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November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Review: Human #H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people

The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Avian flu detected in house mice in Washington state

Grant County recently had seven avian flu detections in wild birds.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Oral vaccine protects against Salmonella Paratyphi in human challenge trial

The two-dose oral vaccine had an efficacy of 73% in healthy volunteers who were exposed to Salmonella Paratyphi A, which causes paratyphoid fever.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Deadly multistate Listeria outbreak tied to prepared pasta meals expands

Seven new illness and 2 additional deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak, which has grown to 27 cases and 6 deaths.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Increased Risk for Post-influenza Pneumonia Among Cystic Fibrosis Carriers ? A Population-Based Study

✅ Just Accepted
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November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reinforced distrust in public health authorities—and the spread of misinformation on infectious diseases—makes outbreak response far harder. This Utah measles dilemma isn’t rare; it’s a warning.
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Long-Acting Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine for Treatment of HIV During Pregnancy: A Case Series

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November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nasal iodophor to reduce Candidozyma auris nasal carriage in nursing home residents

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November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Glucocorticoids cut risk of death from #pneumonia in low-resource settings, trial shows

The results are likely to be more relevant to patients in sub-Saharan Africa than to those in high-resource settings, the authors say.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#India
A total of 104 cases of amoebic encephalitis have been reported so far in #Kerala, of which 23 patients have died, state Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday. The state is battling the rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” #Naegleria fowleri.
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The landscape of microbial associations in human cancer www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

TLDR -- most cancers do not have microbiomes...but a few do have consistent microbe associations (i.e., colorectal and oral cancers). Make sense!
The landscape of microbial associations in human cancer
Differences between cancer types, infectious disease, and potential prognostic markers are uncovered by studying microbes within cancer DNA.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Monkeypox virus shedding despite tecovirimat treatment in a cohort in Toronto, Canada

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September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Enhancing the Care of Patients with Bone and Joint Infections through Educational Interventions

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Enhancing the Care of Patients with Bone and Joint Infections through Educational Interventions
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September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
April 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
US measles total passes 700 as Arkansas reports first cases

The CDC said cases have now been reported from 25 jurisdictions, with though most are part of 7 outbreaks.

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April 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM