Author: Claudinne Miller
What Would You Do If an Ebola Patient Checked Into Your Hospital?
Medical News Today The cavalry isn’t coming, but the infectious diseases are. On a November morning in 2018, a man checked into a crowded emergency department (ED) in California reporting fever and body aches. The clerk who checked him in quickly deduced that he had arrived 2 days prior from the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Apr 2, 2025
The hunt for the next pandemic is on our shores
ABC News Australia Along the untamed coast of southern Victoria, where thyme rice-flower and coast daisy hustle for space and mud flats melt into aqua ocean, a team of birdwatchers is searching for an invisible enemy. For almost 45 years, Rosalind Jessop has tracked the health of communities of wild birds, gathering data on flock […]
Apr 2, 2025
Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows
CDC A multistate outbreak of HPAI A(H5N1) bird flu in dairy cows was first reported on March 25, 2024. This is the first time that these bird flu viruses had been found in cows. In the United States, since 2022, USDA APHIS has reported HPAI A(H5N1) virus detections in more than 200 mammals. On April […]
Apr 2, 2025
Intranasal influenza virus-vectored vaccine offers protection against clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 infection in small animal models
Nature The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus has been endemic in aquatic birds since 1997, causing outbreaks in domestic poultry and occasional human infections worldwide. Recently, the cross-species transmission of a new reassortant variant from clade 2.3.4.4b of H5N1 to cattle in the US has heightened concerns regarding the expansion of host range […]
Apr 2, 2025
Toddler Dies Of Bird Flu In Andhra Pradesh
NDTV The infant died on March 15, and the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) later confirmed that she had contracted bird flu after testing her sample. A two-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh succumbed to bird flu more than a fortnight ago, an official said on Wednesday. The toddler died on March 15, and the […]
Apr 2, 2025
What to do to stop the spread of bird flu?
BBC Disinfecting feet, frequent hand washing and changing footwear often are just some of the measures farmers take to try and halt the spread of bird flu. Cases of the virus have been found in Burnopfield and Lazonby, forcing the Animal and Plant Health Agency to set up surveillance zones in Tyne and Wear, Cumbria […]
Apr 2, 2025
FDA lays off bird flu leadership, among steep cuts to senior veterinarians
CBS News The top veterinarians overseeing the bird flu response at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine were laid off on Tuesday, as part of sweeping cuts ordered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the nation’s health agencies. Out of some 10,000 workers laid off Tuesday across the Department of Health […]
Apr 2, 2025
Research highlights rising risk of human-to-human mpox transmission
Medical News Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey. In a letter published in Nature Medicine, researchers highlight how mpox – traditionally spread from animals to humans – is now showing clear signs of sustained human-to-human transmission. Mpox is a […]
Apr 2, 2025
FDA approves Bavarian Nordic’s freeze-dried mpox and smallpox vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology The formulation allows for greater stockpiling, with Bavarian Nordic already working with the US Government to add to vaccine reserves. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the freeze-dried formulation of Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox and mpox vaccine in a move expected to provide flexibility in stockpiling the jab. Marketed as Jynneos […]
Apr 2, 2025
Measles in Maryland: What to know as the state now has three cases
Delmarva News Maryland health officials confirmed three measles cases in Maryland this month, making the state one of 18 with reports of the disease in 2025. In Maryland, the first measles case this year was confirmed by state health officials on March 9 from a Howard County resident who traveled internationally. The other two — […]
Apr 2, 2025