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Antiviral use among kids hospitalized with influenza ranged between 48.3% and 56.8% before the pandemic, but declined to 38.1% in 2021-2022 and 46.1% in 2022-2023. Factors significantly associated ...

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A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility ...

Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024, compared to pre-pandemic ...

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H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has long ceased to be just a problem for birds. Since its arrival in the United States in 2014, the virus has aggressively expanded its territory, ...