Articles Tagged With: outbreak
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Nationwide Outbreak of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections from Contaminated Eye Drops
An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection has been traced to use of contaminated artificial tears.
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Using Wastewater Surveillance to Monitor Mpox Outbreak
Researchers evaluated the use of wastewater surveillance to monitor the mpox outbreak in California.
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Another Emerging Infection, as Cholera Makes a Call
Clinicians should be prepared to identify and treat cholera in returning travelers using designated infection control measures to prevent hospital transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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Outbreak of a Potentially More Lethal Ebola Virus
A new outbreak of a more lethal Ebola virus is occurring in Uganda with concern about its exportation.
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Fear of a Polio Outbreak Brewing in New York
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated, immune-competent young patient who presented to an emergency room in Rockland County, NY, with lower limb weakness and fever.
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U.S. Becoming Epicenter of Monkeypox Outbreak
The United States has had the most reported monkeypox cases of any country in world, with 10,392 cases as of Aug. 10, 2022. The next closest nation is Spain, with 5,162 cases.
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Feds Ship Vaccine to States as Monkeypox Outbreak Expands
Public health officials are shipping monkeypox vaccines to states with ongoing transmission and to protect high-risk populations, such as men who have sex with men and those with human immunodeficiency virus.
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Special Report: Monkeypox Spread to 29 Non-Endemic Nations Unprecedented
The near-simultaneous emergence of monkeypox in the United States, Europe, and other regions where it rarely is seen has raised questions whether the virus could become endemic beyond West and Central Africa, where outbreaks are more common.
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Bad to the Bone: Huge TB Outbreak Traced to One Donor
A massive Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak spread to 81 bone tissue recipients in 20 states, leading to multiple patient deaths and 73 latent infections in healthcare workers, investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.
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Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs Do Not Sleep During the Pandemic
Outbreaks with antibiotic-resistant pathogens are occurring in hospital COVID-19 units, primarily caused by multidrug-resistant organisms that are hard to eradicate from the patient environment, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigator reports.