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Health officials say they have detected polio virus in New York City sewage samples. It was the top infectious disease story last week.
The findings suggest the virus is circulating locally, but the samples are not genetically related to other positive samples recently collected in Rockland and Orange counties that have been linked to a specific vaccine strain. The CDC recommends that children receive four doses of the vaccine by age 6.
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Another top story was about Pfizer and Valneva announcing a phase 3 trial of their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15.
Read these and more top infectious disease stories below:
‘Worrying but not surprising’: Polio virus detected in New York sewage
Health officials announced Friday that the polio virus has been detected in six sewage samples collected in New York City since June, suggesting it is circulating locally. Read more.
Lyme disease vaccine candidate enters phase 3 trial
Pfizer and Valneva announced the initiation of a phase 3 trial to study the safety and efficacy of their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. Read more.
US allows fractional dose of monkeypox vaccine to expand supply
US officials have unveiled a plan to expand the supply of monkeypox vaccine by allowing providers to deliver it in fractional doses and opening up monkeypox vaccination to children. Read more.
FDA: Multiple at-home COVID tests required to confirm negative result
The FDA recommended that people take multiple at-home COVID-19 antigen tests to confirm a negative result, whether they have symptoms or not. Read more.
Less than a third of people with hepatitis C receive timely treatment
New data from a CDC Vital Signs report shows that less than a third of people with hepatitis C receive treatment within 1 year of diagnosis, despite the availability of immediate-acting antivirals. Read more.
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