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.
The case was in a cow elk in Elk Hunt Area 122 harvested by a hunter in early November.
Antabio announced that it raised $25 million in financing to complete phase 2 research on its antibiotic/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination.
Black patients were more likely to be diagnosed later and wait longer to receive appropriate antibiotics.
The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10.
Though anthrax is endemic in these countries, the Bacillus anthracis bacterium usually causes only small seasonal outbreaks.
In the COVID-19 pandemic years 2020 to 2021, IPD incidence dipped to a low of 1.6 per 100,000 children.
Flu levels continue to climb in North America, as well as other locations including China's northern provinces.
No long COVID was reported among vaccinated athletes.
Current vaccines neutralize current variants, but there are limited data on the impact against JN.1, a steadily rising part of the BA.2.86 family.
Researchers say new cleaning and disinfection methods that can better eradicate C difficile spores could help reduce the risk of healthcare transmission.
The study authors say the findings add to evidence from prior studies, which have found limited improved clinical outcomes with combination therapy.
The most common long-COVID symptoms were fatigue, cognitive impairment, and pain.
