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Locally Acquired Dengue Case Confirmed in California
A new case of dengue fever is found to be acquired by bite of local mosquito, rather than through travel.
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Listeriosis During Pregnancy Can Be Fatal for the Fetus
Affected patients can be asymptomatic or experience gastrointestinal symptoms, myalgias, fevers, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or sepsis....
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What You Need to Know About Oropouche Virus Disease
The main symptoms are not different from other arboviral infections, ie, fever, maybe joint and muscle pain, maybe rash.
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Identifying, Treating Lyme Disease in Primary Care
Physicians in areas where Lyme is endemic should be on alert as high season arrives.
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Shortage of Blood Bottles Could Disrupt Care
CDC warns about shortage of blood culture media bottles that could last into the fall and impact patient care.
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Dengue Surge in US Cases This Year
Mosquito-borne dengue is on the rise in the Americas, prompting an alert from the CDC about risk to the US population.
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Revamped Antibiotic May Treat Deadly Eye Infection
The researchers showed that cefiderocol given as eye drops was effective in an experimental model of infection.
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Vaccine ‘Will Not Curb’ Dengue Epidemic, Says PAHO
The most important actions to take in addition to vaccination are field operations, vector control, prevention, and education.
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Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease Has Severe Effects
"A myth I would like to dispel is that Chagas disease is not being transmitted in the United States."
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Ebola Vaccine Saves Lives Even After Exposure
It is the only Ebola vaccine currently recommended for use during an epidemic.
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Musculoskeletal Symptoms Often Misattributed to Prior Tick Bites
A new study finds that Ehrlichia or Rickettsia seropositivity was not linked with chronic musculoskeletal symptoms, but alpha-...