Respiratory Infections News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, raising the number to 28 states, which represents roughly 65% of the nation’s milk production, the agency said.

Researchers developed a computer-based tool to evaluate hospitalized patients for suspected tuberculosis that correctly identified 100% of cases, which could help prevent spread to other patients, they said.

A large study of veterans with tuberculosis identified factors associated with extrapulmonary TB, including non-Hispanic Black race, all-cause mortality within 90 days of diagnosis, diabetes and HIV status, according to a study.

The FDA is adding a warning about Guillain-Barré syndrome to the respiratory syncytial virus vaccines manufactured by GSK and Pfizer based on data that suggest there may be a link between the shots and the rare disorder.

A person hospitalized last month with the first case of severe bird flu in the United States has died, Louisiana health officials announced Monday.

The FDA accepted a biologics license application for Merck’s respiratory syncytial virus immunization, clesrovimab, the company announced Tuesday.

An FDA advisory committee said it wants to see more data to understand the implications of what the FDA called an “imbalance” in cases of severe respiratory syncytial virus among infants participating in an early-stage RSV vaccine trial.

A child in California suspected to have highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza consumed raw milk before experiencing symptoms, officials said.

Nirsevimab and the maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus can reduce health care costs and productivity losses associated with RSV but lead to higher overall spending, according to analyses published in Pediatrics.