– India’s health ministry reported a fatal Nipah virus case involving a 14-year-old boy in Kerala state.
– Investigators are conducting contact tracing and a federal task force will assist health officials in Kerala.
– Sewage sampling in Gaza has found circulating poliovirus, with a high risk of further spread.
– A study in Sweden found ICU patients with COVID-19 had higher infection rates than those with influenza.
– An intervention program in Spain improved management of Clostridioides difficile infection.
– COVID-19 lockdowns in South Africa led to a decrease in drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnoses.
– The US CDC reported a Listeria outbreak linked to deli-sliced meats, with 28 cases and 2 deaths.
– Over 90% of COVID-19 survivors had no neutralizing antibodies at 10 months, potentially losing protection from reinfection.