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The findings of a multi-country randomized trial suggest the inexpensive antibiotic could be a low-cost strategy to reduce maternal mortality.
Death rates among unvaccinated people were 14 times those of bivalent vaccine recipients.
A review of 52 studies finds ASPs are linked to a 10% reduction in antibiotic prescribing and 28% reduction in antibiotic consumption in healthcare settings.
Twenty-five patients (2.7%) in the interferon group were hospitalized or visited an emergency department, compared with 57 (5.6%) of placebo recipients.
Species include skunk, raccoon, bobcat, red fox, grizzly bear, black bear, tiger, and mountain lion.
In North Carolina, officials confirm the first case detected outside of the state's surveillance area.
Four countries confirmed more cases this week, all involving circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus, including 30 new cases in DR Congo.
In Cuba, the virus struck wild birds that inhabit a zoo in Havana.
Trained dogs correctly identified CWD in 8 of 11 CWD-positive samples and had an average false-positive rate of 13%.
Three vaccine doses were 73% effective against maternal Omicron infection and 80% effective against infant Omicron hospitalization.
The report calls for stronger measures to prevent the release of antibiotic residues into the environment by pharmaceutical manufacturers, farms, hospitals, and sewer systems.
So far, nearly 37,000 cases have been reported, with about 1,200 deaths, for a case-fatality rate above 3%.
Earlier this month, officials confirmed CWD in Sheboygan County, and in January CWD was detected for the first time in Waupaca County.
Subvariant patterns are in flux, with BA.5 Omicron lineages still dominant, but XBB.1.5 gaining ground.
All genomes belonged to the existing 123 Pango lineage, demonstrating no persistently dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants or new strains.
Data reveal that 60% of cancer patients still have COVID-19 symptoms for 7 months after infection, similar to the general population.
Experts fear the incident could hamper the US-China medical supply chain, including upending FDA regulatory inspections.
The man didn't have direct contact with camels, though camel racing exercises were held near his house before he fell ill.
Since Nov 1, 2022, a total of 559 cases have been reported, 18 of them fatal, for a case-fatality rate of 2.3%.
The World Organization for Animal Health notes increasing detections in mammals in recent months, which warrants close monitoring.
