Author: Claudinne Miller
SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response to vaccination
NIH NIH-funded study suggests need to boost CD8+ T cell response after infection. The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell’s response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without prior infection, a study has found. In addition, the […]
Mar 21, 2023
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic
The Atlantic A new analysis of genetic samples from China appears to link the pandemic’s origin to raccoon dogs. For three years now, the debate over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has ping-ponged between two big ideas: that SARS-CoV-2 spilled into human populations directly from a wild-animal source, and that the pathogen leaked from […]
Mar 16, 2023
COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we’re seeing so many viruses emerge
The Conversation From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to. Instead, we’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses. So, is the incidence of virus outbreaks […]
Mar 14, 2023
Risk of avian flu spread to European poultry set to rise again
Watt Ag Net Over the coming months, migration of wild birds infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus raises the risk of a further surge of outbreaks in European poultry. In a recent review, European health authorities conclude that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) situation continues to evolve — not only in Europe […]
Mar 14, 2023
Persistent prosopagnosia following COVID-19
(Science Direct) Abstract COVID-19 can cause psychological problems including loss of smell and taste, long-lasting memory, speech, and language impairments, and psychosis. Here, we provide the first report of prosopagnosia following symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Annie is a 28-year-old woman who had normal face recognition prior to contracting COVID-19 in March 2020. Two months later, […]
Mar 14, 2023
More Young Kids Can Get Bivalent COVID Booster
MedPageToday Pfizer’s booster authorized in children under 5 who received three doses of monovalent vaccine More children under age 5 are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster, the FDA announced on Tuesday. Kids ages 6 months to 4 years who completed their primary vaccination with three doses of the monovalent Pfizer-BioNTech shot can now get a booster […]
Mar 14, 2023
Emory University’s Serious Communicable Diseases ECHO program Webinar on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (AH5N1)
Emory University Project ECHO Anyone interfacing with patients, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, hospital administrators, etc., are welcome to attend. Registration Required When: March 16, 2023 11:00 Eastern Time Presenters/Panelists:•Tim Uyeki MD, MPH, MPP – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division•Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS – Georgia Department of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology•Anne Piantadosi […]
Mar 14, 2023
Controlling avian influenza
BMJ Editorial A One Health approach that links human, animal, and environmental health is essential Global reports of highly pathogenic avian influenzaA(H5N1) in birds are increasing, with cases reportedfrom every region except Australasia and Antarcticasince 2020.1 The global spread of these avianinfluenza outbreaks is unprecedented, exacting largeeconomic losses to poultry industries and tourism,and posing a […]
Mar 14, 2023
Human and Animal Health Experts Meet in South America to Prepare for Bird Flu
CDC Machine translated from Spanish As H5 Bird Flu Spreads South in the Americas, it Poses a Threat to Animal and Human Health March 14, 2023 –With avian influenza A H5 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry spreading to Latin America and the Caribbean, public and animal experts are gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this […]
Mar 14, 2023
Idaho: After avian influenza outbreak among domestic birds, is there any end in sight?
(East Idaho News) A strain of avian flu continues to have an impact on soaring egg prices nationwide, and the first confirmed case detected in domestic birds in Bingham County last week creates an added sense of urgency in eastern Idaho. Christie Hammons, the deputy veterinarian for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, tells EastIdahoNews.com […]
Mar 14, 2023