Official COVID-19 case counts are rising only in the Western Pacific region globally—mainly due to transmission in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
The HIV researcher, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will replace Anthony Fauci, MD, who retired at the end of last year.
Nigeria also reported a new case of vaccine-derived polio this week, and three other countries reported positive environmental samples.
Both cases were in Michigan residents who had contact with pigs at agricultural fairs.
The CDC is recommending a dose of the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect against severe illness caused by RSV.
Several of the El Nino health risks are due to water contamination, either from flooding or drought. Malnutrition due to food insecurity was the top threat.
Using long-read sequencing, the group found that 15% of E coli O157:H7 fecal samples harbored AMR genes.
Flu activity is on the downslope in the Southern Hemisphere, and globally influenza A is dominant with H3N2 and H1N1 proportions nearly equal among subtyped samples.
The survey findings come ahead of a future recommendation for pregnant women as a strategy to protect babies.
The level of hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine was much higher than for other routinely given vaccines.
With 2 more detections, the USDA has now reported 200 mammals infected with the H5N1 strain.
The impact of COVID measures on work-life balance varied across different groups in European nations, according to an analysis released today.
The authors say the reasons for this difference are likely multifactorial, though difference in educational emphasis on antibiotic stewardship may play a role.
The recalled products were distributed to stores in 20 states.
So far there's no association between upward hospitalization trends and rising EG.5 proportions.
Remdesivir is an important option for patients who lack the COVID-19 treatment options available to non-immunocompromised patients.
Implementing recommended infection control measures and ensuring patients and staff members are up to date with COVID-19 vaccination are critical in dialysis settings, the authors said.
Pakistan has its second wild poliovirus type 1 case of the year, 4 countries report rising mpox, and the WHO has new resources.
Bangladesh is experiencing an unusual surge in activity that started earlier than usual and has a relatively high case-fatality rate.
A literature review finds that athletes engaged in intensive activity are not at increased risk for heart complications following vaccination.
For the first time, Argentina confirms H5 avian flu in mammals; also, Russia reports H5N1 at a large poultry farm.
Pooling of blood in the legs that causes them to turn blue may be yet another symptom of long COVID.
Teleworking during COVID-19 generally had a positive impact on worker productivity and corporate bottom lines in some sectors.
Virologists report what appears to be a second-generation BA.2 lineage Omicron virus with many spike protein mutations.
A woman and her husband and daughter have all been infected, likely with bubonic plague.
