Argentina and Uruguay reported the virus in poultry flocks, as H5N1 outbreaks continue at Pennsylvania commercial farms.
Physicians and nurses received the highest ratings for providing general health information, with about half of respondents saying they trusted them "a great deal."
The US is finalizing a plan to ease screening of travelers from China, the World Bank is short on pandemic funds, and the UK announces a spring booster plan.
Long-COVID patients were more likely to have reflux, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, dyspepsia, gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and other GI conditions.
A study suggests a multidrug-resistant bacteria outbreak that sickened 4 patients and killed 3 was likely linked to a commercial water purification system.
The most common untruth was not telling someone who was going to spend time with their child that they knew or suspected the child had COVID-19.
An unpublished study involving nearly 150,000 COVID-19 survivors who had mild infections in Salt Lake City suggests that many still had chest pain 6 months and 1 year later.
About 63% were prescribed empiric antibiotics, but only 7% had bacterial co-infection, and only 3% had a respiratory bacterial co-infection.
