So far, no Americans have been sickened in this hantavirus outbreak.
A 2023 outbreak of locally acquired cases infected 10 people across 4 states.
Yesterday, 25 Democrat-led states and Washington, DC, sued the US Department of Education, saying that the loan limits will worsen the country’s healthcare worker shortage.
A Canadian passenger on the MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.
A clinical trial in Germany finds hand hygiene alone is noninferior to hand hygiene plus gloves and gowns for preventing bloodstream infections in newborns colonized with drug-resistant bacteria.
The case count from the Dutch cruise outbreak remains at 11 cases, including three fatalities.
A case previously labeled as inconclusive has tested negative, WHO officials said.
A new study finds that vaccinated COVID-19 patients are less likely to infect household members than unvaccinated patients are.
The findings underscore the need for risk messaging and educational resources, the researchers say.
The nation’s total now stands at 1,893, and only 9 of those infections are related to international travel.
The findings are from an observational study of more than 15,500 mother-infant pairs.
In the past 30 days 250,000 birds have been hit with the virus.
An adult cow elk tested positive for the fatal disease in Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 77 in the refuge, officials say.
Measles cases in Utah have now reached 466 so far this year.
Kyle Diamantas, JD, the agency's deputy commissioner for food, will serve as acting commissioner.
So far no cases have been identified in anyone other than passengers on the Dutch cruise ship.
The platform continuously monitors hospital patients and can flag sepsis hours before a clinician.
US hospital data show 30-day mortality rates for candidemia rose from 25% in 2015 to 32% in 2024.
Beyond vaccination intention and anticipated regret, negative vaccine imagery was tied to greater vaccine hesitancy for those not yet vaccinated against flu and pertussis.
In fact, 28% would likely have lived at least another 5 years if they hadn't contracted the virus.
The dermatophilosis rash has caused only mild cases in men who have sex with men in Europe.
A review of 13 studies suggests antibiotic courses of 2 to 5 days “may be a reasonable option.”
The Salmonella outbreak involves five children aged 2 years or younger, with two hospitalized.
Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the HHS secretary demanding answers on why the study was blocked from appearing in the CDC’s flagship publication.
Infection with Legionella bacteria can lead to Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia.
