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"The situation is complicated by the detection of a new variant." -- Jay Varma, MD, of Siga Technologies, discussing recent developments with the global #mpox emergency. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
"That would indicate a step up in the virus' game." -- James Lawler, MD, MPH, of UNMC Global Center for Health Security, if the #H5N1 #birdflu is passed by human-to-human transmission. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
"Carbapenem resistance is a thing and it's far worse now than it was 10 years ago." -- Michael Green, MD, MPH, of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and FDA advisor, discussing an investigational urinary tract infection antibiotic. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
Antimicrobial-resistant infections caused over 1 million deaths annually from 1990-2021, with a projected 70% rise in 25 years. However, researchers say that new antibiotics and improved #healthcare access could prevent deaths. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
"It doesn't really change anything, just like the last variant didn't change anything, or the one before that, one before that, or the one before that." -- Amesh Adalja, of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, discussing what to know about the emerging COVID variant XEC. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/special-report…
Baylisascaris procyonis, the parasite that causes the disease, lives in the intestines of raccoons. After two cases were reported in Los Angeles County, experts emphasized that the infection is rare and does not pose a significant threat. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
"Not obtaining serology and immune testing at this point would be public health malpractice." -- James Lawler, MD, MPH, of University of Nebraska Medical Center, on the need for surveillance as the #H5N1 outbreak persists. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
The CDC reported that four healthcare workers who treated a Missouri H5N1 bird flu patient developed mild respiratory symptoms. All will undergo serology testing to check for infection. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
"We needed a way to cover the injectable HIV prevention drugs ... What we didn't know was they would move the oral PrEP to Part B at the same time." -- Carl Schmid, of HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, on #Medicare changes for long-acting and oral #PrEP. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hivaid…
"People feel comfortable with providers who look and talk like them." -- Carl Schmid, executive director of HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, discussing the growing #HIV crisis among Latinos. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hivaid…
"You'd have to find a drug that was highly, highly effective, and we did not see that." -- Susanna Naggie, of Duke University School of Medicine, on how the #asthma drug #montelukast (#Singulair) did not reduce #COVID symptom duration. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
The CDC reported that there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of #H5N1 bird flu among patients and healthcare workers in Missouri. All six healthcare workers who were exposed tested negative for the virus. MedPage Infectious Disease bit.ly/3C73Frz
"I would not try to take anything by mouth to try to decongest your nose." -- Pieter Cohen, MD, of Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), on common over-the-counter cold and flu drugs. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/special-report…
"It is really a discussion of their individual health conditions that might place them at increased risk." -- Albert Shaw, MD, PhD, of Yale School of Medicine, discussing which high-risk patients should receive an #RSV vaccine. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/spotlight/rsv/…
"He is not a comic book super-villain." -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, discussing Anthony Fauci, MD, during a House subcommittee hearing on the origins of COVID-19. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/washington-wat…
What we heard this week at MedPage Today 🧵 "If we start seeing lots of cases outside of agricultural workers, we should be really concerned." -- James Lawler, MD, MPH, of University of Nebraska Medical Center, discussing what may happen with #H5N1. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
The CDC stated it is aware of rising human metapneumovirus (#HMPV) cases in China, is monitoring the situation with international partners, and sees no current cause for concern in the U.S. MedPage Infectious Disease medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…