Infection Control News

The health department in Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky, has declared a pertussis outbreak after several cases were confirmed in the last few weeks.

Infants born during spring and summer months are the most likely to have a first-season medically attended case of respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

WHO reported a “major” increase in STIs in 2022, specifically highlighting an increase in syphilis and an insufficient decline in new HIV and viral hepatitis infections.

Experts have called for additional research and drug development after estimates showed that more than 700 million disability-adjusted life-years were associated with 85 pathogens, with some disproportionately affecting young children.

A dairy worker in Michigan became the second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an outbreak in dairy cows, the CDC and Michigan health officials announced Wednesday.

A county in Kentucky has declared a pertussis outbreak following the confirmation of nine cases since late April, including three this past Monday.

Carbapenems were commonly prescribed as targeted therapy for extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales infections despite significant changes in guidance, data show.

A recent survey showed that only about one-quarter of older adults have received respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations.

The AAP reversed its long-held stance against breastfeeding with HIV, now saying that parents with HIV who wish to breastfeed should be supported in their decision, so long as they are on treatment and virally suppressed.

The CDC advised clinicians for a second time to be on alert for possible mpox cases in travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who may be infected with a deadlier strain of the virus than the one that caused an outbreak in 2022.