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Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say.

Lack of timely testing and adequate treatment during pregnancy contributed to majority of cases of congenital syphilis.

Most of the newly affected Finnish farms raised foxes, but some also produced raccoon dogs.

Healthcare workers were more apt to get the flu shot than the COVID-19 vaccine this year. Hospital workers specifically, meanwhile, were less likely to get the flu shot after the pandemic rather than before it. This is according to two studies conducted by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research groups. The research was published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The percentage of kindergartners whose parents opted them out of state-required childhood vaccinations rose to the highest level yet during the 2022-2023 school year, according to federal data released Thursday. The numbers mark a continued drop in routine immunization that increases the risk for highly contagious diseases, such as measles, to spread.