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A new air passenger screening program announced today will provide early detection of influenza, RSV, and about thirty respiratory viruses.
Confirmed on November 6, 2023, the U.S. CDC's Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program has tested about 360,000 air travelers from more than 135 countries.
Individual samples collected from air travelers provide the most granular and reliable data for detecting pathogens. All samples are voluntary and de-identified.

The best news concerning the 2023-2024 flu season in the United States is that most people have yet to be impacted by an influenza virus. 
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), six states reported a moderate level of seasonal flu cases as of November 3, 2023, and two areas (Alaska and Puerto Rico) reported more intensive influenza outbreaks.

About one-hour drive east of San Francisco, an apparent tuberculosis (TB) outbreak has been active for several years.
Contra Costa Health (CCH) today announced that anyone who has spent time inside California Grand Casino since 2018 should consider getting a TB test.
CCH's recommendation is in response to recent casino staff and customers being confirmed with TB at the 5900 block of Pacheco Boulevard location.

The first study to address a World Health Organization (WHO) priority pathogen, gonorrhea, recently found positive preliminary findings that offer hope for patients, particularly in the face of rising antibiotic resistance to current regimens.
If approved, zoliflodacin will be the first new antibiotic for treating 'super-gonorrhea' in decades.

According to a new poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, vaccine confidence has significantly decreased over the past two years.
This health survey, announced today, found that the number of Americans who think vaccines approved for use are safe dropped to 71% from 77% in April 2021.