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Newly affected herds are from Nevada and California.
CWD-positivity in hunter-harvested animals ranged from 2.3% in elk to 29% in white-tailed bucks.
Analysis of daily samples from patients, room surfaces, and healthcare worker hands finds the spread of C diff is more than 3-fold higher than in studies relying only on patient samples.
This marks the third death in the United States this year in patients with measles.
But one study tied the drug to less healthcare use and lower COVID severity in the acute phase among adolescents.
Though no recent poultry outbreaks were reported in that part of Mexico, there were some detections in wild birds.
Earlier patients had traveled to outbreak countries or were contacts of earlier cases.
In an update today, the CDC said 93% of the cases are part of six outbreaks.
More than 6.5 million fungal infections occur annually and cause 3.8 million deaths, and nations lack necessary tests and treatment.
For the seventh week in a row, indicators show that US influenza activity is dropping, but it's still above baseline levels.
The WHO's pandemic exercise was the first test of a new global coordination mechanism called the Global Health Emergency Corps.
The leaders asked lawmakers for oversight hearings and to restore funding for critical public health programs.
Receiving the vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis over a follow-up period of 7 years by 3.5 percentage points.
Unless practices change, the use of antibiotics in livestock is projected to increase 19% in 5 years and almost 30% by 2040, to more than 140,000 tons, experts say.
Ghana reported its first recurrence in many weeks, as cases rise in Tanzania and responders launch a second vaccination round in Uganda.
The person, who is not a resident of New Jersey, potentially exposed fellow travelers.
Louisiana officials have said they will no longer promote vaccinations, despite rising whooping cough cases in their state.
Hospitalized COVID patients had higher rates than those without COVID-19 in 71% of the 65 laboratory-based outcomes.
Public health officials say the cuts have broad public health infrastructure impacts, with the lawsuit charging that clawbacks were illegal and lacking a strong rationale.
The second infection was also tied to a 50% or greater increase in several specific long-COVID conditions, including myocarditis and fatigue.
