Top 5 Takeaways High Rate of Contamination: In a study, 70% of sampled household objects and surfaces in a home of two monkeypox patients tested positive for monkeypox virus DNA
Author: Cody Micah Carmichael MPH, CPH
Top 5 Takeaways Outbreak Identification: The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) reported a coccidioidomycosis outbreak among 7 wildland firefighters from two crews exposed near the Tehachapi
Top 5 Takeaways Elimination of Dog-maintained Rabies Virus Variant (DMRVV) in the US: The US eliminated DMRVV in 2007. However, between 2015-2019, three rabid dogs were imported from Egypt, where
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Impact of One-Time Partnerships: Despite accounting for less than 3% of total daily partnerships, one-time sexual partnerships are responsible for approximately 50% of daily Monkeypox virus
Top 5 Takeaways Increasing Trend of Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses: The rate of nonfatal opioid-involved overdose EMS encounters rose on average by 4.0% quarterly from 98.1 to 179.1 per 10,000 EMS
Top 5 Takeaways Variability in Long COVID Prevalence: The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of Long COVID among adults varies significantly across U.S. states and territories, ranging from 1.9% in the
Top 5 Takeaways Behavioral Changes Among MSM: Approximately half of the men surveyed reported reducing their number of sex partners, one-time sexual encounters, and use of dating apps to prevent
Top 5 Takeaways Increased HPV Vaccination: In 2021, there was an increase in HPV vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13–17 years, with 76.9% having received at least one dose and
Top 5 Takeaways Booster Dose Uptake: Approximately half of the eligible population aged ≥5 years (106.3 million out of 214.4 million) received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. Second Booster Dose:
Top 5 Takeaways Widespread Vaccine Safety in Young Children: Among children aged 6 months–5 years, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) have shown a safety profile with primarily mild to