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Minnesota 1st state to screen all newborns for serious viral infection
The Minnesota Department of Health announced Feb. 8 that it will begin screening all newborns for a viral infection that is the most common infectious cause of birth defects in the U.S., making it the first state in the nation to do so. -
Seattle outbreak of Shigella in 2 at-risk groups sparks concern
Health experts from the University of Washington in Seattle recently released research about growing cases of drug-resistant Shigella among two populations: gay men and homeless individuals. -
First-of-its-kind fungal vaccine shows promise in animal trials
Athens-based University of Georgia researchers developed a first-of-its-kind fungal vaccine, and they say it has shown promising results in animal trials. -
CDC: Surge in severe strep marked return to pre-pandemic trends
The rise in severe strep A infections that some children's hospitals saw in the last few months of 2022 may mark a return to pre-pandemic levels, the CDC said in a Feb. 2 update. -
Avian flu's spread to mammals: A timeline
Health officials worldwide are keeping tabs on the spread of H5N1 avian flu among mammals — sparking concern about the possibility of animal to human infection. -
Tdap vaccine during pregnancy protects 9 out of 10 newborns against whooping cough: CDC
Receiving a Tdap vaccination during the third trimester of a pregnancy provides protection against whooping cough for the first two months of the baby's life, according to a CDC study published Feb. 6 in JAMA Pediatrics. -
FDA seeks data from at-home COVID-19 tests
The FDA is encouraging people to anonymously report the results of at-home COVID-19 tests to help public health officials better track virus trends. -
Operationalizing CDC-Recommended Vaccinations for Adults Is at a Critical Point in Time
Carolyn Bridges, MD and Litjen (L.J) Tan, MS, PhD, Immunize.org -
Ohio measles outbreak is over, health officials say
An outbreak of measles a few months ago has now been reported to be over, according to Ohio's Columbus City Health Department. -
Tuberculosis patient's treatment refusal prompts court orders
Health officials in Washington state have filed numerous court orders requiring a woman with an active tuberculosis infection to isolate and receive treatment, NBC News reported Jan. 3. -
Up to 56% of adults have received inappropriate antibiotics for bacterial infections: study
Up to 56 percent of U.S. adults received inappropriate antibiotics for common bacterial respiratory infections between 2016 and 2018, according to findings from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. -
A new tool to reduce COVID-19 vaccine 'deserts'
Research released Feb. 2 and led by experts from Boston Children's Hospital examined the widespread barrier of vaccine deserts, defined as geographic areas that are "more than a 15-minute drive to the closest active COVID-19 vaccination site." -
Flu positivity falls to 2%: 6 notes
Just 2 percent of more than 69,000 specimens tested for influenza at clinical laboratories in the U.S. were positive for the week ending Jan. 28, according to the CDC's latest FluView report. During the height of the flu outbreak in early December, the positivity rate surpassed 25 percent. -
Why the mpox outbreak only lasted 6 months: 3 notes for future infection crises
The highly infectious mpox virus, formerly called monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency in August and ended Jan. 31 thanks to an aggressive, highly coordinated public response, ABC News reported Feb. 2. -
6 states where COVID-19 admissions are rising
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall nationwide, though several states have seen this trend reverse in recent days. -
Researchers zero in on 7 long COVID symptoms
Long COVID-19's myriad risk factors and symptoms have been a key focus for study as experts aim to learn more about the effects and duration in humans. Now, emerging research may have narrowed the swath of symptoms to seven prominent conditions. -
Deer may harbor old SARS-CoV-2 strains, research suggests
With the Biden administration's plan to end the COVID-19 emergency declaration this coming May, the coronavirus — in some ways — shows signs of slowing, at least for now. It's likely to become something U.S. health officials treat similarly to the flu, experts say. -
1 dead, 3 blinded: Eye drops may be linked to antibiotic-resistant infection
The CDC said a brand of over-the-counter eye drops may be linked to a bacterial infection that has killed one, left three blind in at least one eye and sickened eight more, NBC News reported Jan. 31. -
Mpox public health emergency ends
The national public health emergency declared over the mpox outbreak, which started last year and infected more than 30,000 Americans, is ending Jan. 31. -
4 issues infectious disease experts are focused on as fewer enter their profession
Three years into the pandemic and 80 percent of U.S. counties are still without a single infectious disease expert, according to a report from the Infectious Disease Society of America released in September.
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