New Tuberculosis (TB) incidence data released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that TB cases increased by 5% in 2022, impacting about 8,300 patients.
The states of California (1,843) and Texas (1,089) reported the most TB patients last year, led by Dallas and Houston.
Tuberculosis Patients Increasing 5% in the U.S.
Is Kentucky Protected from Measles
Thousands of people living in the State of Kentucky and around the U.S. have been calmly waiting about three weeks for new news regarding measles patients in 2023.
These apprehensive people included over ten thousand school students near Louisville and about twenty thousand college-aged adults who recently attended an event southwest of Lexington.
1.9 million Children Receiving Yellow Fever Vaccination
The Ugandan Ministry of Health in Kampala recently announced it would soon vaccinate over 1.9 million children against yellow fever.
It is being administered to nine-month-old children as part of its commitment to the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy. All these children will be vaccinated with yellow fever and measles-rubella vaccines.
This announcement on March 15, 2023, is essential as Uganda was one of 14 African countries reporting yellow fever cases in 2022. Recently, cases have been reported near urban areas, such as the capital city of Kampala.
Bidirectional Association Seen Between Worry, Insomnia During Pandemic
Insomnia was more consistently associated with worries about the pandemic than exposure to COVID-19 risk factors
Incidence of Tuberculosis Up to 2.5 Cases Per 100,000 in U.S. in 2022
Compared with 2021, in 2022, TB incidence was higher among persons aged 4 years and younger and 15 to 24 years and lower in those aged 65 years and older
More Testing of Staff Linked to Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths at SNFs
Reductions in COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents at skilled nursing facilities mainly seen before vaccine availability