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CDC published updated guidelines for tularemia (rabbit fever) treatment and prophylaxis. New recommendations include str...
09/30/2025

CDC published updated guidelines for tularemia (rabbit fever) treatment and prophylaxis. New recommendations include strategies for naturally acquired tularemia, bioterrorism scenarios, occupational exposures, and special populations such as elderly patients. Stay informed to protect your patients and communities. http://bit.ly/3WdLcjP

HCPs: During the 2024-25 flu season, 280 flu-related deaths in children were reported (as of September 13, 2025). Among ...
09/30/2025

HCPs: During the 2024-25 flu season, 280 flu-related deaths in children were reported (as of September 13, 2025). Among those eligible and with data available, nearly 90% were not fully vaccinated against flu. All children 6 months and older should receive an annual flu vaccine. Read the full report: http://bit.ly/428YhOU

For children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in children’s hospitals during July–December 2024, nearly ha...
09/28/2025

For children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in children’s hospitals during July–December 2024, nearly half of their infections were caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Parents: Learn about M. pneumoniae symptoms such as fever, headache, and a slowly worsening cough.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/3TC1n9k

HCPs: A CDC report looking at 2025 Southern Hemisphere flu vaccine effectiveness found flu vaccines reduced the risk of ...
09/28/2025

HCPs: A CDC report looking at 2025 Southern Hemisphere flu vaccine effectiveness found flu vaccines reduced the risk of flu-related outpatient visits and hospitalization by 50%. If similar influenza viruses circulate in the U.S. this upcoming season, we might expect flu vaccines to provide similar protection here because our vaccine composition is the same. Talk to your patients about flu vaccines: http://bit.ly/4pDUnYn

An MMWR from May identified 84 infant deaths in Georgia between 2013-2022 were found to have had nursing pillows in infa...
09/27/2025

An MMWR from May identified 84 infant deaths in Georgia between 2013-2022 were found to have had nursing pillows in infant sleep spaces. It is critical to ensure families and caregivers understand that nursing pillows are to support feeding and should never be used in sleep spaces. Read more: https://bit.ly/4k6vRMi

Last flu season, 109 children were found to have flu-associated encephalopathy, a rare, serious complication of flu that...
09/27/2025

Last flu season, 109 children were found to have flu-associated encephalopathy, a rare, serious complication of flu that can lead to lasting neurologic impairment and death. Only 16% of these children had received a flu vaccine. Parents, talk to your child’s doctor about flu vaccination. Read the full report: http://bit.ly/48hwnUT

ICYMI:CDC’s Emerging Infections Program, a collaboration among CDC, state health departments, and academic partners, ana...
09/26/2025

ICYMI:CDC’s Emerging Infections Program, a collaboration among CDC, state health departments, and academic partners, analyzed cases of candidemia from 2017-2021 for changes in incidence. The analysis found that the annual candidemia incidence was higher among black peoples than all other racial and ethnic groups. Read more bit.ly/4kfttmG

Last flu season saw the highest reported number of flu-related deaths in children during a regular (non-pandemic) flu se...
09/25/2025

Last flu season saw the highest reported number of flu-related deaths in children during a regular (non-pandemic) flu season. All children 6 months and older should receive an annual flu vaccine. Parents, talk to your child’s doctor about flu vaccination. Read the full report: http://bit.ly/428YhOU

Talk with your health care provider to determine if you could benefit from a new twice-a-year injectable option for HIV ...
09/24/2025

Talk with your health care provider to determine if you could benefit from a new twice-a-year injectable option for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Learn more: http://bit.ly/4nvEocT

ICYMI: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are respiratory viruses that cause similar sym...
09/24/2025

ICYMI: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are respiratory viruses that cause similar symptoms and illnesses and are expected to circulate at the same times in upcoming respiratory virus seasons. Understanding these patterns of circulation can inform clinical testing, supportive care needs, and health care system preparedness: https://bit.ly/4ce7bOX

Su***de rates from 2018 to 2023 decreased ⬇ 7% among young people ages 10-24 and people 45-64, but increased ⬆ 25% among...
09/23/2025

Su***de rates from 2018 to 2023 decreased ⬇ 7% among young people ages 10-24 and people 45-64, but increased ⬆ 25% among Black people and ⬆ 10% among Hispanic people. Learn more about differences in su***de rates by race and ethnicity and age http://bit.ly/4mnSa0v

Clinicians: Did you know that botulism antitoxin is available through CDC and must be given rapidly to be effective? Che...
09/23/2025

Clinicians: Did you know that botulism antitoxin is available through CDC and must be given rapidly to be effective? Check out this previously published MMWR to learn how the CDC’s U.S. Port Health Stations collaborated with multiple agencies to deliver antitoxin, via highway patrol helicopter, to 8 patients hospitalized with botulism, resulting in a full recovery for all. https://bit.ly/4ezFlOe

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