Reinfected seniors had lower serum neutralizing antibodies to ancestral, omicron BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 after initial omicron infection
Trends in U.S. Birth Patterns Described for 2020, 2021, 2022
Number of births unchanged from 2021 to 2022, following increase of 1 percent from 2020 to 2021
Malaria Vaccine Chemoprevention Significantly Reduces Deaths
In light of the global expansion of malaria into Central America, Florida, and Texas in 2023, the results of a landmark study confirm the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) (Mosquirix™) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs.
Long COVID May Affect More Patients Than Previously Thought
A number of patients with postviral syndrome after suspected COVID-19 have immune responses to SARS-CoV-2
$1.4 Billion for NextGen COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), today announced it awarded more than $1.4 billion for Project NextGen.
This award supports the development of a new generation of tools and technologies to protect people against COVID-19 for years to come.
Expecting Mothers Have RSV Prevention Options
As the 2023 RSV season begins to accelerate in the United States, pregnant women have two options to protect their child from the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Over the past month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an RSV monoclonal antibody (mAb) and vaccine to protect infants from RSV.
On August 21, 2023, the FDA approved the first vaccine for pregnant women to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) and severe LRTD caused by RSV in infants from birth through 6 months.
COVID-19 Recession Resulted in ‘Baby Bump’
Relative to prepandemic trend, births to U.S. mothers decreased by 31,000 in 2020 but increased by 71,000 in 2021
215 Dengue Cases Confirmed in Florida
As the summer of 2023 comes to a close in sunny Florida, its dengue outbreak shows no signs of fading before New Year's Eve.
The Florida Health Department reported during week #32, there were 15 new dengue cases confirmed.
As of August 12, 2023, Florida's southern counties have reported most of the 204 travel-associated dengue cases and eleven locally acquired dengue cases this year.
Recently, two locally acquired dengue cases were confirmed in Broward County.
Human Fatality Confirmed Following Bird Flu (A/H3N8) Infection
Over the past two years, various avian influenza outbreaks have led to the deaths of millions of birds. And a recent study reported the H3N8 avian influenza virus (AIV) in a woman who died of severe disease in Guangdong Province, China.
According to the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, this was the first confirmed human death after avian influenza (A/H3N8) infection.
As of August 2023, there have been three cases of human infection of avian influenza A (H3N8) virus in China.
Human Fatality Confirmed Following Bird Flu (A/H3N8) Infection
Over the past two years, various avian influenza outbreaks have led to the deaths of millions of birds. And a recent study reported the H3N8 avian influenza virus (AIV) in a woman who died of severe disease in Guangdong Province, China.
According to the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, this was the first confirmed human death after avian influenza (A/H3N8) infection.
As of August 2023, there have been three cases of human infection of avian influenza A (H3N8) virus in China.