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Wastewater testing rose in prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among 5 Nipah cases, 2 have proved fatal, and officials are following up with 77 high-risk contacts.
This is the first study to quantify the effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations, the authors say.
The recommendations include internationally accepted definitions of terminology, greater transparency with the public, and stronger biorisk-management systems and oversight.
Among survey respondents, 64% reported very good to excellent hospital support for their infection prevention and control programs, but 49% said they were burned out.
The infected sea elephants were found in an outbreak area where dead sea lions were also found.
Two people, relatives of one of the deceased patients, are hospitalized with Nipah infections.
The 5-year grant was awarded to the Icahn School of Medicine.
Though the biggest impacts are among oldest and youngest people, the data show disease burden across all age groups.
Immunity from prior infections is stronger at limiting contagiousness, but fades quickly, compared to immunity from vaccines, which was longer-lasting.
Of all patients, 11%, 22%, and 48% of those with mild, moderate, or severe/critical COVID-19, respectively, had impaired lung function.
A quality improvement initiative at a Denver health system was associated with significantly reduced antibiotic prescribing for pediatric conjunctivitis.
The agreement is a major step in efforts to bridge global gaps in access to critically needed, innovative antibiotics.
The patients are from a part of India where cases were reported in 2018 and 2021.
Of the 399 cases with information on probable transmission routes, 95.2% identified sexual contact, 3.3% cited nonsexual contact, and 0.5% reported healthcare-associated spread.
COVID-19 brought a glut of scientific literature, especially through preprint servers such as medRxiv and bioRxiv.
So far, lab studies suggest the updated vaccines are well positioned against the latest emerging variants, including BA.2.86.
Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization was estimated at 52%, including 55% against those related to the H1N1 strain.
Monoclonal antibodies and fecal microbiota-based products are changing the landscape for patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.
A letter to Senate leadership calls for changes to the Animal Drug User Fee Act.
