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Report shows TB cases declined in Europe in 2021

… the decline could reflect the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected TB clinical services and … during 2021 was real and not solely an artefact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this report indicates that despite ongoing … any increase in TB cases resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB services." Infectious disease topic …
Chris Dall

Breast, colon, prostate cancer diagnoses dropped during pandemic

… to December 15, 2020). The authors write the first wave of COVID-19 reached its peak in Alberta on April 30, 2020, and … and unprecedented measures enacted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta had an inevitable impact on … and unprecedented measures enacted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta had an inevitable impact on …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Pneumococcal vaccines may protect against viral respiratory infections, study finds

… from 4% to 25% against viral lower RTI, 32% to 35% against COVID-19 outcomes, 24% to 51% against          human seasonal … Antimicrobial Stewardship Childhood Vaccines Pneumonia COVID-19 Influenza Vaccines Date Tue, 03/12/2024 - 14:44 …
Chris Dall

Study notes small decline in preschool developmental milestones during pandemic

… strained in the coming years.   Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Today in JAMA …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Officials detail H5N1 clusters in Colorado poultry cullers

… crucial for rapid response and testing, which also found COVID among symptomatic cullers. Infectious disease topics … oseltamivir over six visits. Some with symptoms had COVID Between the two locations, 109 of the 663 workers … positive for H5 avian flu and 19 (17.4%) were positive for COVID-19.  Five of the infected workers were women. All nine …
Lisa Schnirring
poultry culler

Argentina says it, too, plans to pull out of World Health Organization

… the pandemic. Infectious disease topics Public Health COVID-19 Anti-science Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Two … between Milei and the WHO, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement posted on X, Milei said the …
Stephanie Soucheray
Javier Milei, Argentina President

HHS hit with massive cuts under new Kennedy plan

… in grants allocated to state health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Date Thu, 03/27/2025 - 15:20 Display image …
Stephanie Soucheray
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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Mar 26, 2021

… primary outcome. An unplanned interim analysis prompted by COVID-19 restrictions found that at day 3, a total of 31 of …

‘A deadly societal force’: A Q&A with author Dr. Peter Hotez on the anti-science movement

… needlessly died—200,000 Americans—because they refused COVID vaccines in the Delta wave in the last half of 2021 and … aggression, because it’s accelerating. It’s not only COVID vaccines; you’re starting to see this spill over into … the vaccines themselves or say scientists created the COVID virus. I can’t think of a time when we’ve seen that …
Mary Van Beusekom
Peter Hotez at podium

Report: $46 billion US investment in global health generates 'blockbuster returns'

… diseases like malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, Ebola and COVID-19—and for stocking the pipeline with many promising … diseases like malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, Ebola and COVID-19—and for stocking the pipeline with many promising … Operation Warp Speed funded rapid US development of four COVID-19 vaccines, which have been credited for saving 14.4 …
Mary Van Beusekom
Research and development

Mpox studies highlight vaccine protection, along with disparities in uptake

… in patient outcomes and vaccine uptake seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the researchers were interested in … infection (STI) within the past year, and prior COVID-19 and flu vaccination. Among the 2,066 PLWH identified … 3.34), prior STI (OR, 3.04; 95% CI, 2.16 to 4.27), prior COVID-19 vaccination (OR, 3.17; 95% CI, 1.93 to 5.20) and …
Chris Dall
Older man with vaccine band-aid

WHO details discussions over newly revealed Wuhan market SARS-CoV-2 sequences

… their findings in Nature . Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Over the weekend, the …
Lisa Schnirring
Raccoon dog in cage

SARS-CoV-2 widespread in Virginia wildlife, likely from people

… mice had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Date Mon, 07/29/2024 - 12:24 Byline Mary Van …
Mary Van Beusekom

New standard on cutting risk of infectious aerosol spread sets high bar for building ventilation but is work in progress

… occupant of pathogen-free air. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Influenza, General Misc Emerging Topics Byline Mary … to manage something?" he asked. "If it was based off of COVID, and I've got measles, do I change my approach?" … Introducing equivalent clean air flow Earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House COVID-19 Response Team …
Mary Van Beusekom
Building HVAC system

With global initiatives, CDC aims to stop resistant pathogens before they cross borders

… middle-income countries and how it's been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplement includes 17 papers that … countries. And that was happening even before COVID-19. There are seven papers showing this high level of … in several countries in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic, including both inpatient as well as …
Chris Dall
Fernanda Lessa

RSV studies show risk factors for pregnant women, infants

… Body A new study of pregnant women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals that few had severe respiratory … or mild RSV were incidentally identified through routine COVID-19 respiratory virus screening with multi-pathogen … or mild RSV were incidentally identified through routine COVID-19 respiratory virus screening . Among those …
Stephanie Soucheray
rsvp infant

Florida's school measles cluster grows; Ohio and Washington report cases

… MMR vaccination. Ladapo is known for his concerns about COVID vaccine safety and has called for a halt in the use of mRNA COVID vaccines. Ohio reports second infection; Washington …
Lisa Schnirring
child with measles

CDC warns about RSV, urges clinicians to make use of new tools

… usually starts in the Southeast, even in years when COVID measures interrupted the usual seasonal pattern. Byline … its seasonal pattern, following earlier disruptions from COVID-19 measures such as social distancing and masking, … of a range of respiratory viruses. Even during the initial COVID years, however, the CDC said RSV activity maintained …
Lisa Schnirring
Baby sick with RSV

Some critical drugs have been in shortage for more than 8 years

… Drug Supply Project's (RDSP's) Critical Acute and COVID-19 Drug List. Infectious disease topics Resilient Drug … Drug Supply Project's (RDSP's) Critical Acute and COVID-19 Drug List . The US Food and Drug Administration's …
Mary Van Beusekom
Person working in drug-manufacturing facility

Studies show efficacy, safety of Jynneos vaccine against mpox

… received only the first dose. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Studies …
Stephanie Soucheray
mpox vaccine

$4.5 million USDA grant funds SARS-CoV-2 wildlife sampling

… it, within and between species. Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Date Fri, 09/15/2023 - 14:50 Byline Mary Van …
Mary Van Beusekom

DC warns of major measles exposure; HHS names Geier to study autism and vaccines

… remained below prepandemic levels 3 years after the COVID-19 pandemic began.   Minnesota’s first measles … in Pediatrics shows that, more than 3 years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, coverage for selected routine …
Stephanie Soucheray
DC

Minnesota reports 2 H3N2v flu infections in fairgoers

… and the other had direct contact.  One family member had COVID The probe into the first case found that that all … the fair. One household member tested positive for COVID, and all recovered, including the first patient. Soon …
Lisa Schnirring
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Episode 178: Mixed Messages: Navigating the Unfolding Confusion

In "Mixed Messages: Navigating the Unfolding Confusion" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the expected impact of recent cuts to USAID programs, the measles outbreak in Texas, and the latest respiratory virus trends. Dr. Osterholm answers an ID query on measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine boosters, and shares the latest "This Week in Public Health History" segment.

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CDC reports dramatic increase in US Candida auris cases

… facility, the timing of the increase suggests that COVID-19 pandemic-related strains on the healthcare system … played a role. "There were a lot of challenges before COVID, and those were probably just magnified by turnover of … colonization can present a risk for further spread. How COVID-19 contributed to rise in C auris cases The data also …
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