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 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) recently announced the first positive chronic wasting disease (CWD) test in a hunter-harvested deer in Union County, far from the nearest known positive finding in the state.
Today in Circulation, researchers report that most cases of rare yet potentially serious episodes of myocarditis related to COVID-19 vaccinations in teens and young adults were mild, and the case-patients recovered quickly.
Also, Delta variant activity continued at high levels in Europe, with worrisome signs in the UK.
"If we want to protect the American people and our economy, we must defeat the virus everywhere."
Tested boosters were Novavax, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Valneva, J&J, Moderna, and CureVac.
Close contact with COVID-19 cases outside of work is the biggest risk factor for infections among American healthcare workers, according to research published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The plan comes as the nation records its 2nd and 3rd Omicron cases, in Minnesota and Colorado.
A researcher notes: "Both vaccines are incredibly effective, with only rare breakthrough cases."
Data yet to be peer-reviewed show the Omicron variant may be highly transmissible.
The neutralizing monoclonal antibody lenzilumab significantly raised survival without the use of mechanical ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and had a good safety profile, according to a phase 3 clinical trial yesterday in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
