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In July 2023, cases of highly pathogenic #AvianInfluenza were reported at 2 shelters for stray cats in Seoul, South Korea; consumption of raw duck meat contaminated with HPAI virus likely caused systemic symptoms and death in cats. https://bit.ly/3ZdsETb

New podcast episode: Dr. Heather Grome, a medical epidemiologist in CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, discusses antimicrobial-resistant infections in children. #AMR #CarbapenemResistance https://bit.ly/48QtZT0

New podcast episode: Dr. Heather Grome, a medical epidemiologist in CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, discusses antimicrobial-resistant infections in children. #AMR #CarbapenemResistance https://bit.ly/48QtZT0

Soon after World War II began, Abbott Laboratories commissioned American artist Carlos J. Andreson to document medical advancements in US Naval hospitals and showcase the contributions of doctors and scientists to the war effort. One of his works, Serology (1943), depicts Navy personnel preparing specimens for study in a serology laboratory. In the 1940s, serology was a groundbreaking laboratory technique that played a crucial role in the medical community’s race to find effective treatments amid global upheaval. Modern serology-based techniques have evolved from the procedures that Andreson depicted in his painting; the techniques have overcome early limitations associated with diagnosing disease, sample collection, and differentiation of an antibody response. Modern serology is a key tool used for analyzing human infectious diseases and has applications for public health, disease prevention, clinical diagnosis, and disease management. Look for this image in the latest EID journal supplement About the Cover essay, Military Personnel Who Advance Global #Surveillance for #InfectiousDiseases, online now. https://bit.ly/4fmUm5C  

World Pneumonia Day is observed annually on November 12th to highlight this global crisis. Each year, #pneumonia continues to affect millions of people worldwide. Most of the people affected by pneumonia in the United States are adults. Globally, pneumonia kills more children younger than 5 years old than any other any infectious disease, such as HIV infection, malaria, or tuberculosis. Vaccination can lower pneumonia risk. To learn more about pneumonia, visit EID journal’s collection of articles. https://bit.ly/49tKHaL  

Analysis of clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 strains obtained during 2008–2015 in Nigeria showed that lineages Afr9 and Afr12 carrying #cholera toxin and Vibrio pathogenicity island 1 can be isolated from water. https://bit.ly/4hn0hJh

A 73-year-old man residing in northeast Brazil was hospitalized with severe pneumonia; laboratory tests confirmed #Burkholderia mallei. Genotyping revealed a novel genotype, emphasizing the need for genetic surveillance in zoonotic infections. https://bit.ly/48qM4XE

New podcast episode: Dr. Jay Fishman, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Transplantation Infectious Disease Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Candice Hoffmann discuss #xenotransplantation. https://bit.ly/4hv9Aa0

November 1 is World #Flu Day. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses and is spread mainly by droplets made when people with influenza cough, sneeze, or talk. During most seasons, influenza causes tens of millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths in the US. The best way to prevent influenza is by getting vaccinated each year. To learn more about influenza, visit EID journal’s collection of articles. https://bit.ly/48rodHb