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.

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.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in South Korea operated various types of negative pressure isolation units (NPIUs), ranging from makeshift conversions to purpose-built wards. While vaccination and personal protective equipment were essential in reducing occupational exposure, the impact of physical infrastructure on the safety of healthcare workers remains underexplored. This study examined whether nurses’ infection risk varied by the level of isolation ward infrastructure.

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.