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    Infectious Disease

    2025 U.S. measles cases have already exceeded 2024 numbers

    Erin Brady
    March 20, 2025
    The Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) updated their “Measles Cases and Outbreaks” page on March 14, 2025. According to the recent update, there have been...
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    Infectious Disease

    New study results could lead to lower COVID mortality

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    Dec. 26, 2024
    The study was published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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    Infectious Disease

    Cases of respiratory illnesses like walking pneumonia and whooping cough are surging. Why?

    Meghan W. Starolis, MS, PhD, HCLD(ABB)
    Dec. 23, 2024
    Since last spring, the number of infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterial cause of ‘walking pneumonia,’ has been increasing. The U.S. Centers for Disease...
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    Younger and middle-aged adults have worse long COVID symptoms than older adults

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    Nov. 22, 2024
    New study from Northwestern Medicine finds symptoms occurred regardless of mild or severe COVID-19 infection.
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    Infectious Disease

    WHO adds LC16m8 mpox vaccine to Emergency Use Listing

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    Nov. 21, 2024
    This decision is expected to facilitate increased and timely access to vaccines in communities where mpox outbreaks are surging.
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    Infectious Disease

    Rapid increase in Oropouche virus in Western hemisphere

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    Nov. 20, 2024
    Health officials warn that the vector-borne illness has potential for sexual transmission.
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    Infectious Disease

    California confirms first clade I mpox case

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    Nov. 18, 2024
    CDC to receive samples for addition viral characterization.
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    Infectious Disease

    Measles cases surge worldwide

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    Nov. 15, 2024
    Measles infected 10.3 million people in 2023.

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