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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The percentages of misclassified vaccination status using linked IIS and claims data were lower than those using data from the CDC, state health departments, and a capture-recapture analysis.
A lack of exposure to respiratory syncytial virus in the first 2 years of COVID-19 may have led to the global resurgence of the virus in 2022 and 2023.
The economic burden of healthcare worker infections ranged from $2 million in Eswatini to $163 million in South Africa.
A lower proportion of infants with COVID-19 had co-occurring UTIs, bacteremia without meningitis, and bacterial meningitis.
An analysis of nearly 3 years of patient data finds no evidence of major changes in the level of inappropriate or repeat antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
The study was based on data collected from 4.8 million people who received at least one dose of the Moderna vaccine.
A total of 4.9% said their symptoms were resolving quickly, and 4.3% said they had multiple symptoms that varied little over time.
In adults with COVID-19, those reporting obstructive sleep apnea were 75% more likely to experience long COVID.
Global activity reflects a mixed picture, as a shift in US data reporting shows downward trends.
Obesity accelerates the loss of COVID-19 vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody capacity, concludes a study of 3.6 million adults.
