The early flu surge is adding to pressure on health systems as they face other respiratory diseases like RSV.
In some nations in the Americas, 3 viral diseases are straining hospitals.
Flu activity in the Northern Hemisphere is rising, with levels up sharply over the past few weeks in North America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest global flu update, which roughly covers the last half of October.
A flu surges comes as RSV continues to overwhelm pediatric hospitals in some states.
Muliple respiratory viruses are already straining health systems, with children among the hardest hit groups.
The World Health Organization (WHO) monkeypox emergency committee met for the third time on Oct 20 to discuss the latest developments, concluding that the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
The United States is seeing unseasonably high levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases among children, causing overflowing admissions at pediatric hospitals in several parts of the country.
Study finds 13% lower prescribing after vaccination and notes that RSV is a major contributor to infant antibiotic prescriptions.
A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open tracked excess mortality caused by both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the United States from 1999 to 2018 and found that RSV caused more deaths in infants, while both viruses caused substantial mortality in elderly Americans.
Antibiotic prescribing during the early COVID-19 months in Canada dropped sharply, according to two new studies, one that looked at retail pharmacy trends across the country and one that focused on outpatient prescribing patterns in Ontario.
