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The coalition of global health organizations released a set of recommendations to be considered at September's UN High-Level Meeting on AMR.
Five Americas region countries have now reported Oropouche virus cases this year.
A series of papers in The Lancet examine the scope of the AMR threat, interventions that could reduce AMR deaths, and ways to expand access to effective antibiotics.
Pregnant women had an incidence of PASC of 25.5% compared to 33.9% non-pregnant women.
In other developments, H5N1 was detected in feral cats in New Mexico and more dairy herds in affected states.
The risk of developing post-acute respiratory conditions was highest in the first 3 months after COVID-19 infection but was still elevated after 6 months.
Transmission is increasing in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean regions, with cases well above last year at this time.
An investigation found that the woman had been exposed to backyard poultry before she became ill.
The effectiveness of preventive vaccination was estimated at 68.2%.
In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 was the top cause of death for the region of the Americas.
The group also used the contaminated milk samples to examine heat treatment and refrigeration impacts.
The decline in care quality may have been due to staff shortages, a lack of personal protective equipment, and visitor policies that limited family support, the authors say.
The positive sample was from 1 of 96 culled dairy cows that were tested at slaughter, and none of the meat entered the food supply.
The outbreak has sickened 109 people in 29 states, according to the CDC.
The FLiRT variants are fueling new COVID-19 waves in some countries, but so far US markers don't show major upticks.
Also today the USDA confirmed 6 more outbreaks in dairy herds and announced 5 more poultry outbreaks, all from Minnesota.
A handful of innovative antimicrobials in the late stages of development could save up to 160,000 lives if made available, and used appropriately, in the countries where they're most desperately needed.
From October 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024, the United States has averaged 59 cases of mpox each week, mostly among unvaccinated people.
High-dose flu vaccine contains 4 times as much hemagglutinin as standard-dose flu vaccine.
Findings underscore the risk to dairy workers and suggest that contaminated milking equipment may be partly responsible for cattle-to-cattle spread.
