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Now that schools have welcomed students back to classrooms, they face a new challenge: a shortage of teachers and staff the likes of which some districts say they have never seen. …

If current trends hold steady, cases and deaths could fall for the next several months, avoiding a winter surge. Infections are projected to drop to around 9000 cases per day by March. …

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was released Wednesday from a Chicago facility a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection and intensive physical therapy for Parkinson's disease. …

President Joe Biden announced the new pledge during a virtual COVID-19 summit on Wednesday. The plan will increase the US contribution to more than 1 billion doses. …

Last week, the Biden administration imposed new restrictions on state allocations for monoclonal antibody treatments. The move is meant to prevent shortages while the supplies are replenished. …

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Andrew Ordon, MD, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon & Host, 'The Doctors', about the surge of COVID-19 misinformation and how you can help stop it from spreading. …

The US Food and Drug Administration has been mired in controversies related to drug approvals and covid vaccines, all without a permanent leader. …

Some of the top spreaders of spurious COVID-19 and vaccine information are physicians with active medical licenses. Are medical oversight boards ready to step up to stop them? …

Salmonella -- CanadaThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Ministry of Health in Ontario are warning foodservice operators not to buy, use, or serve shredded pork skins and pork rinds that were sold to restaurants that make Vietnamese/Asian meals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) due to possible _Salmonella_ contamination. The affected products were sold frozen in clear plastic bags with no labels, no lot codes, no identifiers, and no cooking instructions, CFIA said. "At this time there is no evidence…

Lyme Disease, Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Austria…

The increasingly lethal turn has filled hospitals, complicated the start of the school year, delayed the return to offices, and demoralized healthcare workers. …

The nation's most populous state is the only one experiencing 'substantial' coronavirus transmission. …

For some, the stigma of a loved one dying from COVID-19 means vague wording for their obituary, whereas others see an opportunity to point blame squarely on the unvaccinated. …

"There is a sickness in America ... far more insidious than COVID," Adam London said in an August 22 email, 2 days after his mask order. …

With 85% of the population vaccinated, Portugal is considering transferring the administration of COVID vaccines from dedicated facilities to health centers operated by the National Health System. …

Other Plant Disease -- IndiaCabbage crops in parts of Kangra district [Himachal Pradesh] have been hit by blackleg disease. Scientists from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (HPAU) have visited the area. Farmers have been told to treat the crop with copper or other fungicides and also use fungicides while sowing. Infected plants are to be destroyed and drainage of water in fields should be ensured. A monoculture of cabbage crops increases the disease risk. --Communicated by:ProMED [Blackleg (also called…

The agency also recommended that clinicians look out for measles cases in communities near military bases where evacuees are being housed. …

I dag kommer en rapport om erfaringerne fra afprøvningsperioden i juli måned. De viser blandt andet, at i de områder, hvor der var personer, der blev testet positive for SARS-CoV-2, fandt man også virus i spildevandet. Og omvendt.

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 7 974 488 (60 114) / 108 643 (931)European Region (61): 68 419 751 (129 294) / 1 313 479 (2089)South East Asia Region (10): 42 547 959 (49 037) / 669 126 (658)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 15 480 394 (30 417) / 283 387 (676)Region of…

Poisoning -- IrelandLikely this problem is happening in other locations as well. Cannabis products often contain THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, a hallucinogen. This product is usually eaten, and the effects can occur from 1-3, or possibly more, hours after eating the product, the delay partly determined by the amount of edible product ingested, the size of the individual, and whether there is any other food in the stomach. These factors affect when the cannabis effects are felt. Consequently, with the effects…

West Nile Virus -- GermanySummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 16 Apr 2021Confirmed: 30 Apr 2021Reported: 17 Sep 2021Reason for notification: recurrenceLast occurrence: 4 Nov 2020Causal agent: West Nile virus [WNV]Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country. Outbreak location 1: BerlinStarted: 23 Aug 2021Epidemiological unit: ZooAnimals affected:Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered…

Rabies -- GermanyReport type: immediate notificationReport Reference: rabies importStarted on: 8 Sep 2021Confirmed on: 15 Sep 2021Reported on: 20 Sep 2021Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseLast occurrence: 2 Feb 2006Causal agent: rabies virusSerotype: RABVNature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory This event pertains to a defined zone within the country. New outbreaks (1)Summary of outbreaks:Total outbreaks: 1Outbreak location: BremenStarted on: 8 Sep…

The White House announced Monday that visitors will be required to show proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of departure. …

There has been a surge of new-onset tics in patients with no prior history of these disorders that researchers believe is tied to the psychological stress generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Global data on children and adolescents with cancer and COVID-19 shed light on risk factors associated with more severe illness. …

Scientists studying coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 are taking blood samples from people in regions where there are lots of bats to estimate how often people encounter the viruses they carry. …

Like DeSantis, Dr Joseph Ladapo says he doesn't believe in school closures, lockdowns, or vaccine mandates. …

Meningitis - Neisseria -- DR CongoThe national health authorities, in coordination with WHO, are providing support in responding to this event. The response measures include the following:- The local committee for the management of health emergencies is conducting regular meetings to coordinate response activities at the provincial level as well as in the Banalia health zone;- a reactive vaccination campaign against meningitis, with vaccine containing meningococcal W antigen, is being planned;- continuation of in-depth…

When given 2 months after the first dose, a booster shot increased antibody levels by four to six times compared with one shot alone. …

Steven Arthur LaTulippe's advice to patients about face masking amounted to 'gross negligence' in the practice of medicine and was grounds for discipline, the medical board said in a report. …

Experts are eager to understand what protects most children from becoming severely ill with the disease. …

As more people travel internationally, the risk for measles infection increases, especially among the unvaccinated. …

Investigators looked at patient preferences regarding taking antibiotics to prevent SSI relative to antibiotic efficacy and adverse reactions. …

Though the comparison is a bit apples and oranges between now and 1918, the staggering death toll is tragic in any era. …

A new report claims better federal government coordination is needed, along with an improved public health infrastructure, more tests, and better data on critical supplies. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownA lower dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine -- one-3rd the amount given to adults and teens -- is safe and triggered a robust immune response in children as young as 5 years old, the drug companies announced in a news release Monday morning. The finding, eagerly anticipated by many parents and pediatricians, is a crucial step toward the 2-shot coronavirus vaccine regimen becoming available for younger school-aged children, perhaps close to Halloween. The companies still must…

African Swine Fever -- HaitiGeneral informationReport type: immediate notification Started: 26 Aug 2021Confirmed: 17 Sep 2021Reported: 18 Sep 2021Reason for notification: recurrenceLast occurrence: 20 Sep 1984Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country. Outbreak location: City of Anse-a-Pitre, Anse-a-Pitre, Belle-Anse, Sud-EstDate of start of the outbreak: 26 Aug…

Tetanus -- RussiaThe Rospotrebnadzor [Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare] department for the Sverdlovsk region is reporting the 1st tetanus case in more than 17 years. The patient is a 5-year-old unvaccinated child who contracted tetanus after falling off a bicycle and injuring his knees. According to officials, in June 2021, in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, a 5-year-old child received abrasions in his knees after falling off a bicycle, while his parents did not seek…

Other Human Disease -- BrazilEditorial note---------------"During the 1920s, the name 'Haff disease' was given to an illness characterized by severe muscle pain and stiffness that affected approximately 1000 persons living along the Koenigsberg Haff, a brackish inlet of the Baltic Sea (1). Subsequent similar outbreaks were identified in Sweden and the former Soviet Union (2-4). Although the etiology was not determined, epidemiologic investigations linked illness to ingestion of fish, especially burbot. "The 1st…

Marburg Fever -- GuineaThe Ministry of Health activated the national and district emergency management committees to coordinate the response and engage with the community. Additionally, the Ministry of Health together with WHO, the United States Centers for Disease Control, the Alliance for International Medical Action, the Red Cross, UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration, and other partners, initiated measures to control the outbreak and prevent further spread including the implementation of contact…

Avian Influenza H5N1 -- RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 27 Aug 2021Confirmed: 2 Sep 2021Reported: 15 Sep 2021Reason for notification: recurrenceLast occurrence: 13 Dec 2020Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virusSerotype: H5N1Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country. New outbreaks (3)Summary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks (3) Outbreak location 1: Zateryanny mir, Chelyabinsk gorsovet,…

The change comes after the first full week of school during which nearly 900 classrooms were fully or partially closed in the city's 1876 schools because of reports of positive COVID-19 cases. …

These good girls are very good at what they do, which is detecting the scent of COVID-19 in human breath. …

For the first time in Alabama's known history, the state's deaths have outpaced its births -- a bleak consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have announced that their mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 is safe and appears to generate a protective immune response in children as young as 5. …

I was miserable for 5 days, am fully recovered a month later, and have learned even more about what we do and don't know about COVID now. …

John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. Michael Foote, MD, Oncology Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. …

"We spiked the football too early. Instead of continuing to listen to medical professionals and interpreting the data, [Gov. McMaster] has been guided by Republican Governors Association talking points." …

A nationwide study of more than 3600 adults found the Moderna vaccine does a better job at preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations than the two other vaccines being used in the United States. …

Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 and HPV 18 infections during a pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of premature birth. …