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Chicago to begin wastewater surveillance for polio
As part of an expansion to its wastewater surveillance program, the Chicago Department of Public Health will begin testing for poliovirus, according to a March 17 report from NBC NBC 5 Chicago. -
Tick-borne babesiosis disease endemic in 3 more states: CDC
Babesiosis, a tick-borne illness, has become endemic in three more states, NBC News reported March 16. -
WHO updates variant tracking system to better spot new threats
As part of an updated tracking system for SARS-CoV-2 variants, the World Health Organization will move to evaluate omicron sublineages independently to better identify potential new threats. -
Genetic data ties pandemic's origins to Wuhan market
Researchers have found new genetic data that links SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with raccoon dogs sold at a market in Wuhan, China, The Atlantic reported March 16. -
COVID-19 deaths fall 19% this week: 6 CDC updates
Nationwide, COVID-19 cases and deaths both decreased by nearly 20 percent this week, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published March 3. -
Mayo Clinic considers development of avian flu test, monitors potential of human outbreak
While acknowledging the risk of a human-to-human outbreak of avian flu is currently low, Matthew Binnicker, PhD, director of clinical virology at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, isn't taking any chances. -
'Deaths of despair' pushed Minnesota's death rate up in COVID-19's first year: study
Minnesota's death rate increased 17 percent during the first year of the pandemic, driven by both COVID-19 and other preventable deaths of despair from overdoses, alcohol use and malnutrition, according to new findings from researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic. -
CDC, FDA respond to Florida surgeon general's COVID vaccine claims
In an effort to "correct the associated misinterpretations and misinformation" about COVID-19 vaccines, the FDA and CDC wrote a joint response to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, after he claimed the vaccines pose severe risks. -
COVID-19 admissions at 10-month low
COVID-19 hospitalizations have been falling nationwide for weeks and now sit at the lowest level seen since May, according to data tracked by The New York Times. -
Has life returned to normal? 8 COVID-19 experts weigh in
Three years into the pandemic, many medical experts have let their guards down and resumed some semblance of normal life, though most agree there is still a time and place for COVID-19 precautions, The Washington Post reported March 12. -
COVID-19 origin declassification bill heads to Biden's desk
A bill to declassify information about the pandemic's origins passed the House on March 10 and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk, according to The Hill. -
Forecasts of SARS-CoV-2 variant scenarios reveal what turns the virus could take
Looking ahead to June, researchers released forecasts in a preprint for hospitalizations and death tolls of five different SARS-CoV-2 variant scenarios eyeing what might be next and how to prepare accordingly. -
COVID-19's toll 3 years in: 6 notes
March 11 marks three years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. At that time, there were only 118,000 cases reported worldwide. -
Could cordyceps, the fungus on 'The Last of Us,' actually spur a pandemic?
While infectious disease specialists are hesitant to never say "never," the current environment we live in would have to change considerably to create a real-life fungus pandemic based on cordyceps, the fungus on the hit HBO show "The Last of Us." -
UW Health: Positive strep throat tests doubled from 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison's State Laboratory of Hygiene found the rate of positive strep throat tests has doubled since last year, NBC affiliate WTMJ reported March 8. -
46% public health workers left their jobs in last 5 years
A recent study found nearly half of all U.S. public health workers in state and local agencies left their jobs in the last five years. -
CDC probes illness outbreak among 318 aboard cruise ship
A CDC investigation into the cause of a gastrointestinal illness that infected 284 passengers and 34 crew members on a Princess Cruise line was inconclusive. -
3 deaths reported amid Virginia's meningococcal outbreak
Three have died from complications due to a strain of meningococcal disease, according to a March 8 update on the ongoing outbreak from the Virginia Department of Health. -
Health experts monitoring H3N2 virus uptick in India
An increase in cases of H3N2 influenza in India is drawing interest from health experts worldwide. -
Judge issues warrant for tuberculosis patient refusing treatment
A Washington judge has issued a civil arrest order for a woman with tuberculosis who has refused to isolate or receive treatment for more than a year, local health officials said in a March 3 update.
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