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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New York, Boston, Denver, the Twin Cities, and San Diego have all likely peaked, according to sampling.
Meanwhile, officials in Denmark and Norway say an Omicron subvariant called BA.2 is increasing rapidly.
A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralize the Omicron variant, according to laboratory findings from UK scientists published yesterday in The Lancet.
The respirators will be distributed at community health centers and pharmacies across the country.
The nocebo effect can happen because of preconceived notions in volunteers.
Southeast Asia reported the steepest increase, followed by the Eastern Mediterranean region.
A small University of California study finds no evidence that breast milk from mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 transmits the virus to their babies.
The study, published today in Pediatrics Research, involved polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of 285 samples and viral culture of 160 samples of breast milk from 110 women with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.
Steps include launching a US international pandemic preparedness project and appointing a global health security envoy.
Though early-hit nations are on the downslope of their Omicron surges, others are battling rising cases.
Though cases appear to be plateauing in some Eastern cities, hospitalizations are still high across the country.
