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While a road-killed deer or other cervid may be a safety hazard for motorists, CWD experts view it as a potential reservoir of deadly and extremely resilient prions.
Exposure to certain antibiotic classes before pregnancy was associated with increased risk of infertility, miscarriage, and congenital malformation.
In California, one pregnant woman and her twins were sick, and both infants died.
Seven countries outside of Africa have now reported imported clade 1b cases.
Rwanda has now gone more than 3 weeks with no new cases.
After two initial positive tests, the confirmation test was negative, but officials said they are treating the case as CWD.
By November 9, 35% of adults reported having received the flu vaccine and 18% the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and 40% of those aged 75 years and older had ever received an RSV vaccine.
Also, California health officials report another illness in a dairy farm worker, pushing the national total this year to 55.
With flu and COVID levels still low but expected to rise, the CDC said vaccination is a good way to cut risk over the holiday season.
Researchers also observed an increase in Shigella infections among people experiencing homelessness.
Some of the group's concerns include rising case numbers, expanding spread, and response challenges.
The latest report on the 19-state outbreak noted 2 more cases, 61 total.
Nigeria reported a single case of cVDPV2 in September and now has 81 cases for the year.
Analysis of clinical isolates of E coli ST131 identified 18 different carbapenemase genes, which could limit treatment options.
The white-tailed deer was harvested in the Kootenay region in October near where a CWD-positive doe was killed in a vehicle collision in February 2024.
The report, which graded 20 restaurant chains on antibiotic use policies in the meat they serve, gave 6 chains a D and 5 an F.
The researchers measured serologic evidence of immunity against varicella, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B.
The greatest risk reductions in COVID-related and all-cause deaths were seen among women and hospitalized patients.
The outbreak in a riverside community sickened 5 people—1 fatally—and 6 dogs.
The percentage of long-term care residents receiving an antibiotic decreased from 51% to 44% from 2013 to 2021.
