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No American passengers on a Dutch cruise ship were sickened with hantavirus.
Almost 3 million children in DR Congo are at risk for infection, UN officials say.
A separate study finds that a booster dose reduced the risk of symptomatic COVID requiring a healthcare visit by 59%.
The deadly outbreak was quickly traced to 2 cooling towers on the same city block.
The waterborne parasitic illness is a leading cause of death for kids under 5.
Adolescent tuberculosis patients have persistent, symptomatic chronic lung disease despite bacteriological cure.
Australia was the last continent to be H5N1-free.
The infant contracted the disease after drinking powdered formula mixed with warm water held in a reservoir.
The case-fatality rate for this outbreak is now 26%.
The 4-case outbreak illustrates the difficulty in obtaining complete data on people potentially exposed to the virus.
Two new studies find that the benefits of the booster outweigh the risks.
With 31 new cases added last week, the nation is close to surpassing the 2,288 infections reported in 2025.
The US defense secretary lifted the flu vaccine mandate for troops 2 months ago. Now 160 trainees in Texas are sick.
Patients who transitioned to oral fosfomycin did just as well those who received continued intravenous therapy.
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the vaccine for adults 50 and older.
Marine toxins cause most of the noninfectious outbreaks reported to the CDC each year.
Conditions like endometriosis and painful periods were strongly associated with diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection in a large study.
The US CDC announces it will release $107 million to fight the outbreak.
The research provides a greater understanding of factors that might contribute to persistent symptoms.
So far this year 54 dairy cattle have been infected with the H5N1 strain.
