Last Updated: October 25, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Washington state has reported two human cases of HPAI A(H5N1).
- CDC determines that Missouri healthcare workers exposed to HPAI A(H5N1) were not infected.
- Marburg virus disease activity may be declining in Rwanda.
- Germany reports a case of travel-related clade Ib mpox.
- Respiratory disease activity in Virginia is low but trending upward.
- Indirect and direct damages from Helene are approaching $50 billion in North Carolina.
- Emergency department (ED) visits associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae have increased 7x in children aged 2-4 since spring.
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