Week of October 16, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing
English - November 03, 2023 00:04 - 7 minutes - 16.6 MBScience hepatitis c hiv/aids influenza (flu) malaria measles mmwr mmwr summaries mpox polio (poliomyelitis) public health Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, hepatitis A vaccines prevent deaths, but they are still not reaching adults at highest risk. Second, the U.S. firearm homicide rate decreased in 2022, but remained higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Third, a Mycobacterium abscessus outbreak is linked to contaminated water and improper infection prevention and control practices. Finally, severe cases of Bartonella quintana infection were detected among people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in New York City.