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Author: Claudinne Miller

First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States

CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases. On November 15, 2024, the California Department of Public […]

Nov 20, 2024

One in 20 Adults With RSV Hospitalized, Study Shows

MedPageToday Among adults with outpatient respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections across six RSV seasons, roughly one in 20 were hospitalized within 28 days, according to a large cohort study that used data from three health record databases. In the cohort of over 67,000 patients with outpatient medically attended RSV infections, hospitalization rates were 4.5% to […]

Nov 20, 2024

Bird flu decimated tern colony in northwest Washington

Washington State Standard Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting their brains. More than half a colony of Caspian terns on a small island near Port Townsend died last year amid an outbreak of bird flu, underscoring […]

Nov 19, 2024

H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk

STAT News The virus, which appears not to have spread to anyone else, underwent mutational changes virologists didn’t want to see. The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 […]

Nov 19, 2024

CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024

CDC CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” in dairy cows and other animals in the United States. In this week’s spotlight, CDC highlights new resources for employers of farm workers, the results of a radio media tour for journalists […]

Nov 19, 2024

The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart

Vox America, before and after vaccines. Measles, mumps, and polio are supposed to be diseases of the past. In the early to mid-20th century, scientists developed vaccines that effectively eliminated the risk of anyone getting sick or dying from illnesses that had killed millions over millennia of human history. Vaccines, alongside sanitized water and antibiotics, have marked the […]

Nov 19, 2024

Cases of ‘walking pneumonia’ up in D.C. region, part of national trend

Washington Post Cases of walking pneumonia have been surging among young children in the D.C. region, according to pediatricians and public health officials. Nell Codner, a 48-year-old federal worker from near Annapolis, didn’t worry two weeks ago when her 10-year-old twin daughters developed a cough. “Who touched what and didn’t wash their hands?” she recalled […]

Nov 19, 2024

Study Finds 1 in 4 Americans May Have Long COVID

Newsmax A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans had long […]

Nov 19, 2024

H5N1 bird flu infects 5 more humans in California, and 1 in Oregon

Medical Express As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon — the state’s first. A seventh presumptive California case is awaiting confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All of the […]

Nov 19, 2024