Top in ID: Circulating poliovirus in New York; CDC monkeypox vaccine equity program
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced a state disaster emergency due to poliovirus detected in the wastewater samples of several counties in the state, as well as New York City.
This polio detection, in addition to the recent case of paralytic polio in New York, were enough to meet WHO’s definition of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus, according to the CDC. The state’s focus now shifts to expanding vaccination and reducing exposure risk for unvaccinated populations. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Another top story was about the launch of a monkeypox vaccine equity pilot program by the CDC. The goal of the program is to extend vaccination to communities who are most at risk.
Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:
New York emergency lands US on small list of countries with circulating poliovirus
The CDC said that the United States has joined a list of around 30 countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. Read more.
CDC launches monkeypox vaccine equity program
The CDC launched a monkeypox vaccine equity pilot program to reach more of the populations that are most at risk for infection. Read more.
Mortality risk among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 decreased during omicron
A study showed that the risk for death among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was substantially lower during the later period of omicron variant predominance compared with earlier omicron and delta predominance. Read more.
HHS secretary urges ID to ‘make this moment into a movement’
During a chat at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra addressed infectious disease experts and allies and told them not to “waste the moment” at hand. Read more.
Surveillance provides real-time information about C. auris outbreak characteristics
Active and passive Candida auris surveillance in southern California allowed researchers to identify cases and gain crucial data, including resistance information, in real time. Read more.