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New data show rising incidence of serious drug-resistant infections in Europe

European surveillance data show incidence of bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae rose by 61% from 2019 to 2024.

Chris Dall

UK initiative to explore using AI to address antimicrobial resistance

One of the projects launched by the Fleming Initiative will develop AI models to speed discovery of new antibiotics for gram-negative bacteria.

Chris Dall

CDC: 31 infants now sickened with botulism in formula-related outbreak

All 31 patients have required hospitalization.

Stephanie Soucheray

2 deer infected on Texas farm linked to CWD-testing violations, deer smuggling

The detections were the first for Tom Green County, in the west-central part of the state.

Mary Van Beusekom

2 more Wyoming deer hunt areas confirmed as CWD-positive

Deer Hunt Areas 106 and 150 are located in the northwestern part of the state and are gateways to Yellowstone National Park.

Mary Van Beusekom

Quick takes: Egg Salmonella outbreak called over, new Marburg cases in Ethiopia, intense flu in Japan

The CDC has closed its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs that sickened 105 people in 14 states.

Chris Dall

Public understanding of antibiotics is insufficient, global study finds

Only 42% of respondents from 98 countries knew that antibiotics aren't effective against viruses.

Chris Dall

Study highlights colonization, spread of resistant bacteria in NICUs

Of the 438 infants in the study, 52% were colonized with at least one multidrug-resistant organism, and one-third of the colonizations were linked to transmission.

Chris Dall

California identifies infant botulism cases tied to powdered formula from months before current outbreak

California health officials say the cases, which occurred from November 2024 to June 2025, have not been connected to the current outbreak.

Chris Dall

US COVID, flu, and RSV levels low but rising in many regions

Only 3 states report moderate levels of acute respiratory illnesses. 

Laine Bergeson

Utah, South Carolina see more measles cases ahead of Thanksgiving

In international developments, Israel has now confirmed 10 measles deaths in children this year. 

Stephanie Soucheray

New WHO framework aims to tackle rising resistance to HIV, STI, and hepatitis treatments

Officials warn rising drug resistance could undo decades of progress in controlling HIV, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.

Chris Dall

Estimate: US city-level COVID indoor vaccine mandates had uneven, marginal effects

The requirements didn't increase weekly vaccination rates or cut cases and deaths in adults or children, despite their success in other countries.

Mary Van Beusekom

Ethiopia’s Marburg death toll rises to 5

The WHO says the source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.

Stephanie Soucheray

US hospital mortality trends rebound after COVID shock, but experts warn against complacency

Patients present with more severe illness than before COVID, even as hospital mortality rates return to prepandemic levels. 

Laine Bergeson

CDC accepts ACIP’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies

The CDC also said if a baby is not receiving a birth dose of vaccine, the initial dose should be administered no earlier than 2 months of age.

Stephanie Soucheray

Quick takes: Challenge to ACIP on kids’ vaccines, flu rising in Europe, pandemic flu vaccine funds

 90% of all confirmed flu cases in Europe are caused by influenza A(H3N2) subclade K.

Stephanie Soucheray

Weeks after a first-time CWD detection in bordering county, Wayne County, Tennessee, reports first case

Wildlife-feeding and carcass-transportation restrictions are in place, because Wayne County was already included in the state’s CWD management zone.

Mary Van Beusekom

Experimental multistage malaria vaccine shows promising protection in small trial

The vaccine targets multiple stages in the life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum, a protozoan that causes the most severe form of malaria.

Laine Bergeson

European report calls on countries to update strategies on sexually transmitted infections

The report is in response to a continent-wide surge in STIs since 2014. 

Chris Dall

USDA says H5 avian flu detection in Wisconsin dairy herd is new spillover event

Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the virus detected in a Wisconsin dairy herd on December 14 is H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D.1.1.

Chris Dall

Raccoon roundworm now in 9 European countries, putting people at higher risk for infection

Of the 146 raccoons examined in necropsy, 66.4% were infected with the Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm.

Mary Van Beusekom

South Carolina now has 156 measles cases, as states see highest activity in 30 years

Utah also reported six new cases. 

Stephanie Soucheray

Paxlovid linked to fewer lost workdays, disability claims in employees at high-risk for severe COVID

Employees who took the antiviral drug had 5% fewer workday absences.

Laine Bergeson

South Carolina measles cases continue to climb

There are currently 303 people in quarantine in the state.

Stephanie Soucheray

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