GBS can follow bacterial or viral infections, and, rarely, follow vaccination.
Researchers found in-hospital mortality was higher at safety-net hospitals than non–safety-net hospitals, but 30-day mortality was similar.
The false belief is undermining efforts to address the country's rising measles cases through vaccination.
Company officials say the lab will expand an existing R&D facility for San Diego–based Qpex Biopharma, which was acquired by Shionogi in 2023.
In 2020, 1,033,122 excess deaths were recorded, and that number rose in 2021 to 1,256, 942.
Though data reflect ongoing low-level transmission in multiple regions, the WHO said reduced reporting may underestimate illness levels.
In other updates, the USDA also reported more H5N1 detections in wild birds and mammals.
Cross-reactivity among orthoflaviviruses should be considered when testing vaccines against the diseases they cause, the researchers say.
Data show US TB programs have made strides in identifying patients with TB and latent TB infection and in ensuring they complete treatment in a timely manner.
The infection is caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, a fungus that may spread via sexual contact.
A study in Texas finds a higher prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in areas with high levels of economic deprivation.
About 38% of patients experiencing stillbirth received a COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy, compared with 39% of those with live births.
New CDC data show upticks in early COVID-19 indicators, but severity indicators remain unchanged from the previous week.
GSK said recent studies have shown RSV causes approximately 42,000 annual hospitalizations in adults aged 50 to 59.
No safety concerns were reported after Paxlovid use.
A longitudinal household study found shared C difficile strains in 17 of 28 families, with the infant detected first in most instances.
One and 6 months after the second vaccine dose, fatigue, malaise, chills, and headache were each tied to 1.4- to 1.6-fold higher neutralizing antibody levels.
An analysis of ED visits for pediatric UTIs from 2011 to 2020 found increasing use of first-generation cephalosporins.
GARDP will provide Bugworks up to $20 million in financial and technical support to develop BWC0977, a compound that targets difficult-to-treat pathogens.
The rate of mechanical ventilation use was also two- to three-fold higher in 2022-2023 compared with prepandemic years.
The child in India had been exposed to poultry, which are known to carry the virus in multiple countries.
The company said a combo vaccine might help bridge gaps in vaccine coverage while simplifying vaccination.
Rates of events such as all-cause death, heart attack, stroke, and hospitalization for chest pain, heart failure, and respiratory infections were comparable.
Previous COVID-19 infection was associated with an almost 50% reduced risk of a symptomatic cold.
Cuba is experiencing Oropouche virus infections for the first time, part of rising activity in the Americas.
