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Infectious Disease
Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection
LABline
July 15, 2024
NIH-funded analysis of health record data shows severe reinfections often follow severe first infections.
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Infectious Disease
Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19
LABline
July 8, 2024
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Infectious Disease
Study suggests regular vaccine boosts may help people who are immunocompromised fight COVID-19
LABline
July 5, 2024
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Infectious Disease
Breakthrough on body’s adaptation to COVID-19
LABline
July 3, 2024
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Infectious Disease
HHS provides $176 million to develop pandemic influenza mRNA-based vaccine
LABline
July 3, 2024
Courtesy of NIAID, NIH
Infectious Disease
NIH-sponsored trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine opens
LABline
July 2, 2024
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Infectious Disease
CDC recommends updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and flu vaccines for fall/winter virus season
LABline
July 2, 2024
Vaccine recommendations.
Courtesy of the CDC
Infectious Disease
QIAGEN welcomes new U.S. guidelines for use of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus in detecting tuberculosis infections in children
LABline
June 28, 2024
American Academy of Pediatrics in the United States now recommends IGRA tests like QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus to screen at-risk children of all ages.
Infectious Disease
Benefits of molecular test-and-treat for Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis
Jane M. Caldwell, PhD
June 24, 2024
Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections have been on the rise since late 2022 and 2023 after an overall low incidence during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 GAS infections...
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Infectious Disease
Difficult-to-treat fungal skin infections in the U.S. emerge
LABline
June 21, 2024
Potential sexual transmission of tinea pubogenitalis from TMVII.
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Infectious Disease
CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers
LABline
June 10, 2024
Most people infected with Salmonella experience diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
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Infectious Disease
How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells
LABline
June 3, 2024
How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells.
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Infectious Disease
Risk of death from COVID-19 lessens, but infection still can cause issues three years later
LABline
May 30, 2024
Study also shows that patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in 3rd year compared with those not infected.
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Infectious Disease
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
LABline
May 28, 2024
World Health Statistics 2024 report urges countries to redouble efforts towards health-related goals by 2030.
Courtesy of the CDC
Infectious Disease
WHO releases a strategic framework for enhancing prevention and control of mpox
LABline
May 28, 2024
Mpox is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).
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Infectious Disease
CDC warns of Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry flocks
LABline
May 24, 2024
CDC Salmonella update.
Infectious Disease
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Infectious Disease
An entirely new COVID-related syndrome
LABline
May 15, 2024
Courtesy of NIAID, NIH
Infectious Disease
Experimental NIH malaria monoclonal antibody protective in Malian children
LABline
May 8, 2024
Courtesy of NIAID, NIH
Infectious Disease
Lower dose of mpox vaccine is safe and generates six-week antibody response equivalent to standard regimen
LABline
May 8, 2024
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Infectious Disease
NIH RECOVER makes long COVID data easier to access
LABline
May 7, 2024
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Infectious Disease
CDC warns of E. coli outbreak linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk
LABline
May 7, 2024
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Infectious Disease
Future parents more likely to get RSV vaccine when pregnant if aware that RSV can be a serious illness in infants
LABline
April 26, 2024
Courtesy of WHO
Infectious Disease
WHO Global Malaria Programme launches new operational strategy
LABline
April 23, 2024
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