Infection Control News

Influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 have come together to pose a serious health threat this holiday season, according to experts.

HIV testing fell by almost one-third in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and prescriptions for PrEP also were negatively affected, according to data published in MMWR.

Hospitalizations for influenza are the highest they have been at this time of year since 2010, the CDC reported Friday.

Children who were exposed to Zika virus in utero may demonstrate developmental differences into preschool age, even if they did not have congenital Zika syndrome, according to a study published in Pediatric Research.

On Thursday, experts, clinicians and researchers across the world acknowledged World AIDS Day, celebrated each year on December 1.

The CDC said Wednesday that it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in certain U.S. jurisdictions, including Michigan and Philadelphia.

The ACP is calling for adequately funded policies and procedures to improve disparities in access to and the quality of health care for individuals in U.S. jails and prisons.

A voluntary mass testing program for individuals without COVID-19 symptoms was associated with a reduction in COVID-19-related hospital admissions, a study published in BMJ found.

Maternal influenza vaccination was around 65% effective at preventing influenza-associated hospitalizations among infants when the viruses matched what was in the vaccine, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Experts said a “tripledemic” of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and COVID-19 is overwhelming hospitals, but Americans can reduce their risk for hospitalization or death through vaccination and mitigation measures.