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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Only 7 of the 55 patients (13%) in the severely fatigued group saw improvement in their physical impairments over time.
Ongoing surveillance shows more than 30 human-to-animal spillover events and fast virus evolution in a relatively small sample size of deer in northeastern Ohio.
Ohio, which had a preliminary positive from wastewater, now has a BA.2.86-positive human sample.
The study took place before availability of the 2-strain COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against Omicron and the wild-type virus.
During the acute phase of COVID-19, in-person visits decreased 40% and telehealth visits increased more than 10-fold.
Patients who had a non–ST segment elevation myocardial infarction were at a 51% higher risk of death when hospitals had a heavy COVID-19 patient burden.
Flu was tied to 7,851 deaths from week 33, 2022, to week 12, 2023, compared with 32,607 deaths tied to COVID-19.
Researchers use obituary reports to estimate that 1.87 million excess deaths occurred in the first 2 months after the policy lifted.
US indicators continue a steady slow rise, especially in the South, as global levels rise in three regions.
The steepest declines were in staff responsiveness and cleanliness, possibly reflecting pandemic staffing shortages.
