Infectious Diseases News

Last week a patient in New Hampshire who tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus died after being hospitalized with severe central nervous system diseases, according to a press release.

According to a new report, 21 U.S. residents have returned from travel in Cuba this year with Oropouche virus, which is spread through fly or mosquito bites.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Novavax that targets the currently circulating Omicron variant JN.1 strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus.

CDC advisors this year introduced the idea of transitioning the United States from a universal recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination to a recommendation based on individual risk factors.

In an analysis of deaths of patients with obesity but not diabetes from the SELECT trial, those assigned semaglutide 2.4 mg had reduced risk for death from COVID-19 compared with those assigned placebo.

Placebos administered without deception, or nondeceptive placebos, may offer an alternative and effective way to help people manage prolonged stress, according to a study published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.

Most providers are still prescribing 10-day courses of antibiotics for acute otitis media despite recommendations calling for shorter durations of treatment, according to study findings.

A measles outbreak in Oregon has grown to include 30 cases, all of them in unvaccinated people, according to state health officials, who warned about further spread as the school year begins.

Patients who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated a 1.16-fold higher long-term risk for systemic lupus erythematosus, while a booster was linked to higher risk for psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, according to data.

Five more people have died and 14 more illnesses have been reported in a multistate Listeria outbreak caused by sliced deli meats, the CDC said Wednesday.