Macaques exposed to doses of the 2.3.4.4b clade of H5N1 via the nose and windpipe had more severe disease.
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combined with amodiaquine reduced malaria incidence by 94% and 96%, respectively, compared with a control group.
Shionogi will receive $375 million to develop a long-acting protease inhibitor designed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in people who are immune compromised.
Chad, Ethiopia, and Nigeria all reported new cases of vaccine-derived polio.
The UK mpox patient had recently returned from Uganda, where clade 1b is spreading in the community.
So far all 25 suspected case-patients have tested negative for the virus but remain under close surveillance.
Researchers observed lower rates of use among Black and Hispanic patients than among White patients.
The support is designed to speed development of well-matched H5N1 vaccines and pave the way for vaccines against other potential pandemic threats.
In patients with catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas, antibiotic treatment was a significant risk factor for subsequent infection.
The Trump administration has placed a pause on all external health communications from federal health agencies, including the CDC and FDA, according to media reports.
Outbreaks include broiler farms in 3 states, as tests confirm more H5N1 in pet cats from 5 states.
The exact degree of population declines, however, will depend on local hunter harvest and recruitment rates, the report authors say.
The antibody from Chicago-based Immunartes is designed to neutralize the immune-evasive mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus.
The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but they roamed freely outdoors, where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.
Twelve more pediatric flu deaths were reported, mostly caused by the H1N1 strain, raising the season's total to 98.
By December 2022, only 39% of pregnant women and 9% of nonpregnant women had ever been tested for HCV.
The new case raises the death toll to 2 and the case count to 10 in this outbreak.
Researchers say the findings underscore the urgent need to improve infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship in cancer care.
The latest polio cases include 3 WPV1 infections in Pakistan, 1 of 2 remaining endemic countries.
The recall follows severe cat illnesses in Oregon and Washington, where the food was distributed.
In its latest update, the CDC says it has received reports of 164 cases from 9 jurisdictions this year.
Estimated effectiveness was 65% against hospitalization, 74% against pediatric intensive care unit admission, and 64% against high-dependency unit admission.
Detections in more pet cats were reported from Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and New Jersey.
Deaths occurred soon after illness onset and mainly occurred in one village, with younger men disproportionately affected.
Texas health officials reported 13 more cases today, putting the state's outbreak total at 159.
