Author: Claudinne Miller
Fauci urges at-risk people to keep masking to prevent COVID-19
Baltimore Sun Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging at-risk people to continue wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Speaking to MedPage Today, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explained he became infected with the disease for the third time in July. The illness, he said, came despite being […]
Aug 13, 2024
Will bird flu be the next pandemic? Vaccines are prepped, just in case.
USA Today A quiet effort to prevent the next global pandemic began rolling off an assembly line this summer behind the gates of an office complex in suburban Raleigh. In this sprawling factory, sheltered by thick pine groves, workers at CSL Seqirus are bottling millions of doses of a new vaccine targeting the H5N1 bird […]
Aug 13, 2024
‘Zika-like’ mosquito-borne virus has spread into Europe, health officials warn
Fox News The Oropouche virus is transmitted through bites from mosquitoes and midges, with sloths and birds acting as hosts. Cases of the Oropouche virus (OROV) emerging in Europe have health officials on high alert. As of the end of July, 19 cases had been reported with 12 in Spain, five in Italy and two […]
Aug 13, 2024
NIH study to pinpoint long Covid diagnosis comes up short
NBC Researchers pored over lab results from more than 10,000 patients from across the U.S. but couldn’t find differences between patients with and without long Covid. Long Covid continues to evade a clear diagnostic test, researchers reported in a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The findings are part of the National Institute of […]
Aug 13, 2024
Mosquito season is getting longer, which could lead to more disease. How one city is preparing.
CBS News A warmer climate means mosquito season is getting longer, prompting not only an increase in the pesky insects but also greater potential for them to spread diseases like West Nile virus. To help reduce the risk In New York City, expert “insect hunters” track the summer pests among the trees and marshes of parks that residents use to […]
Aug 13, 2024
CDC says COVID is at ‘very high’ activity levels in some US states: See latest data
USA Today Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of the United States have reported “very high” levels of COVID-19 activity. Using wastewater or sewage, the CDC tests the water to see if there are any traces of an infectious disease within a community, the government agency says. Data collected on […]
Aug 13, 2024
Mpox Declared A Public Health Emergency In Africa: Why That’s A Concern For Other Nations
Forbes Due to the alarming surge in cases of mpox (formerly referred to as monkeypox), the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease a public health emergency on Tuesday. There have already been 17,500 mpox cases and 460 deaths in Africa in 2024, more than were recorded all of last year. The […]
Aug 13, 2024
An unexpected gene may help determine whether you survive flu or COVID-19
Science Study of blood from severely ill patients implicates a gene involved in the production of fatty acids After a 2013 outbreak of avian influenza in China killed about 35% of the people it infected, immunologist Katherine Kedzierska of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity set out to answer a baffling question: Why […]
Aug 13, 2024
USDA to take ‘additional step’ in testing beef from former dairy cattle for bird flu
Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to embark on a year-long study beginning next month that will test samples for evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza from former dairy cattle moved into meat production. Emilio Esteban, the undersecretary for food safety at the USDA, told reporters on a call Tuesday the new […]
Aug 13, 2024
Common Lab Tests Not Useful in Diagnosing Long COVID, Study Shows
MedPageToday None of 25 routine laboratory tests were clinically useful for diagnosing long COVID, despite some slight differences in results between patients with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to an analysis of the RECOVER-Adult cohort. Among participants with a post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) index of 12 points or higher, there were no meaningful […]
Aug 13, 2024