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The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP; "SID-wrap") is a global leader in addressing public health preparedness and emerging infectious disease response. Founded in 2001, CIDRAP is part of the Research and Innovation Office at the University of Minnesota. CIDRAP works to ...
Osterholm Update - CIDRAP
Dec 19, 2024 · In "What Is Safe and Effective?," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall cover the evolving situation with H5N1 influenza, discuss the mystery outbreak in the DRC, and review the latest trends in COVID-19, flu, and RSV. Dr. Osterholm also answers a listener question on the phrase "safe and effective" regarding vaccines.
Infectious Disease Topics A-Z - CIDRAP
A comprehensive list of infectious diseases that CIDRAP covers. Our site is an authoritative, reliable, and timely source of science-based information about global, emerging infectious diseases.
CDC: Respiratory illness activity high nationally | CIDRAP
1 day ago · According to the latest weekly update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19, seasonal influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity continue to increase across the country, with COVID wastewater detections reaching high levels.. COVID-19 is still causing a low number of people to seek emergency department care, but numbers are increasing.
Report describes rare US vancomycin-resistant Staph case
Dec 18, 2024 · James Archer / CDC. A letter published today in Emerging Infectious Diseases describes a case of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) identified in North Carolina in 2021. It's just the 16th confirmed case of VRSA identified in the United States since 2002. The case-patient was a 55-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, pulmonary disease, peripheral ...
Long-COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change
5 days ago · Two new studies add to the growing body of literature on the lasting effects of long COVID. In the first, a study of 114 patients with long COVID in Israel, researchers found high rates of depressive disorders (46%), generalized anxiety disorders (21%), sleep disturbances (76%), and reported cognitive changes (95%) among those diagnosed with the condition.
Our Projects - CIDRAP
The Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) Network Pandemic Research Response Planning project is a cross-center collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing the CEIRS network’s ability to mobilize its scientific expertise and capabilities during an influenza pandemic or pre-pandemic situation and provide research-based knowledge to inform the U.S. Department of ...
Study: Adding macrolides for severe pneumonia not linked to …
1 day ago · XiXinXing / iStock. The addition of macrolides for empiric treatment of patients hospitalized with moderate and high-severity community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was not associated with improved clinical outcomes, according to a population-level study published this week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.. Using electronic medical record data from 8,872 adults who were hospitalized with CAP ...
CIDRAP in the News
Oct 27, 2024 Advancing influenza vaccines: A review of next-generation candidates and their potential for global health impact paper published in Vaccine is co-authored by Julie Ostrowsky, MSc, et al.. Oct 11, 2024 CIDRAP announces that it has received funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance its open-access Coronavirus Vaccines Research and ...