Studies have found that the drug is no better than placebo at healing active mpox lesions, relieving pain, or clearing the virus.
A 3-year-old Cambodian boy infected with H5N1 avian flu is the country's third human case of 2026.
Historically, most mpox cases in Europe have been related to travel.
RSV vaccination is recommended for all adults age 75 and older, but only about 40% received a vaccine by the end of the 2024-25 respiratory virus season.
In an observational study, researchers found highly vaccinated cancer patients diagnosed with COVID during the Omicron wave did not have a higher risk of long COVID than did noninfected cancer patients.
An analysis of adults hospitalized with either infection finds the adjusted mean hospitalization costs were $20,188 for hMPV and $21,759 for RSV.
Taiwanese health officials say the H7 avian flu virus does not contain any mutations that would increase the risk of bird-to-human transmission.
The vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-related hospital contact in the first 6 months of life 36%, but protection waned over time.
Outpatient visits for flu are below the national baseline and weekly hospital admissions continue to fall, but 4 more pediatric flu deaths were reported this week.
While it has immune-escape characteristics, the SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 strain isn't associated with increased COVID severity or transmissibility, early evidence suggests.
Nine cases of Shiga toxin–producing E coli tied to the unpasteurized block and shredded cheese occurred in California, Florida, and Texas from September 2025 to February 2026.
A 2027 budget proposal from the administration seeks to slash the NIH budget by $5 billion.
Researchers say the reduction was influenced by the combined effects of changes in infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, and health care delivery.
The European Commission will invest $34.7 million in the two public-private partnerships to boost the pipeline for new antibiotics and other AMR medical countermeasures.
A study in Canada found that nearly half of the solid-organ transplant patients who had Candida bloodstream infections died within 3 months.
The study findings highlight the particularly devastating effects of COVID-19 on economically and socially vulnerable groups.
In the past 30 days, APHIS has confirmed outbreaks in 56 flocks.
The report was to be published on March 19, and showed people who had received an updated seasonal COVID vaccine reduced their likelihood of ED and urgent care visits by 50%.
The IDSA is urging that the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices maintains scientific integrity.
The US measles case count grew by 43 cases this past week, reaching 1,714 infections.
In Utah, health officials are warning that measles patients are suffering from anemia and liver inflammation.
Prasad angered pharmaceutical giants and lawmakers last month when he pulled the review process from Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine.
The West Coast is currently experiencing large clusters of HMPV activity.
Federal law states that acting directors at the CDC have 210 days to serve, after which the administration should name a nominee for the position.
Daily lab monitoring for thrombotic microangiopathy identified all future hemolytic uremic syndrome cases.
