Year: 2024
Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo
BBC At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says. The health ministry says the majority of people who have died are between the ages of 15 and 18. More than 300 people have been infected with patients exhibiting […]
Dec 4, 2024
UK: Confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib
gov.uk This release has been published in response to confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox in the UK. Whilst numbers remain low updates will be released on an ad-hoc basis. As of 29 November 2024, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed 5 cases of clade Ib mpox in the UK. The first case […]
Dec 4, 2024
Biological Mechanisms Underlying Severe COVID-19
Technology Networks Immunology and Microbiology Severe COVID-19 arises in part from the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s impact on mitochondria, tiny oxygen-burning power plants in cells, which can help trigger a cascade of organ- and immune system-damaging events, suggests a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the University of […]
Dec 4, 2024
Five years after the first covid-19 cases, there are lessons to learn
New Scientist It is now five years since clinicians in Wuhan, China, first encountered covid-19 cases in December 2019. Hindsight makes it even clearer how the battle against the disease wasn’t just a fight against a virus, but also a struggle against the political suppression of scientific evidence. This isn’t a new phenomenon. During the […]
Dec 4, 2024
Sick animals suggest COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market
Nature A preliminary analysis takes a closer look at genomic data collected at the market. The quest to understand where the COVID-19 pandemic started has revealed fresh clues. Researchers have re-analysed data collected from a market in Wuhan, China, during the early days of the pandemic and found that animals there were infected with a […]
Dec 4, 2024
Colorado sees rise in walking pneumonia, particularly among very young children
Denver Post Colorado has experienced a surge in walking pneumonia this fall, most notably among very young children who aren’t usually as susceptible to the illness, according to health officials. Bacterial infections that cause the mild lung infection reemerged nationwide this year for the first time since the start of the pandemic, peaking in August […]
Dec 4, 2024
New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu
Reuters New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island. Tests confirmed the H7N6 subtype of bird flu at a rural chicken farm in the Otago region, Biosecurity New Zealand said in a statement. It […]
Dec 4, 2024
Growing gulf in US life expectancy deepened by COVID-19 pandemic
Medical News.Net In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers updated their analysis from the original Eight Americas study to reflect current life expectancy disparities in the United States. What is the Eight Americas study? The Eight Americas study was published nearly two decades ago to provide crucial insights into life expectancy inequities in the […]
Dec 4, 2024
Why Anthony Fauci Is Concerned about Bird Flu and Public Division
Scientific American “America’s Doctor” says that our common enemy is the danger posed by viruses, not each other. his episode is part of “Health Equity Heroes,” an editorially independent special project that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Rachel Feltman: The public health world is filled with heroes, but it doesn’t exactly produce a ton […]
Dec 4, 2024
Bird Flu, Explained
NYT By now, you’ve probably seen some alarming headlines about bird flu, and you may be wondering how worried you should be. I understand the uncertainty. On the one hand, we have all spent decades hearing alarming stories about strange viruses — like MERS, Ebola, dengue and Zika — most of which don’t end up […]
Dec 4, 2024