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When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its latest Travel Health Notice regarding countries reporting poliovirus detections.
Outbreak countries have stopped indigenous wild poliovirus but are experiencing re-infection either through the importation of wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus from another country or the emergence and circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus.

In this World Health Organization (WHO) global respiratory update, influenza surveillance continues to be modest as the Northern Hemisphere prepares for the 2023-2024 flu season.
The WHO's Influenza Update N° 453 reported that in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, including the United States, indicators of influenza activity were reported at low levels or below the seasonal threshold in most reporting countries.

As the Fall and Winter virus season approaches the USA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reaffirmed vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death. 

As the United States transitions from a government-funded COVID-19 vaccination program to commercial offerings, over 25 million adults may have limited access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccines.
To address this significant vaccine-equity issue, the U.S. CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today presented the temporary  Bridge Access Program.

In the United States, the annual flu season is just starting at the same time U.S. government agencies are expected to announce recommendations for new COVID-19 vaccines.
As millions of people approach their trusted pharmacists for a flu shot, many wonder if the coadministration of a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious.
A new Original Investigation published by the peer-reviewed journal The JAMA Open Network on September 8, 2023, offered reassuring news for older adults.

While most people assume most rabies deaths are a result of a dog bit, bats are actually the leading cause of rabies deaths in people in the United States. 
Rabies can spread to people from bats after minor, seemingly unimportant, or unrecognized bites or scratches.
Exposure to rabid bats is the leading cause of rabies in humans in the U.S., accounting for 70% of people who become infected, reported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, dog bites are causing increasing deaths in the U.S.