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The estimated financial toll of chikungunya is $50 billion, with $25 billion each spent on chronic disease and on acute illness.
A CDC- and FDA-led investigation found the outbreak, which sickened 104 people in 14 states, was likely caused by slivered onions supplied by Taylor Farms.
Use of audit and feedback reports at 2 children's hospitals was associated with a 32% increase in the rate of appropriate antibiotic choice and duration for community-acquired pneumonia.
The main symptoms are fever, headache, runny nose, breathing problems, and anemia.
Investigators found hundreds of dead poultry at the patient's family home.
Wildlife organization calls for culling of herds, increased testing, and a dedicated funding mechanism.
Visitors are at risk of ingesting water that has been contaminated with feces at splash pads.
Vaccination conferred a protective effect, with 15% of vaccinees developing long COVID, compared with 46% of the unvaccinated.
The authors say it's crucial to better understand how the virus is spreading, amid the ongoing risk of exposure to farm workers and transmission among animal species.
The authors add that catch-up nirsevimab administration is a powerful tool for reducing primary care burden during RSV season.
Officials said the purchase agreement with CSL Seqirus is part of longer-term plans to shore up vaccine supply against a wider range of pathogens that have pandemic potential.
The odds of receiving first-line antibiotic therapy at pediatric urgent care centers were lower in White children and those with commercial insurance.
A population-wide cohort study in Ontario finds that more than 15% of residents colonized with resistant bacteria went on to develop an infection with the same organism.
Bacterial meningitis in childhood can lead to permanent neurologic impairment.
The rise in community transmission is likely due to decreased transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading more people to be vulnerable to B19.
Although HAIs are an issue in hospitals around the world, the problem is particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries.
Meanwhile, federal officials confirmed more detections on California dairy farms and at commercial poultry farms in 6 states.
In its annual National Influenza Vaccination Week messaging the CDC said there's still time to benefit from getting a flu shot this season.
Of 33 people interviewed by health officials, 27 (82%) reported eating cucumbers in the days prior to illness.
UK health officials said the overall threat to the UK population remains low.
