Author: Claudinne Miller
47 Tigers Dead In Vietnam Zoos Due To Bird Flu
VNA News Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said Wednesday. The deaths occurred in August and September at the private My Quynh safari park in Long An province and the Vuon Xoai zoo in Dong Nai, near Ho […]
Oct 2, 2024
COVID May Increase Risk of Kidney Disease
Newsweek COVID-19 is known for its effects on our respiratory system but it can also harm other organs, as new research suggests the coronavirus could heighten the risk of acute kidney disorders. Recent studies have highlighted the lasting impact that this virus can have on our memory and cognitive function. Now scientists have found a […]
Oct 2, 2024
How COVID-19 Messes Up Your Gut Health
Time When you reach for a COVID-19 test, it’s probably because you’ve got a scratchy throat, runny nose, or cough. But those are far from the only symptoms that make Dr. Rohit Jain, an internal medicine doctor at PennState Health, suspect the virus. These days, when someone complains of nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting, “I always get […]
Oct 2, 2024
The majority of mpox cases can’t be tracked
Devex Health responders are largely not able to track how the virus is moving from person to person as cases steadily increase across the African continent. As cases of mpox steadily increase across the African continent, some 68% of them don’t have an epidemiological link — meaning they’re popping up among people that health workers aren’t […]
Oct 2, 2024
The Current International Mpox Emergency and the U.S. Role: An Explainer
KFF Major outbreaks of mpox – the infectious disease previously called monkeypox – are ongoing in a number of African countries, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In addition, several mpox cases linked to the DRC outbreak have now been identified in some non-African countries, including Sweden and Thailand. Due to these […]
Oct 2, 2024
NIAID’s Jeanne Marrazzo speaks on bird flu, mpox, and succeeding Anthony Fauci
STAT Political repair work has mixed with concern about outbreaks of infectious diseases. A year ago last week, Jeanne Marrazzo stepped into a very big pair of shoes. Marrazzo became the first new director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in decades, taking over a job held for 38 years by Anthony […]
Oct 2, 2024
Marburg is an especially scary virus. How scared should we be of Rwanda’s outbreak?
NPR “Do not continue your daily activities” if you have a high fever, a severe headache, diarrhea or vomiting, urged Sabin Nsanzimana in a press conference this weekend. If you are healthy, live life as normal and do “not panic,” he said. But those feeling sick must seek immediate medical attention. Nsanzimana is Rwanda’s health minister — […]
Oct 2, 2024
Toll in Rwanda Marburg outbreak rises to 11
Medical Express Five more people in Rwanda have died of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg disease, bringing the number of fatalities to 11, the health ministry said late Tuesday. With a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, the highly infectious hemorrhagic fever is often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure. Some 29 people have been confirmed to […]
Oct 2, 2024
‘Highly aggressive’ day-biting mosquitoes found in Santa Clara
Santa Clara News A “highly aggressive” mosquito species that feeds “almost exclusively on humans” was detected in Santa Clara, county officials warned on Monday. The county’s Vector Control District found Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a residential area of the City of Santa Clara. The district identified 58 mosquitoes surrounding Agate Drive and Moraine Drive. Aedes aegypti […]
Oct 2, 2024
3 Things to Know About XEC, the Latest COVID Strain
Yale Medicine Experts think this new, highly transmissible variant could soon take hold in the U.S. A new highly transmissible coronavirus subvariant is starting to spread in the United States. Experts say it could become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain just in time for winter, when COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations tend to peak. The variant is called XEC. […]
Oct 2, 2024