The WHO said Libya is the 28th country to eliminate trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness.
State health officials have identified 13 confirmed and 27 suspected cases of Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, a fungal skin infection that causes severe ringworm.
Relative to people of healthy weight, those with class 3 obesity were 3 times more likely to be hospitalized for or die of infection.
The discovery of Pteropine orthoreovirus raises the concern that dangerous bat viruses may be silently co-circulating with Nipah virus.
Moderna has already been facing declines in sales after a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The poll also shows that health insurance costs, including rising premiums, are a top priority for voters.
Increased human-animal interaction, driven by factors such as urbanization and deforestation, has created new opportunities for pathogens to jump species.
Of the 146 raccoons examined in necropsy, 66.4% were infected with the Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm.
Trial investigators say the results could expand the scale and impact of mass drug administration campaigns against neglected tropical diseases.
It's the first neglected tropical disease to be eliminated in the island nation.
