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Meanwhile, H5N1 struck more poultry farms in 11 states, affecting egg producers, broiler farms, turkey facilities, and backyard flocks.
In the 5 years leading up to the pandemic, older adults hospitalized with sepsis were half as likely to experience these outcomes.
As outbreaks intensify in UK birds, officials recently expanded the protection zone to all of England and added H5 vaccine to the stockpile.
Sixty-seven active TB cases and 79 latent TB cases have been reported in 2 Kansas counties since the beginning of 2024.
A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the global prevalence of reported penicillin allergy is about 9%, though most studies were from high-income countries.
For the past 35 years, US berry-related outbreaks of intestinal viruses such as hepatitis A and norovirus have been linked to imported rather than domestic fresh and frozen berries.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
Patients receiving 6 weeks of oral versus IV antibiotics had similar reoperation and reinfection rates, but primary and secondary analyses differed on noninferiority.
Estimated effectiveness against infection was 72% in veterans aged 80 and older and 72% in those with weakened immune systems.
Test positivity for flu rose to 25%, with emergency department visits very high and affecting all age-groups.
The vaccine, typically given as 3 doses, was developed by China and hadn't previously been used in outbreak settings.
Pakistan's 3 new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 occurred in December, raising the 2024 total to 73 cases.
The 2.5-year-old buck was found on private land in Lanier County, in the south-central part of the state.
The pause encompasses government-related scientific meetings, travel, and the National Institutes of Health grant review process.
The risk of death was highest at the age of 2 years for all causes of death for children with congenital Zika syndrome.
Since 2018, the Food Safety and Inspection Service hasn't finalized any new or updated standards for pathogens in meat and poultry products.
Outbreaks in commercial poultry have recently been reported in a tri-state area that makes up the Delmarva Peninsula, and regional officials are collaborating on a unified response.
Approximately 93% to 95% of these costs come from productivity losses.
The 2 positive cases are among 31 samples tested, and officials are considering use of antivirals and experimental vaccine.
The exact degree of population declines, however, will depend on local hunter harvest and recruitment rates, the report authors say.
