Influenza Variants

Federal officials have been working with companies to find ways to boost the supply of the new vaccine for newborns.

Montana's H1N2v case was reported in a patient who had attended an agricultural fair.

For the first time, Argentina confirms H5 avian flu in mammals; also, Russia reports H5N1 at a large poultry farm.

The patient is a 42-year-old woman from Parana state who had underlying health conditions.

H9N2 avian flu has been confirmed in three children under 11, while H1N1v flu infected two preschool girls.

Study shows moderate, severe COVID diminishes quality of life 1 year later

In a new study in BMC Medicine, Dutch researchers report that, 12 months after illness onset, people with initially moderate to severe COVID-19 still had impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL), but the same was not true for mild COVID-19.

CDC confirms variant flu case in Michigan agricultural fair attendee

Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a further rise in US flu activity, particularly in the southeast and south central regions, along with another variant H3N2 (H3N2v) flu case, this time in a Michigan resident who had indirect exposure to swine at an agricultural fair.

Maine announces pediatric case of monkeypox

Maine, which has confirmed only four monkeypox cases, today reported a case of the virus in a resident under the age of 18. No further details were released by the Maine Centers for Disease Control. Maine now joins California and Florida as states with pediatric cases. 

Also, researchers in Spain detail a possible human-to-dog case.

Investigations into 2 E coli outbreaks end with sources still unknown

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended two separate Escherichia coli O157:H7 investigations on Dec 18. Neither of the outbreaks had a definitive source, although one triggered a food recall on a single brand of romaine lettuce.

CDC again reports 4 more H1N2v flu infections

For the third week in a row the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed four cases of variant H1N2 (H1N2v) flu, this time in California and Ohio.