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The 2024-25 season was the highest severity flu season in more than a decade, according to a new analysis of US surveillance data.
Nebraska's agriculture department says the herd is located in the central part of the state and is under quarantine.
A larger proportion of patients with protracted cases were hospitalized than those with shorter infections (26% vs 5%).
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis helps people with HIV live healthier, longer lives.
Meanwhile, in cholera developments, the Africa CDC reports sharp rises in illnesses in Chad and the Republic of Congo.
Media reports say FDA officials will present information on pediatric deaths allegedly linked to COVID-19 vaccines at an upcoming meeting of federal vaccine advisers.
The orders pave the way for pharmacies and health providers to administer updated COVID vaccines without barriers such as a doctor's prescription.
Also, Georgia reports a new case in an unvaccinated person with multiple public exposures in Fulton County.
An experimental study in India finds that even among providers who have knowledge about appropriate antibiotic use, 62% inappropriately prescribed antibiotics for viral child diarrhea.
France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases.
In 2019, 19% did not hear about the HPV vaccine, rising to almost 22% in 2022.
Ongoing monitoring of vaccine effectiveness during subsequent seasons is needed to more fully characterize waning of protection and inform revaccination intervals, the authors say.
Many people, some from other health zones, attended funerals before the outbreak was identified and may have been exposed to the virus.
In high-burden countries around the world, the loss of USAID funding has had a devastating impact on critical TB intervention and treatment efforts.
Data from a new survey show Candida auris, which can cause deadly invasive infections, is spreading rapidly in European hospitals.
Nearly half say they worry about future vaccine access for children.
While most Jamestown Canyon cases are mild, some can be severe.
Food insecurity, however, was not tied to current long COVID among people receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
In other developments, the Kennedy-led MAHA commission launched a children’s health strategy, which partly focuses on vaccine issues, prompting concerns from health groups.
The findings strengthen the evidence supporting universal RSV immunization in children, the authors say.
