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Climate Change Cited For Worldwide Uptick In Malaria Cases

The New York Times (11/30, Nolen) reports, “There were an estimated 249 million cases of malaria around the globe last year, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, significantly more than before the Covid-19 pandemic and an increase of five milli...

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WHO Elevates COVID-19 Strain BA.2.86 To “Variant Of Interest”

CNN (11/29, Goodman) reports, “The World Health Organization has notched up the status of the coronavirus strain BA.2.86 and its offshoots, naming it a ‘variant of interest,’ although the organization says the current risk from this family of viruses appe...

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Increased Uptake Of Hepatitis A Vaccines May Be Needed To Maintain Progress In Prevention Of HAV-Associated Mortality, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (11/30, Kuhns) reports, “Interventions to increase uptake of vaccination against hepatitis A virus infection are needed to maintain progress that has been made in the prevention of HAV-associated mortality,” according to a study...

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CDC Issues Advisory Over Eating Pre-Cut Cantaloupe From Unknown Sources

The AP (11/30, Aleccia) reports, “Consumers shouldn’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows.” According to the CDC, “at...

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CDC Director Provides Update On Threat Posed By Respiratory Illnesses

NBC News (11/30, Hayes) reports CDC Director Mandy Cohen reassured members of Congress on Thursday that a respiratory illness in China was not the result of “a new or novel pathogen.” Cohen noted that the surge “can instead be attributed to existing virus...

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Climate Change Cited For Worldwide Uptick In Malaria Cases

WHO Elevates COVID-19 Strain BA.2.86 To “Variant Of Interest”

Increased Uptake Of Hepatitis A Vaccines May Be Needed To Maintain Progress In Prevention Of HAV-Associated Mortality, Study Finds

CDC Issues Advisory Over Eating Pre-Cut Cantaloupe From Unknown Sources

CDC Director Provides Update On Threat Posed By Respiratory Illnesses