SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance - Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022-May 2023

Published on April 25, 2024

This report describes the sensitivity of different kinds of tests that detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Saving the Amazon in South America by a regional approach on climate change: the need to consider the health perspective

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The Amazon, the world's largest rainforest covering more than 1·6 billion acres extends across numerous South American nations—including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It plays a crucial part in climate stability by storing more than 150 000 billion tons of carbon and accounts for between 15% and 20% of the total freshwater discharge into

Notes from the Field: Group A Streptococcus Bacteremia in Persons Who Inject Drugs - Northern Vermont, January 2020-October 2023

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This report describes an increase in group A streptococcal infections among people who inject drugs in Vermont.