MERS-CoV antibody reactivity was identified in 7 of 48 camel-slaughterhouse workers (15%).
When compared with White counterparts, Hispanic patients had a higher mortality risk.
The latest outbreaks range from Arkansas broiler farms to a California duck producer.
Prior infection from a clade 2 infection, as well as vaccination, could decrease the impact on at-risk groups.
Post-traumatic stress disorder was the most common psychiatric condition, affecting 26% of patients.
At 12 months, 20.3% of COVID-exposed children and 5.9% of the controls received a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental delay.
In 2022, the EU backed a plan to introduce vaccination in poultry, starting with France, which began the practice this fall.
The Home Test to Treat program offers home COVID and flu testing, telehealth visits, and treatment—if needed—for uninsured and underinsured adults.
Data from seven US sites show a 24% decrease in adjusted CRE incidence in 2020 compared with 2016.
After schools reopened, preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years with special educational needs had significantly fewer emotional and behavioral problems, but adolescents had worse behavior.
The rise in MDR infections is linked to traumatic war wounds, but a survey also found inadequate infection prevention and control and poor lab capacity.
The authors said their findings should result in a more urgent push to vaccinate pregnant women, especially Black and Hispanic patients.
The fatal prion disease has now been confirmed in 32 states.
Pakistan reported another WPV1 case from the country's hot spot, its sixth of the year.
Hospitals with low antibiotic overuse were characterized by institutional support for antibiotic stewardship and strong relationships among clinical teams.
The new outbreak-related death was in Oregon; the previous two were in Minnesota.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was significantly higher in MIS-C than KD (41% vs 23%).
The case was in a 2-year-old whitetail buck harvested by a hunter on a low-fenced property and tested through surveillance sampling.
New surveillance reports show rising rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis after a brief dip during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An antibiotic stewardship intervention at urgent care centers reduced prescribing for patients regardless of race, ethnicity, and preferred language—but disparities persisted.
Zambia is reporting by far its most widespread anthrax outbreak ever, with 684 suspected cases and 4 deaths.
In the US, outbreaks in multiple states affect chicken, turkey, and duck farms, including a farm housing 2.6 million egg-laying chickens in Ohio.
At least 5 people have contracted the tick-borne disease after travel to Mexico, and 3 died.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said yesterday that a new norovirus strain implicated in outbreaks in Asia last winter has turned up in Minnesota. In a statement, it said sporadic cases involving the GII.17 Kawasaki strain were detected earlier this year, and that the strain was involved in an outbreak for the first time last week.
Disease severity climbed significantly from before the pandemic to 2021 and 2022 to 2023 among children younger than 6 months to 1 year.
