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Researchers Using Machine Learning To Identify Potential Virus Spillover

The New York Times (4/27, Zimmer) reports researchers are increasingly using machine learning to identify animal viruses that have “the potential to spill over into humans.” The technique “can zero in on viruses that may be particularly likely to give ris...

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Reports Of COVID-19 Rebound Cases Following Treatment With Paxlovid Growing

NBC News (4/27, Ryan) reports Pfizer’s Paxlovid is “highly effective at keeping people with Covid out of the hospital, but there are growing reports that, in rare cases, patients treated for the coronavirus with Paxlovid can experience a second round of t...

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Trial Finds No Evidence To Support Use Of Hydroxychloroquine For COVID-19 In Outpatient Setting

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/27, Nye) reports results of the “multicenter, double-blinded, randomized controlled” COPE-COALITION V trial “found no evidence to support the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 infection in the outpatient setting.” Accord...

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Measles Cases Jumped By 79% In First Two Months Of 2022, Data Show

Reuters (4/27, Rigby) reports, “Measles cases jumped by 79% in the first two months of this year compared to 2021, after COVID-19 and lockdowns disrupted child vaccination campaigns around the world, according to data from UNICEF and the World Health Orga...

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Democratic Republic Of Congo Begins Ebola Vaccinations To Curb Outbreak In Mbandaka, WHO Says

Reuters (4/27, Christensen) reports, “The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.” Nearly “200 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebo...

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Experts Call For New Approach To Address Rising STD Rates In US

USA Today (4/27, Pintado) reports, “Reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases reached an all-time high for the sixth consecutive year in 2019 and though those numbers appeared to decline a bit in 2020, public health experts believe the pandemic help...

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Chinese Officials Report First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu Strain

The Hill (4/27, Oshin) reports, “Chinese officials have reported the first human infected with the H3N8 bird flu strain, which has been detected in horses, dogs and even seals.” On Tuesday, “China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said the flu variant wa...

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Shorter Durations Of Systemic Antibiotic Therapy Do Not Increase Risk For Clinical, Microbiologic Failure Among Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/27, Nye) reports that “shorter durations of systemic antibiotic therapy did not increase the risk for clinical or microbiologic failure among patients with diabetic foot infection...according to” a study. The results of the “...

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Bivalent Protein-Based Vaccine Against RSV Administered During Pregnancy Safe, Effective, Trial Indicates

MedPage Today (4/27, Walker) reports, “A bivalent protein-based vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) administered during pregnancy was safe and led to higher neutralizing antibody responses in mothers, as well as evidence of protection in the...

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White House Announces Plans To Make Pfizer’s Paxlovid More Widely Available

The Washington Post (4/26, Abutaleb) reports “the Biden administration announced plans Tuesday to nearly double the number of pharmacies that carry antiviral” treatments “to combat COVID-19 as many consumers report difficulty finding a” physician “to pres...

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More Than Half Of Patients With Alpha-Gal Syndrome Due To Tick Bites Also Sensitized To Wasp Venom, Study Suggests

Healio (4/25, Bennett) reports a study has “identified cross-reactivity between tick proteins and wasp venom, with more than half of a cohort of tick-bitten patients with alpha-gal syndrome also sensitized to wasp venom.” The results were published in Cli...

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Study Finds No Association Between Contact Isolation, Increased Risk For Adverse Events Among Patients With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Infections

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/25, Nye) reports “no association was found between contact isolation and an increased risk for adverse events among patients with vancomycin-resistant enterococcal...infections, according to” a “retrospective cohort study.” T...

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Common Pediatric Infectious Diseases Returned To, Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Levels Last Winter, Data Reveal

Healio (4/25, Weldon) reports that “common pediatric infectious diseases returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels last winter, according to data.” Researchers “found that, under strict infection control during the 2020-2021 winter season, the rates of...

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CDC Data Show US Nearing 1M COVID-19 Deaths

The Wall Street Journal (4/25, Kamp, Stamm, Bentley, Subscription Publication) reports the US is nearing one million COVID-19 deaths, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 90% of death certificates recorded in the...

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More Than 100M People In US Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose, CDC Data Show

ABC News (4/25, Kekatos, Mitropoulos) reports, “More than 100 million Americans have received their first COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Since becoming available in August 2021, “near...

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More Treatments Needed To Combat COVID-19 Amid Current Pandemic Phase

Bloomberg (4/25, Loh) reports that “the world is coming to terms with the notion that Covid-19 is here to stay.” Bloomberg adds, “As new variants emerge, millions are still falling ill, increasing the risk of even harder-hitting strains,” and while vaccin...

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Many States Scaling Back Reporting Of Key COVID-19 Data

CNN (4/25, McPhillips) reports, “Many states are scaling back on how often they report key Covid-19 statistics, a shift that some experts worry might hinder efforts to mitigate outbreaks and negative effects of the coronavirus.” This week, Pennsylvania wi...

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FDA Grants Full Approval To Gilead’s Remdesivir For Treatment Of COVID-19 In Children Aged 28 Days And Older

Reuters (4/25, Mishra) reports that on Monday, the Food and Drug Administration “granted the first full approval for treating COVID-19 in children aged 28 days and older to Gilead Sciences Inc’s drug remdesivir [Veklury].” This “comes months after the age...

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Liberian Politician Working To Raise Support For Anti-Malaria Efforts

NPR (4/25, Silver) reports on Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who was “the first democratically elected woman president in Africa and one of three winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.” Now, Sirleaf’s “mission is to bring attention to the fight against malaria.”...

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Most Americans Under 50 Should Wait For Next Generation Of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters, CDC Panel Says

Bloomberg Law (4/20, Rutherford, Castronuovo, Subscription Publication) reports, “Most Americans under 50 should wait for the next generation of booster shots rather than getting a fourth dose now to prevent Covid-19 infections, according to several membe...

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Researchers Using Machine Learning To Identify Potential Virus Spillover

Reports Of COVID-19 Rebound Cases Following Treatment With Paxlovid Growing

Trial Finds No Evidence To Support Use Of Hydroxychloroquine For COVID-19 In Outpatient Setting

Measles Cases Jumped By 79% In First Two Months Of 2022, Data Show

Democratic Republic Of Congo Begins Ebola Vaccinations To Curb Outbreak In Mbandaka, WHO Says

Experts Call For New Approach To Address Rising STD Rates In US

Chinese Officials Report First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu Strain

Shorter Durations Of Systemic Antibiotic Therapy Do Not Increase Risk For Clinical, Microbiologic Failure Among Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection, Study Indicates

Bivalent Protein-Based Vaccine Against RSV Administered During Pregnancy Safe, Effective, Trial Indicates

White House Announces Plans To Make Pfizer’s Paxlovid More Widely Available

More Than Half Of Patients With Alpha-Gal Syndrome Due To Tick Bites Also Sensitized To Wasp Venom, Study Suggests

Study Finds No Association Between Contact Isolation, Increased Risk For Adverse Events Among Patients With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Infections

Common Pediatric Infectious Diseases Returned To, Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Levels Last Winter, Data Reveal

CDC Data Show US Nearing 1M COVID-19 Deaths

More Than 100M People In US Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose, CDC Data Show

More Treatments Needed To Combat COVID-19 Amid Current Pandemic Phase

Many States Scaling Back Reporting Of Key COVID-19 Data

FDA Grants Full Approval To Gilead’s Remdesivir For Treatment Of COVID-19 In Children Aged 28 Days And Older

Liberian Politician Working To Raise Support For Anti-Malaria Efforts

Most Americans Under 50 Should Wait For Next Generation Of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters, CDC Panel Says