The latest case-patient is a vaccinated adult Denver resident who was a passenger on Turkish Airlines flight 201.
Sequencing linked the cases to an older H5N1 clade still circulating in India and Bangladesh.
Two measles patients this week, a child from New Mexico and an adult from Minnesota, contracted the virus on domestic flights.
Greater gut microbiota diversity and a predominance of beneficial Bifidobacterium longum appear protective.
A review and meta-analysis finds a 33% pooled prevalence of non-prescription antibiotic use in kids under 5 in low- and middle-income countries.
Pakistan reported a new wild poliovirus type 1 case, while five countries reported cases of vaccine-derived polio.
Estimates varied from 2008 through 2018, with RSV-associated antibiotic prescribing exceeding 10% in peak RSV years and flu-associated prescribing exceeding 20% in peak flu years.
The letter was signed by 92 NIH scientists and many more who remained anonymous across all 27 of the agency's divisions.
These are the first whooping cough deaths in the state since 2018.
The West Sacramento patient may have contracted the infection locally, especially given recent wastewater detections.
Twenty five countries have reported outbreaks, including newly affected Sierra Leone where infections are surging.
Positive provider attitude and self-efficacy toward screening, larger institution size, recent training, and college policy were tied to higher screening rates.
Also, Colorado reported 2 more cases, including another linked to airport exposure.
The approval is the second for an RSV monoclonal antibody preventive for infants.
A review and meta-analysis finds antibiotic exposure during pregnancy, early childhood was associated with a 22% increased risk of atopic dermatitis.
The decline in resistant E coli corresponds with a 50% cut in sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals in the United Kingdom from 2014 through 2021.
Two systematic reviews and meta-analyses found evidence that OMV-based meningococcal B vaccines offer moderate cross-protection.
Hospitalized children who have an underlying condition other than asthma or who have reactive airway disease are at higher risk for poor outcomes.
Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with memory issues and persistent headache, among other conditions.
Four hard-hit countries—South Sudan, Angola, the DR Congo, and Sudan—account for about 90% of cases.
Kansas reported a case from the Wichita area, the first since 2017.
Limited availability of information on antibiotics and lack of availability of appropriate antibiotics were cited as important challenges for appropriate antibiotic selection.
About 6 in 10 presented accurate information on symptoms, preventive measures, and testing locations.
The pediatric deaths push the season total to 216, surpassing last season's total of 207.
West Virginia detected cases within 10 miles of the county border, triggering the addition, officials said.
