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Kaufman County is in the northeastern part of the state, just outside of Dallas.
The measles outbreak in Texas rises to 198 cases, while New Mexico's outbreak climbs to 30 cases.
Estimates of current mid-season flu vaccine effectiveness in Europe and China range from 32% to 58% overall, with greater protection against influenza B than A.
The costs of respiratory testing increased over time, from a low of $21 million in 2016 to a high of $111 million in 2022.
ACIP members have routinely stated any conflicts of interest at the start of each meeting and ahead of each discussion and vote.
Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high.
The reports include 3 wild poliovirus cases in Pakistan.
Seventeen African countries have introduced the vaccine, with 6 to 8 more expected to roll out programs in 2025.
None of the sentinel pigs housed with the infected pigs were infected, suggesting low viral replication, the authors say.
Recurrence was cut in half when male partners of women who had bacterial vaginosis received a week of oral and topical antibiotics.
The newly confirmed cases are linked to a 4-year-old boy who died from his Ebola infection last week.
These men had higher rates of shortness of breath and fatigue than those without erectile dysfunction and had higher depression/anxiety and pain/discomfort scores than before infection.
A review and meta-analysis found the pooled prevalence of MRSA in low- and middle income countries was 15%—significantly higher than found in Europe and the US.
In other developments, the recently identified clade 1a virus that has the APOBEC3 mutation, linked to more transmissibility, has been reported from Kinshasa.
Surveillance data from 33 nations show that resistance to ampicillin, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides remains "persistently high" in Salmonella and Campylobacter.
In related news, the Supreme Court today said the Trump administration must release its 90-day freeze on foreign aid funding.
While influenza B patients had better short-term outcomes, they experienced higher-than-expected rates of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death.
The death of a mother and her newborn baby are connected to a recent case and raise more concerns about undetected transmission.
Avian flu was found most often in 2 communities with important wild bird habitats, which the authors say points to wild birds as a significant contributor to wastewater H5 contamination.
Study authors say the results in immunocompromised patients are consistent with those from previous clinical studies of the fecal microbiota–based therapeutic.
