Outbreaks, advisories, and public-health updates from the CDC, WHO, and NLM.
This report describes emergency department visits involving cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) after implementing a CHS diagnosis code.
This report describes four poisoning deaths at an unlicensed ceremonial papermaking workshop in China.
CDC updates cyclosporiasis outbreak; avoid recalled iceberg lettuce and seek care if symptomatic.
M. C. Hetherington-Rauth et al.
Objective To describe the epidemiological pattern, temporal trends of influenza and SARS-CoV-2, and determinants of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI)-confirmed positivity among patients hospitalised with SARI in Cambodia. Design A hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional surveillance data analysis using national sentinel SARI surveillance data collected from 2020 to 2024. Setting Nine SARI sentinel hospitals are located across Cambodia. Participants A total of 16 739 hospitalised patients who met the SARI case definition. Measure SARI-confirmed positivity defines all SARI cases…
When the Trump administration upended years of vaccine advice, it left pediatricians in a quandary. Many say they can no longer direct families to the CDC as a trusted source of information. So some are creating their own.
A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to jalapeños
S. L. Jones et al.
O. Delgado-Cuellar et al.
S. Ludmer et al.
J. T. Moore et al.
Introduction Implementing integrated One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (OH-AMR) remains a challenge globally, particularly in developing countries. Resource limitations, infrastructural gaps and inadequate technical capacity often hinder adherence to standardised antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance guidelines, resulting in suboptimal data coverage and quality in resource-constrained settings. Moreover, considerable disparities exist in the design and execution of OH-AMR surveillance systems across regions, further complicating global data harmonisation and comparative…
CDC recommends avoiding nonessential travel to Haut-Uélé and Tshopo provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to the current Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak.
CDC recommends practicing enhanced precautions for travel to Uganda or to provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) not affected by the current Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak. Country List : Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Country List : Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Country List : Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
J. S. Yoder et al.
CDC recommends avoiding all travel to Ituri and Nord-Kivu (North-Kivu) provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to the current Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak unless traveling for humanitarian aid or emergency response.
Pediatrics
This cohort study describes the incidence of Kawasaki disease overall across 50 years and by age groups to assess whether epidemiologic patterns changed after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nicaragua is reporting increased cases of chikungunya. Most cases have been reported in Managua. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites.
E. Warren et al.
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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