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CDC summary of current bird flu summary in the U.S.

Fri, 2024-12-13 11:30 — mike kraft

H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation H5 bird flu is causing outbreaks in wild birds and poultry, other animals and sporadic human cases. CDC Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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H5 Bird Flu Detections in USA

• Dairy cattle: Ongoing multi-state outbreak

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Dengue fever hits record levels in Central and South America

Wed, 2024-12-11 10:34 — mike kraft

Record outbreak of Dengue fever in Central and South America More than 12.6m cases were recorded this year, the region's UN health organisation says. BBC News

The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday.

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Malaria cases increased again in 2023, African children worst hit -- WHO

Wed, 2024-12-11 10:16 — mike kraft

Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - There were around 11 million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, up to an estimated 263 million, according to a new World Health Organization report, marking another year of negligible progress against the age-old killer.

There were 597,000 deaths, a similar total to 2022, the vast majority among African children aged under 5 years old, the WHO said.

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U.S. Flu Rates Show Slight Increase; Overall Respiratory Viruses Rise To Moderate

Mon, 2024-12-09 10:06 — mike kraft

US flu activity picks up a little more pace In its weekly respiratory illness snapshot, the CDC upgraded the level from low to moderate. CIDRAP

Though US flu activity is still low, markers such as test positivity and emergency department (ED) visits show more rises, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said (Friday) in its latest weekly update.

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U.S. life expectancy gains expected to stall by 2050 as health progress falls below pace of other countries

Fri, 2024-12-06 11:22 — mike kraft

Study: US life expectancy gains expected to stall by 2050 as health progress fails to keep pace with other countries The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation's health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, ... Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Medical Xpress

The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation's health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., published in The Lancet.

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COVID-19 and flu estimated trends in U.S. states --CDC

Mon, 2024-12-02 09:48 — mike kraft

Current Epidemic Trends (Based on Rt) for States CFA’s Rt page estimates COVID-19 and influenza epidemic trends for U.S. states. CDC CFA: Modeling and Forecasting

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As of November 26, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 10 states, declining or likely declining in 15 states, and not changing in 22 states....

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As of November 26, 2024, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 33 states, declining or likely declining in 1 state, and not changing in 8 states.

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No unexpected COVID vaccine safety concerns in young children--study

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:26 — mike kraft

Study: No unexpected COVID vaccine safety concerns in kids Postvaccination reactions were reported for 47% of children. CIDRAP

A new research letter published yesterday in JAMA Network Open shows no new safety concerns or reactogenicity signals among babies and toddlers who received their first COVID-19 vaccines by the age of 2.

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