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On September 9, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Kevin O’Laughlin, MD1,*; Farrell A. Tobolowsky, DO1,*; Riad Elmor, MS2; Rahsaan Overton, MPH1; Siobhán M. O’Connor, MD1; Inger K. Damon, MD, PhD1; Brett W.…

Jennifer P. Collins, MD1; Hazel J. Shah, MPH1; Daniel Lowell Weller, PhD1; Logan C. Ray, MPH1; Kirk Smith, DVM, PhD2; Suzanne McGuire, MPH3; Rosalie T. Trevejo, DVM, PhD4; Rachel H. Jervis, MPH5; Duc J. Vugia, MD6; Tamara Rissman,…

On October 17, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Rafael Mendoza, MPH1,*; Julia K. Petras, MSPH2,3,*; Patrick Jenkins, MPH1; Margaret J. Gorensek, MD4; Susan Mableson4; Philip A. Lee, MSc5; Ann Carpenter,…

Summary What is already known about this topic? A high percentage of U.S. adults have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, attained through vaccination, infection, or both. What is added by this report? During August 2021–May 2022, 41.6% of a…

Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Lauren Linde, MPH1; Akilah R. Ali, MPH1; Allison DeSantis2; Minchan Shi, MS1; Carolyn Adam, MPH3,4; Brandy Armstrong5; Brett Armstrong5; Madison Asbell, MPH6; Steven Auche, MPH3; Nagla S. Bayoumi, DrPH7; Boudu…

Introduction The incidence of and mortality from gastric cancer has been high in China over recent decades (1). H. pylori is the major risk pathogen for gastric cancer in eastern and western populations (2, 3). A nationwide…

Please note: This report has been corrected. An erratum has been published. Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra, MD1; Allison Avrich Ciesla, PhD1,2; Lauren E. Roper, MPH1; Zachary R. Smith, MA3; Joseph D. Miller, PhD3; Emma K. Accorsi, PhD1,4;…

Caroline J. Waddell, PhD1,2; Thomas D. Filardo, MD1,2; Namrata Prasad, PhD1,2; Gerald J. Pellegrini Jr.1; Neela Persad, MPH1; William C. Carson1; Terese Navarra1; Michael B. Townsend, PhD1; Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar, PhD1; David…

October 12, 2023 – Two fatal human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A H5N1 (bird flu) virus have been reported by Cambodia. These are the third and fourth human infections with HPAI H5N1 bird flu reported by…

COVID-19, flu, mpox, noroviral diarrhea: How do the viruses that cause these diseases actually infect you? Viruses cannot…

1. IntroductionDuring or after spine surgery, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and nurses often turn to perioperative urinary catheters (UCs) for many reasons: postoperative urine retention, discomfort, immobility, incontinence, frailty,…

1. IntroductionHepatitis D virus (HDV), the aetiologic agent of hepatitis D, is the progenitor of Kolmioviridae, the only family of a newly proposed realm named Ribozyviria . HDV has unique biological properties: its virion consists of…

Eli S. Rosenberg, PhD1,2,3; Vajeera Dorabawila, PhD1; Rachel Hart-Malloy, PhD1,2,3; Bridget J. Anderson, PhD1; Wilson Miranda, MPH1; Travis O’Donnell1; Charles J. Gonzalez, MD1,3; Meaghan Abrego, MPH1; Charlotte DelBarba, MPH1; Cori J.…

Jose Navarrete, MD1,2; Gregory Barone, MPH2,3; Iram Qureshi, MPH2,4; Austin Woods2,5; Kira Barbre, MPH2,6; Lu Meng, PhD2; Shannon Novosad, MD2; Qunna Li, MSPH2; Minn Minn Soe, MBBS2; Jonathan Edwards, MStat2; Emily Wong, MPH2; Hannah…

Summary What is already known about this topic? CDC recommends testing persons at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection as part of routine health care using TB blood tests, when possible, and if a diagnosis of latent TB…

Kathryn G. Curran, PhD1; Kristen Eberly, MPH1; Olivia O. Russell, MPH2; Robert E. Snyder, PhD3; Elisabeth K. Phillips, MPH3; Eric C. Tang, MD3; Philip J. Peters, MD1,3; Melissa A. Sanchez, PhD4; Ling Hsu, MPH4; Stephanie E. Cohen,…

By Michael Le Page Monkeypox virus particles captured via a coloured transmission electron micrographUK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY There is growing concern about an…

This updated content provides basic statistics about HIV in the United States.

Summary What is already known about this topic? Disparities in HIV care outcomes exist for Black persons with diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and access to care and treatment services varies by residence area.…

This updated web content provides information and data about HIV in the US Regions.

Discussion These findings indicate that new HIV infections among Black MSM and Hispanic/Latino MSM did not decrease during the decade before EHE implementation despite decreases or stable numbers among other MSM subgroups, and new…

a Black  refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African American  is a term often used for people of African descent with ancestry in North America. This web content uses  African American, unless…

Green Clean Institute presents the second in a series of webinars highlighted in Green Clean 180 Best Practice Standards. View this webinar and take the quiz for one (1) CEU credit toward GCI…