Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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Also, the CDC is probing a few dozen cases of myocarditis in young adult and teen vaccine recipients, but experts say the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks.
People who test positive for COVID-19 should watch for blood oxygen below 92% and fast, shallow breathing, the data suggest.
Increased age and underlying medical conditions were associated with a greater likelihood for more severe COVID-19 infections in pregnant women, according to a study late last week in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The study shines a light on racial and socioeconomic disparities—counties with a larger proportion of Black residents were hit harder.
In approving the Rome Declaration, the G20 nations agree on principles for ending the pandemic.
Also, new studies highlight testing, masking, and ventilation strategies in US schools implemented for safe in-person learning.
While one in four Washington, DC, child care facilities reported at least one COVID-19 case from July to December 2020, only 5.8% had COVID-19 facility-associated outbreaks, according to yesterday's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. A facility-associated outbreak was defined as two or more lab-confirmed cases at a child care site within 14 days.
Experts outline pre-COVID-19 problems and spell out key steps to take.
Patients in Malaysia hospitalized with pneumonia in 2017 and 2018 tested positive for the first human-infecting canine coronavirus.
"The CDC got the science right, but the policy and communication was really wrong."
