Respiratory Infections

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported an increased incidence of pertussis and is working with the Oakland County Health Division to work on ways to promote awareness of the issue.

High flu activity and new pediatric flu-related deaths around the country lead some area schools to announce temporary closures in hopes of preventing further spread of the virus.

Although President Donald Trump’s previous skepticism on the flu vaccine was certainly not helpful in terms of encouraging individuals to be vaccinated, research indicates that celebrity commentary on a topic makes it more likely that the audience will recall the message and be motivated to react to it.

Called Mama-Ope, or Mother’s Hope, this system was inspired by Koburongo and designed by a colleague named Brian Turyabagye.

Researchers find that having a local team in the Super Bowl sets a city up for a substantial increase in flu-related illness and deaths during influenza season.

Researchers from the Yale School of Public Health have found that the synthetic controls method developed by Google may effectively allow them to measure the impact of vaccines.

The new pediatric vaccine formulation for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and poliomyelitis (DTaP) may solve the issue of vaccine schedule adherence.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are reporting epidemic flu levels across the United States, along with three new pediatric deaths from the virus.

The FDA has released a Consumer Update that warns individuals that improper use of nasal rinsing devices, such as neti pots, can actually increase risk of infection.

Since avian influenza is continuing to spread in birds across Europe, WHO calls for stronger surveillance efforts in order to better prevent potential infection in humans.

A visitor to Akron City Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit in Akron, Ohio, may have inadvertently exposed nearly 50 people to tuberculosis (TB) during the months of November and December of 2016.

With flu season underway, a pair of recent studies highlight the impact of winter weather on influenza activity and raise questions about the right time to receive a flu shot.

Researchers find that for children who suffer from mild to moderate recurrent throat infections, tonsillectomy may be more beneficial than watchful waiting.

Researchers from the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care at the University Medical Center in Utrecht, The Netherlands, examine the cost-effectiveness of the most commonly used treatments for community-acquired pneumonia.

The researchers discovered that the protein is responsible for immune response and destruction of the bacteria.

New research has revealed just how creative some bacteria can get in order to survive and move between hosts.

An additional nine states are reporting widespread influenza activity, in what is already a busy flu season that has been marked by severe illness caused by the influenza A (H3N2) strain.

The CDC shares how a patient in Nevada died from a CRE that was resistant to a total of 26 different antimicrobial drugs.

University of Alberta researchers have designed a new surgical mask that uses a sodium chloride salt coating to trap and kill pathogen droplets, which could help prevent the spread of viruses.

Researchers have developed a material that may have the potential to provide protection against hospital-associated infections.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus is an incredibly common virus that hits both the very young and the very old disproportionately.

These findings discredit previous allegations that this outbreak was the cause of one source and that the number of cases is higher than that identified in previous years.

The 2016-2017 influenza season continues to see a growing number of severe flu cases due to the increased prevalence of influenza A (H3N2) virus.

Researchers at Southern Research Institute are focusing their efforts on finding a broad-spectrum antiviral drug that will be effective against a number of influenza strains.

The H3N2 strain of influenza continues to circulate throughout Calgary, as well as in the South Zone, while “little influenza activity in the North Zone [has been observed] to date.”