CDC is conducting a pandemic risk assessment on the virus from the human H5N1 case in Texas using the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT). While CDC believes that the immediate threat to the public from this virus is low, the IRAT outcome will assess the potential that this virus could adapt and spread from person-to-person, as well as the public health impact if that happened. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bIsmah
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Updates
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The latest MMWR Weekly Briefing is live. Topics include: Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in Utah, travel-associated malaria along the southern U.S. border, and more. Listen and subscribe: http://bit.ly/MMWRPodcast
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New data indicate that mpox infections in people who have received 2 doses of JYNNEOS are rare. Clinicians should encourage eligible patients to be vaccinated. People who received 1 dose of JYNNEOS vaccine at least 28 days ago should receive a second dose. People who have received both doses do not need booster doses at this time. Clinicians should also explain to patients that although infection in fully vaccinated people can occur, such infections are rare and typically milder than those in unvaccinated people. Learn more in CDC MMWR: https://bit.ly/mm7320a3
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A new MMWR report showed stroke prevalence increased by 15% among adults aged 18-64 during 2011–2022. It’s important for everyone to know the signs and symptoms of a stroke, especially given the increase in stroke prevalence among younger adults. bit.ly/mm7320a1
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📣 Study Alert! Public health professionals: Researchers used national survey data to map geographic clusters of health insurance coverage and identified racial and ethnic disparities. The study found health insurance coverage and healthcare access worsened during the pandemic for Hispanic/Latino, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations. Insurance coverage was driven by: - cost - unemployment, and - eligibility factors, before and during the pandemic. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/43G5KEr
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CDC confirmed a second human infection with H5 bird flu in the U.S. associated with exposure to infected dairy cows. The patient reported only having eye symptoms, which is consistent with their testing results: the eye swab was H5-positive while the respiratory swab was negative. Eye infections have been seen in previous human cases of avian influenza virus infection. Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/4aqRMrW
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HCPs: Take action to protect young families during Hepatitis Awareness Month! With increasing rates of hepatitis C during pregnancy, CDC recommends that you test all perinatally exposed infants for hepatitis C as early as age 2-6 months: https://bit.ly/3svyHyV
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Healthcare providers: Rubella is a serious and contagious disease. The best way to keep rubella from coming back to the U.S. is to keep your patients informed and protect them with the MMR vaccine. Find more resources regarding rubella and vaccination here: https://bit.ly/3y5ezMv
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School staff and administrators: New CDC data show that 92% of schools provide universal mental health promotion programs, and 78% provide confidential mental health screening to identify students in need of services. Although schools are working to support adolescent mental health, they cannot do it alone. Schools need support to continue their efforts to help students. CDC developed a Mental Health Action Guide to help schools build on the work they are doing and fill in gaps. Explore the action guide during Mental Health Awareness Month: https://bit.ly/47um5NN
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CDC works with partners like American College of Emergency Physicians to improve recognition and care for Lyme and other tickborne diseases. Discover point-of-care tools featuring evidence-based, clinical content to help ensure that you are providing the best possible care to patients in your emergency department. https://bit.ly/4ahrsR1