Author: Claudinne Miller
Bird flu makes first appearance of the year in Minnesota
Minnesota Local News Bird flu has returned to Minnesota less than four months after the deadly poultry disease was last detected in the state, the Board of Animal Health said Monday. The detection was confirmed in a backyard mixed flock in Le Sueur County of south-central Minnesota, the board said. The site was quarantined and […]
Apr 4, 2023
New Marburg Outbreaks in Africa Raise Alarm About the Deadly Virus’s Spread
NYT The spread of the Ebola-like virus has claimed lives but could be a crucial chance to test a vaccine — if supplies and researchers are mobilized in time. Two concurrent outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola that can kill as many as 90 percent of the people it infects, are […]
Apr 4, 2023
Chile: MINSAL reports first human case of bird flu
MINSAL The Ministry of Health reports the first case of bird flu in humans in Chile, reported in northern Chile. The sick person corresponds to a 53-year-old man affected by severe influenza. The patient is stable within his gravity. The health protocols established for the management of this disease were activated and the corresponding tests were […]
Mar 30, 2023
Equatorial Guinea confirms 13 Marburg cases after WHO comments
Reuters Equatorial Guinea has confirmed 13 cases of Marburg disease since the beginning of the epidemic, its health officials said on Wednesday after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Central African country’s government to report new cases officially. Marburg virus disease is a viral haemorrhagic fever that can have a fatality […]
Mar 30, 2023
Cases of Marburg going unreported in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says
STAT News The Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea continues to grow, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as the global health agency stated that it knows of confirmed cases that the country has not yet reported. To date Equatorial Guinea has acknowledged nine laboratory-confirmed cases, seven of whom have died. In addition, 20 other people […]
Mar 30, 2023
Bird flu concerns grow after death of 10 bush dogs at UK zoo raises fears of spread between mammals
I News 10 bush dogs at a zoo in England have caught and likely died from the H5N1 virus, suggesting some limited transmission between animals. Scientists are investigating the possibility that bird flu was transmitted among a pack of bush dogs at a zoo in England. Ten bush dogs at the unnamed zoo died in what is […]
Mar 30, 2023
Paxlovid Linked to Lower Risk of Long COVID
Contagion Live Treating COVID-19 with Paxlovid, a combination of nirmatrelvir with ritonavir, within 5 days of symptom onset was associated with lower risk for developing Post-COVID-19 Conditions (PCC), or Long COVID, in a large Veterans Affairs (VA) cohort study. In addition to reducing risk of mild to moderate infection becoming severe, and of severe symptoms requiring […]
Mar 28, 2023
A Carson County skunk is Texas’ first mammal positive for avian flu
Lubbock County Journal A highly contagious virus that began with widespread outbreaks among poultry in factory farms took little time to cross over to wild bird species and then trickle into mammals. More commonly known as the bird flu, the highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to leave its impact on livestock and wildlife around the […]
Mar 28, 2023
Covid-19 testing to no longer be recommended for vast majority of people
Irish Times Covid numbers in hospital more than double as fresh wave starts. Testing for Covid-19 will no longer be recommended for the vast majority of people from next Thursday, the HSE has announced. People with Covid-19 or other respiratory virus symptoms should stay at home until 48 hours after their symptoms have substantially or […]
Mar 28, 2023
