CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
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The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here's What's at Stake.
Donald Trump's pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the ...
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First bird flu death in the U.S.: Here’s what you need to know about the virus
This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)(AP) On ...
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Ultrasensitive test detects, serially monitors intact virus levels in patients with COVID-19
Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood ...
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Continuing surveillance of emerging disease threats is vital for public health, national security
Basic public health protections help augment our national security protections,” particularly when it comes to emerging ...
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First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File) NEW ...
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NIH officials assess threat of H5N1
Bird photo by NIAID; micrograph, which has been repositioned and recolored by NIAID, is courtesy CDC ... officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
Bird flu found in a Georgia commercial flock for the 1st time amid the nationwide outbreak
For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation's top state ...
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Health officials assess the threat of H5N1
according to leading officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH. In a commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine, NIAID ...
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As prevention strategy for sexually transmitted infections rolls out, experts highlight both promise and knowledge gaps
DoxyPEP is reducing the rate of syphilis and chlamydia but has had little to no effect on gonorrhea and needs close monitoring for antibiotic resistance.