This report describes a cluster of rabid steers on a Minnesota dairy farm infected by a single skunk.

This report describes the international public health response to patients with Paraburkholderia in their clinical cultures.

This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.

This study was performed to investigate bacterial contamination, particularly Legionella pneumophila and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in outlet water of stationary and portable reverse osmosis (RO) systems used in hemodialysis. Pathogen prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns, and biofilm-related risks were compared between system types to assess their implications for infection control in clinical settings.

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) remains a common healthcare-associated infection worldwide. Understanding risk factors for non-ventilated HAP (NVHAP) in postoperative patients is crucial for targeted prevention strategies.

Few studies describe quantitative thresholds for daily device review that attempts to drive a decrease in device utilization for central venous catheter devices. Increased device utilization in the period spanning March 2020 through December 2021 paralleled an increased incidence of central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) within a Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of an acute care hospital. An intervention tool was developed to foster targeted discussions around device utilization to ultimately reduce the risk of CLABSI.

In addition, the emergence of the influenza A H3N2 subclade K virus fueled a record number of flu cases in Australia this year and extended the season, which may have implications for the Northern Hemisphere season.

Adults aged 40 to 64 had more than double the risk of their matched peers.

Canadian officials said that avian flu is likely behind the unprecedented die-off of roughly 500 birds in and near the Red River in southern Manitoba.