Author: Claudinne Miller
Scotland: More than 550 dead birds removed from beaches in two days
STV News Hundreds more carcasses have been found of the Aberdeenshire coast. Hundreds more dead birds have been removed from beaches in Aberdeenshire amid an “unprecedented” rise in avian flu cases. On Monday, a total of 330 birds were removed from Stonehaven beach as Aberdeenshire Council confirmed teams are working to clear carcasses from shores […]
Jul 11, 2023
Togo bird flu outbreak puts Ghana on high alert
Ghana Web Ghana has issued a high alert in response to a recent outbreak of HPAI H5N1 in Lome, Togo.
Jul 11, 2023
APHIS Releases Research on Sars-Cov-2 Transmission in White-Tailed Deer Throughout the U.S.
USDA APHIS The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released national research from its first year of studies and sampling of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) for active infection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These studies show that SARS-CoV-2 is likely to have spread widely within the U.S. white-tailed deer […]
Jul 11, 2023
Transmission Briefs
In this week’s Transmission Brief, James Lawler, MD, MPH, FIDSA discusses the health consequences of Long COVID
Jul 11, 2023
Washington University Scientists Develop An Air Monitor That Can Detect Covid-19 Virus
Forbes A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a real-time air monitor that can detect any of the SARS-CoV-2 virus variants that are present in a room in about 5 minutes. The proof-of-concept device was created by researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine at Washington University. […]
Jul 11, 2023
U.S. Students’ Progress Stagnated Last School Year, Study Finds
NYT Despite billions in federal aid, students are not making up ground in reading and math: “We are actually seeing evidence of backsliding.” Despite billions of federal dollars spent to help make up for pandemic-related learning loss, progress in reading and math stalled over the past school year for elementary and middle-school students, according to […]
Jul 11, 2023
Dublin Zoo flamingos isolated after bird flu case confirmed
Dublin Live Dublin Zoo have isolated their flamingos after a case of bird flu was discovered among the colony. The Flamingo Lagoon is currently closed as Dublin Zoo carry out testing. Approximately 100 Chilean flamingos are housed there. All of the birds have been vaccinated and received subsequent boosters, but Dublin Zoo said “infection can occasionally still occur as […]
Jul 11, 2023
Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths
Washington Univ School of Medicine Two drugs commonly used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis did not shorten recovery time for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 but did reduce the likelihood of death when compared with standard care alone, according to a national study led by Washington University School of Medicine […]
Jul 11, 2023
Majority of Patients With Long COVID Meet Criteria for POTS
Contagion Live A new study found that (79%) of those with Post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC) or Long COVID met the internationally established criteria for POTS. “Overall, 79% (n=26) of PASC participants met the diagnostic criteria for POTS based on delta heart rate from the active standing test,” the investigators wrote. “Five other participants with […]
Jul 5, 2023
In the U.S., the world’s deadliest animal is on the move
Washington Post The deadliest animal in the world is smaller than a pencil eraser and weighs around two-thousandths of a gram — less than the weight of a single raindrop. Every year, it kills an estimated 700,000 people by partaking in what scientists grimly call a “blood meal.” It’s the mosquito — and, increasingly, it’s on the […]
Jul 5, 2023