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The authors noted that viral infections trigger the immune system to release substances that lead to inflammation and increase the risk of blood clots.
Those found in coastal South America, Southeast Asia, and equatorial Africa are more likely to carry pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.
In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
Elsewhere, 2 large poultry outbreaks were reported in Lagrange County, Indiana.
So far the site of exposure is unknown.
In Israel, 2 vaccinated doctors have contracted the virus after treating an infected child.
The COVID-19 vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition, despite infection, the researchers say.
In a cohort of nearly 350,000 Swiss patients, use of non–beta-lactams before surgery was associated with a nearly two-fold increase in SSI risk compared with beta-lactams.
So far 11 people in 7 states have been sickened.
Findings from a phase 3 trial show Qdenga, Takeda's live-attenuated dengue vaccine, provided 61.2% vaccine efficacy against infection and 84.1% against hospitalization after 4.5 years.
The results are likely to be more relevant to patients in sub-Saharan Africa than to those in high-resource settings, the authors say.
Among US adults, 23% say RFK Jr recommends that kids should get the measles vaccine, 29% say he does not recommend it, and 48% aren't sure.
Our systematic review published this week shows that rigorous, transparent evidence synthesis can persist even when traditional advisory processes falter.
But the overall odds are likely low and may well have ebbed since the pandemic peak.
The 2-dose oral vaccine had an efficacy of 73% in healthy volunteers who were exposed to Salmonella Paratyphi A, which causes paratyphoid fever.
Seven new illnesses and 2 additional deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak, which has grown to 27 cases and 6 deaths.
The bat harbored the BRZ batCoV virus, which the researchers say has likely been silently circulating in Latin America for some time.
The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
Researchers say reliance on earmarked voluntary contributions from external donors like the Gates Foundation undermines the WHO's independence.
The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines.
