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Earlier wastewater detections came ahead of the identification of confirmed cases in other states.
Of the 19.9 million children who either have no vaccines or only partial DTP vaccination coverage, 55% live in 10 countries.
In 2024, life expectancy in California was 0.86 year lower than in 2019.
The Influenza Vaccines Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap Initiative has accomplished 14% of its high-priority research goals and made progress on another 83%.
Recent illnesses from Bangladesh and India have involved the older 2.3.2.1a clade.
A retrospective VA study finds antibiotics were frequently prescribed for outpatients even when signs indicated a urinary tract infection was absent or unlikely.
Researchers say the increase in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales infection and colonization is being driven by in-hospital transmission.
The authors found a positive correlation between intraseason genetic diversity and increased temperature.
There was no evidence that cumulative aluminum exposure in vaccines in the first 2 years of life led to an increased risk of any of the 50 chronic conditions.
Officials also said the overall risk to the public is low.
High deer density is reported in the detection area, which is not far from suburban and urban settings.
Screening of more than 12,000 Aspergillus fumigatus isolates collected from Dutch hospitals found 15% harbored triazole resistance mutations.
India has now reported six Nipah virus cases over the past year, all from the hot spot in Kerala state.
A genomic analysis finds the percentage of US gonorrhea isolates carrying tetracycline resistance genes rose from 10% in 2020 to more than 30% in 2024.
Shipments come on the heels of a severe flu season and record deaths in children.
Second-season hospitalization rates among kids with Down syndrome or those who were born prematurely were fivefold higher than for all children in the first season.
The new cases are part of a national surge fueled by multiple factors, including a large outbreak in West Texas, illnesses related to international travel, and a growing number of unvaccinated people.
Ten states have confirmed cases, and a patient from California has died after falling ill.
An ecological study finds increased uptake of recommended childhood vaccines was associated with a 47% decrease in the rate of overall antibiotic prescriptions from 2000 through 2019.
US COVID wastewater detections ticked up slightly, from very low to low, and are highest in the West.
