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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.
Study: 6% of US adults have long COVID, and many have reduced …
Dec 20, 2024 · Two new studies paint a comprehensive picture of current long COVID cases in the United States, and both suggest the condition limits daily activities for a significant proportion of those affected. In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report researchers used data collected from the 2023 Behavioral ...
Quick takes: WHO vaccine advisers say to stick with JN.1 ... - CIDRAP
5 days ago · The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that its Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition recently met to review the latest SARS-CoV-2 genetic developments, along with immune responses to infection and vaccination, and recommends that countries stick with monovalent (one-strain) COVID vaccines targeting the JN.1 lineage. . The group initially recommended JN.1 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Study ties early phenotype-desirable antibiotics to better ... - CIDRAP
5 days ago · Dr_Microbe / iStock. Receipt of early phenotype-desirable antimicrobial therapy (PDAT) was associated with favorable 30-day clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with Enterobacterales bloodstream infections, researchers reported today JAMA Network Open.. In a retrospective cohort study that analyzed data on adult patients with at least one blood culture isolate positive for Escherichia ...
Phase 3 data support use of combination antibiotic for ... - CIDRAP
Oct 9, 2024 · PeterHermesFurian / iStock. A study of long-term care (LTC) facilities in Massachusetts found that residents with a documented penicillin allergy were 95% less likely to receive beta-lactam antibiotics, researchers reported yesterday in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.. For the study, researchers from Tufts University and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health ...