Other Emerging Pathogens Toolbox

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Ching SJ, Jung GO, Osuna A, et al.
Bacterial conjunctivitis is uncommon in immunocompetent adults. Neisseria meningitidis is an unusual bacterial cause of conjunctivitis.

Jobe NB, Rose E, Winn AK, Goldstein L, Schneider ZD, Silk BJ.
Circulation of both hMPV and RSV declined significantly during the 2020–21 respiratory virus season when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Shakya M, Chu HY, Englund JA, et al.
In this community cohort study including participants aged 6 months–49 years, average incidence of symptomatic hMPV infection was 7.5 per 100 persons per year. Incidence was highest during January–March and among children aged 2–4 years, and clustered in households. Although most infections caused mild illness, 27% were associated with absenteeism from work, school, or a child care facility.

Patton ME, Moline HL, Whitaker M, et al.
Interim evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization rates among infants and young children in the United States after introduction of respiratory syncytial virus prevention products (e.g., vaccines, long-acting monoclonal antibodies).

Jobe NB, Rose E, Winn AK, Goldstein L, Schneider ZD, Silk BJ.
Circulation of both hMPV and RSV declined significantly during the 2020–21 respiratory virus season when the COVID-19 pandemic began.