A lack of wastewater testing is blinding the Central Valley to its bird flu problem
The Central Valley is home to many of California's most vulnerable groups to bird flu: agricultural workers. It's also where ...
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Continuing surveillance of emerging disease threats is vital for public health, national security
Basic public health protections help augment our national security protections,” particularly when it comes to emerging ...
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As prevention strategy for sexually transmitted infections rolls out, experts highlight both promise and knowledge gaps
DoxyPEP is reducing the rate of syphilis and chlamydia but has had little to no effect on gonorrhea and needs close ...
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Memo to Trump: Create a new biosafety and biosecurity agency to oversee research
To improve and streamline oversight of risky pathogen research, President-elect Donald Trump should create a new biosafety ...
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Early results of doxy PEP rollout show mixed impact on STIs
As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is ...
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First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — ...
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Officials assess threat of H5N1 avian flu
according to leading officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH. In a commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine, NIAID ...
Op-Ed: Collapsing health systems vs major flu outbreaks in US, UK and Europe
Health systems are already under significant stress, especially in England. This may be a seasonal event or the beginning of ...
CNN on MSN18d
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...
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The first US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File) Health officials ...