Overview COVID, Bird Flu, Polio cases

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Fri, 2024-06-07 17:53 — mike kraft

The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show upticks in some markers the agency uses to track COVID-19, though overall activity remains muted. According to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker, test positivity is up 0.4% from the previous week and now at 4.5%, while the percentage of emergency department visits diagnosed with COVID rose by 16.2% and is at 0.5% overall. No changes were seen in the two severity indicators, hospitalizations and deaths, which both remain at low levels. COVID wastewater levels also remain low, but high levels are being reported in the West and in Florida. Variant proportion estimates show the JN.1 offshoots KP.3 and KP.2 now account for 47% of sequenced samples, up from 41.2% the previous week, while LB.1 makes up 14.9%.
the CDC posted updated recommendations for symptom monitoring in people exposed to H5N1-infected birds, cattle, or other animals. The guidelines call for local or state health departments to monitor symptoms in exposed farm workers for 10 days after exposure. "Monitoring exposed individuals can help to rapidly identify human cases, provide appropriate treatment, prevent onward spread, and help understand the scope of human risk," the agency said.
New polio cases were reported in three countries this week, according to the latest update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative --Afghanikstga,Pakikstan, Niger...

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