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The new era of COVID-19 surveillance
Alternate data sources — such as wastewater surveillance and population surveys — are emerging as the most effective ways to track local COVID-19 virus trends amid unreliable case data and a departure from daily reporting cadences, Betsy Ladyzhets wrote in an Oct. 17 piece for The Atlantic. -
US unveils plan to boost pandemic preparedness: 4 key objectives
The White House on Oct. 18 unveiled a strategy to bolster the nation's ability to respond to future pandemics and other biological threats, including an objective to manufacture enough of a new vaccine to protect the population within 130 days of a new outbreak. -
Deadly bacterial infections surge in Florida after Hurricane Ian
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Florida is seeing a spike in infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus. The bacteria lives in warm, brackish sea water and may cause severe illness and death. -
NIH to probe Boston University's research involving lab-made COVID-19 strain
Boston University is defending a study involving a lab-made hybrid COVID-19 strain amid national scrutiny and a federal probe. -
CDC boosts response to Uganda's Ebola outbreak: 4 updates
The CDC has activated its emergency response structure in response to Uganda's Ebola outbreak, which has infected at least 54 people and killed 39, agency officials said during an Oct. 12 call. -
Where BQ.1 is most prevalent: 5 notes on the new COVID-19 variant
CDC estimates indicate a new omicron variant, BQ.1, and its descendent BQ.1.1 account for 11.4 percent of cases nationwide. The pair have been dubbed "escape variants" for their ability to escape immunity and are currently most prevalent in New York and New Jersey, where they account for nearly 20 percent of new infections. -
US COVID-19 cases to rise by end of October, Mayo forecasts
While COVID-19 cases have been falling for more than three months, modeling from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic suggests this trend will reverse by the end of October. -
Mortality rate among women increased 21% during first year of pandemic
Between 2019 and 2020, the mortality rate among women increased by 21 percent. -
COVID-19 cases fall for 12th week as omicron offshoots spread: 8 CDC findings
COVID-19 cases have fallen nationwide for three consecutive months, but new omicron subvariants are quickly gaining a foothold in the U.S. and could reverse this trend over the coming months, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published Oct. 14. -
Flu activity highest in Southern states: 8 notes from CDC's flu report
The U.S. is seeing flu activity rise earlier than usual, with Southern states reporting the highest levels of activity, according to the CDC's latest FluView report for the week ending Oct. 8. -
'Escape variants' gain traction in US
The days of the orderly succession of individual dominant variants (alpha, beta, delta, etc.) are likely over, with the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic to be marked by the splintering of a single strain, or what experts call "convergent evolution." Right now, that's exactly what's happening with omicron, Yahoo News reported Oct. 13. -
4 factors that led to monkeypox's decline
Monkeypox cases in the U.S. peaked in early August and have since fallen more than 85 percent. The outbreak's quick downfall can mainly be attributed to four factors, experts told The New York Times. -
WHO ramps up Ebola response: 3 updates
The World Health Organization is sending additional specialists and supplies to Uganda to aid in Ebola response efforts, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said Oct. 12. -
Screen kids 8+ for anxiety, US task force recommends
Primary care providers should routinely screen all children ages 8 and older for anxiety, according to final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published Oct. 11 in JAMA. -
87% of global physicians feel there is a lack of long COVID-19 treatment guidelines
Eighty-seven percent of global physicians feel there is a lack of guidelines to treat patients with long COVID-19, a survey published Oct. 11 from Sermo found. -
Jha: COVID-19 death risk 'close to zero' with boosters
While the U.S. keeps close watch on several omicron variants that can more easily evade immunity ahead of an anticipated winter surge, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator believes there's reason to remain optimistic. -
Polio detected in 2 more New York counties; state disaster emergency extended
Polio has been detected in a wastewater sample from Brooklyn (Kings County) and Queens County from August, the New York State and City Departments of Health said Oct. 11. -
5-day isolation period inadequate, study finds: 3 COVID-19 updates
Experts are raising concerns over COVID-19 isolation guidelines after a new study showed 80 percent of symptomatic participants who were infected when the omicron BA.1 variant was dominant were still testing positive five days after symptom onset. -
Evidence COVID-19 came from nature, not a lab, is 'overwhelming,' report says
Evidence mounted suggesting COVID-19 likely spread zoonotically — an animal to human jump — as the debate into the pandemic's origins flared up again after a new report from an expert panel, Science reported Oct. 10. -
40% of Americans not honest about COVID-19, use of precautions, survey says
Nearly half of U.S. adults reported misrepresentation and/or nonadherence regarding public health measures against COVID-19.
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