Overall, 45.8% of COVID-19 hospital admissions and 51.2% of admissions for other respiratory viruses received at least one dose of antibiotic from March 2020 through December 2023.
Uganda last reported an Ebola outbreak in 2022.
Among several more outbreaks on commercial farms, one was at a layer facility in Pennsylvania that has nearly 2 million birds.
The pooled prevalence of conjunctivitis in mpox was 9%, followed by impaired vision (4%), keratitis (3%), and eye lesions (3%).
The patient has recovered after hospitalization, and no exposure to pigs or related illnesses have been found.
Also, the CDC today said it has received reports of 14 cases so far this year from 5 jurisdictions.
AstraDx will receive $3 million to develop a test that detects and identifies pathogens and analyzes antimicrobial susceptibility in whole blood drawn from newborns.
Media reports indicate Gerald Parker, DVM, PhD, will lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.
Of the 18 people sickened in this outbreak, 1 person has been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
The rate of antiviral prescriptions was 67% lower in pregnant than in nonpregnant women, including those with 1 or more high-risk underlying conditions.
PAHO is tracking a rise in dengue serogroup 3 activity, which could raise the risk of severe illness as countries approach the peak of the season.
The effect of financial incentives on primary and booster vaccinations was nonsignificant.
The global research agenda includes 33 research priorities for bacterial and fungal infections and 7 for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The rate of gonorrhea cases across Europe rose by 31% in 2023 compared with 2022, and is up 321% since 2014.
Contacts of the patient are being closely monitored and offered preventive vaccination.
Emblaveo (aztreonam-avibactam) was approved for treating complicated intra-abdominal infections with limited or no treatment options.
Pearl Diagnostics will receive $1 million to evaluate the potential of a prototype assay for early detection of pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Immunocompromised participants were much more likely to have received at least four doses of COVID-19 vaccine than their otherwise healthy peers (73% vs 30%).
Nasal administration could help to achieve mucosal immunity.
Both patients, boys ages 2 and 15 years old, are from Hunan province in southern China.
The death total remains at one, the index patient who died in late January.
Nebraska conducts CWD surveillance in 4 to 7 regions each year, rotating to a different part of the state each season.
Frequent interactions between antimicrobial stewardship physicians and pharmacists and use of local antibiotic prescribing guidelines were tied to less antibiotic use at discharge.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome are collaborating on a $50 million effort to boost discovery of novel antibiotics for gram-negative bacteria.
Six Americas countries reported cases in the first 4 weeks of the year, with most of them in Brazil.
