Tag: Viruses
Zoonotic Virus Spillover Set to Continue Increasing Worldwide
If current trends continue, pathogens are expected to cause four times the number of spillover events, 12 times the number of deaths by 2050
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15
CDC Advisers Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get Mpox Vaccine
Current daily average of new cases is one to four per day; two deaths were reported in September
Shortage of RSV Vaccines for Infants Prompts CDC Alert
Agency says Beyfortus should be reserved for infants with underlying health conditions and those who are younger than 6 months old
IDSA: Wastewater Surveillance Allows Monitoring of Viral Infections
Positive correlation seen for composite influenza A virus signal with weekly confirmed clinical cases
Pediatric RSV Hospitalizations Increased in 2021 to 2022 Season
Severity of illness remained similar to prepandemic seasons
Most Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Are Aged ≥75
And patients aged ≥60 years hospitalized with RSV are more likely to have severe illness than those with COVID-19, influenza
Four Genetic Variants ID’d for Risk for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
All four risk variants were predicted to be deleterious and were located in two immune pathways
Severity Reduced With Mpox Reinfection, Postvaccination Infection
Shorter disease course with less mucosal disease seen on reinfection versus initial infection
CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
Spike in severe cases seen in Florida and Georgia; regional increases usually predict the beginning of RSV season, according to CDC
