So far 15 of the human cases have been associated with exposure to H5N1-infected poultry, and 20 have been associated with exposure to sick or infected dairy cows.
Due, in part, to campus shutdowns, students' rates of on-campus use of mental health services decreased from 59% to 44%.
In other developments, Bavarian Nordic announces the launch of a clinical trial of its vaccine in younger children, and the WHO adds 2 more tests through emergency listing.
Along with the effects from flooding, the outbreak area is seeing an influx of people fleeing conflict in neighboring Sudan.
Researchers found that a strategy based on patient risk factors had higher rates of appropriate therapy and reduced antibiotic overuse.
A total of 104 drug supply chain issues occurred in both countries, and within 1 year, 49% were tied to significant drug shortages in the US, compared with 34% in Canada.
Researchers say sepsis-related mortality is the underlying cause of the disparity.
Data from US pharmacies indicates the volume of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions, after falling sharply in 2020 and 2021, rose to 2019 levels by the end of 2022.
The case resulted in the stillbirth of the baby.
A 3-year-old white-tailed doe tested positive for the fatal prion disease on routine postmortem testing.
Activity has persisted beyond seasonal spikes, fueled by multiple factors including vector-control gaps, weather anomalies, and population displacement.
Afghanistan and Pakistan reported more WPV1 cases, as 3 African countries report more vaccine-derived cases.
Studies conducted in 29 African countries showed the overall pooled prevalence of Shigella bacteria was 5.9%, with concerning levels of antibiotic resistance.
Expanded screening criteria helped a New York City hospital identify more patients who were colonized with the multidrug-resistant fungus.
All patients required hospitalization, and 7 died from complications.
A hunter harvested the elk next to the lower Ruby Valley, which has a high prevalence of the fatal prion disease in white-tailed and mule deer.
The infections were caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII), a sexually transmitted fungus that causes ringworm.
PAHO says it will provide countries in the Americas with affordable access to respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.
The newly affected regions are Deer Hunt Areas 31 and 94 and Elk Hunt Area 126.
About 2% of antibiotic prescriptions over the study period were connected to RSV diagnoses, especially in seniors and infants.
Officials say the virus is highly infectious in households with close contact, so the illnesses aren't unexpected.
The report also spotlights the urgency of vaccines for pathogens such as group A Streptococcus and Klebsiella pneumoniae, which are increasingly resistant to antimicrobials.
Among physicians in Washington state, high prescribers of opioids were 2.9 times more likely to be high prescribers of antibiotics, and vice versa.
The average time between discharge and death was 9 days.
The new UK mpox patient is another member of the index case's household.
