Author: Claudinne Miller
Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China
Med Express A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a previously unidentified orthonairovirus, dubbed Wetland virus (WELV), in a man bitten by a tick at a wetland park in Inner Mongolia, China, in 2019. After isolating the virus from the index patient, a team led by Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology researchers conducted […]
Sep 10, 2024
Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses
Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the U.N. to declare a global public health emergency. Congo is the epicentre of the outbreak, which has spread to neighbouring countries and elsewhere, but a lack of vaccines in Africa […]
Sep 10, 2024
US is beefing up mpox testing, vaccine access against new strain
Reuters The United States has beefed up testing and surveillance for a new strain of mpox and has ensured that vaccines are readily available at local pharmacies and community health centers, senior administration officials said in a briefing on Friday. No cases of the more transmissible strain of the virus have been confirmed in the […]
Sep 10, 2024
Covid associated with increased risk for hearing loss in young adults
Washington Post The incidences of hearing loss and sudden deafness were higher for people who had covid than those who did not, a new study reports. Covid can lead to the loss of smell and taste, but another sense may also be at risk. A recent study published in the Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine journal reported that a positive coronavirus diagnosis […]
Sep 4, 2024
New Hampshire man tests positive for EEE and 2 other mosquito viruses, now fighting for life
CBS News A New Hampshire man is fighting for his life because of a mosquito bite. Fifty-four-year-old Joe Casey of Kensington has tested positive for three mosquito-borne viruses, including eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus. “He’s my brother. It’s very difficult, especially because it’s from a mosquito,” his sister-in-law Angela Barker told WBZ-TV, fighting back tears. […]
Sep 4, 2024
Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms
Los Angeles Times Federal officials have confirmed that three California dairy herds have suffered outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, due most likely to the transportation of cattle and not exposure to diseased birds. Health officials announced last week that they suspected cows at three Central Valley dairies had contracted the illness, and were awaiting testing […]
Sep 4, 2024
Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
The Conversation When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had been the only species with reported cases of the disease. While early genetic analyses pointed to horseshoe bats as the evolutionary hosts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, no reports had yet surfaced indicating it could be transmitted from humans to […]
Sep 4, 2024
As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here’s how to tell West Nile, dengue and EEE apart
ABC News As mosquito season continues, public health officials in the U.S. have been tracking several different illnesses caused by the pesky flying insect. Health officials are reporting at least eighteen deaths from West Nile virus in the U.S. this year, with three recent deaths recorded in Wisconsin and Illinois. There have been six cases of eastern equine […]
Sep 4, 2024
How did the pandemic impact babies starting school as children now?
BBC On 25 March 2020, Fiona and Ben Young drove to their local maternity unit through London’s empty streets. When they arrived, security guards sent them to the back entrance. It was day three of England’s first lockdown and the front was surrounded by patients being treated by doctors in hazmat suits. Two days later, […]
Sep 3, 2024