Author: Claudinne Miller
UK Health Security Agency unveils world-leading Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre
Medical News.Net The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today unveiled its world-leading Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC), which is building on its pandemic legacy and helping develop life-saving new vaccines for the UK and worldwide. The center is situated at the UKHSA’s Porton Down site, where it is co-located with other services delivered separately […]
Aug 8, 2023
A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID
NPR Stéphanie Longet is an immunologist and a COVID researcher at the University of Saint-Etienne in France, and just like 10-20% of adults who were infected with the virus, she continues to have symptoms well after her infection has resolved – a condition known colloquially as long COVID. “I got COVID one year ago and I […]
Aug 8, 2023
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case reported in North Macedonia
Outbreak News Today The Institute of Public Health of the Republic of North Macedonia reported of a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in a 27-year-old woman from the village of Kuchica, municipality of Karbinci, Štip. The patient presented with initial symptoms of the disease (high temperature up to 38.6°C, severe headache, malaise and vomiting) started on […]
Aug 8, 2023
How leprosy arrived in Florida, and how it is spreading: New clues are emerging
Sun Sentinal Health officials are seeing more cases of the rare disease of leprosy in Florida, and want to find out why. Are foreign travelers bringing the disease to Florida with them? Are people in the state getting it from armadillos, which are naturally infected with the bacteria that causes the disease? How is this […]
Aug 8, 2023
Loss of smell or taste was once a telltale sign of COVID. Not anymore.
CBS News Once a hallmark sign of many COVID-19 cases — sometimes more reliable than even flu-like symptoms at sniffing out people infected by the virus early in the pandemic — was the sudden loss of smell and taste. But growing research suggests this symptom has become far less common, with only a small fraction of new […]
Aug 8, 2023
What to know about EG.5, the most prevalent covid subvariant in the U.S.
Washington Post The coronavirus has not disappeared. With the advent of successful vaccinations and better social management, however, it has waned. Globally, over 1 million new covid-19 cases and more than 3,100 deaths were reported in the 28 days up to Aug. 3, according to the latest World Health Organization report — bringing the death toll to almost […]
Aug 8, 2023
Meet ‘Eris,’ a leading U.S. COVID variant likely driving up infections and hospitalizations this summer
Fortune A new family of COVID variants is on the rise in the U.S. and abroad—one experts say is likely responsible for a rising tide of infections and hospitalizations. The World Health Organization recently designated EG.5 a “variant under monitoring” due to its steady global growth. Reports of EG.5, detected in 45 countries so far, […]
Aug 8, 2023
Florida local transmission of dengue cases now 10, New cases reported in Broward and Miami-Dade counties
Outbreak News Today Florida state health officials reported four additional cases of locally acquired dengue were in the past week from Broward (2) and Miami-Dade (2) counties. Until 2009, there were no reports of dengue acquired in Florida since 1934. In 2009 -2010, an outbreak of dengue was identified in Key West. A total 22 […]
Aug 8, 2023
Bubonic plague case reported in Mongolian capital
Xinhua One case of bubonic plague was confirmed in Mongolia’s capital here on Tuesday, according to the country’s National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD). The infected man ate marmot meat last week, the NCZD said, adding that he and five others in close contact with him are now being isolated and treated. While hunting marmots […]
Aug 8, 2023
Covid Didn’t Take a Summer Vacation
New York Times Many people don’t want to think about the virus, but an increase in cases means it’s time for a refresher on how to protect yourself and others. You’re not imagining it: Covid-19 cases are on the rise again. Fortunately, since a vast majority of Americans have some sort of immunity, either from vaccination or […]
Aug 8, 2023