Author: Shannon Becker
MOH Cautions against Unauthorized RDTs for Ebola on the Market
(Azima) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has cautioned the public against the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) in testing for the Ebola virus. The Ministry says that the practice is illegal and puts health workers at risk of infection. Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services said they received an alert that several […]
Nov 7, 2022
Ambulance officer succumbs to Ebola – MoH
(Monitor) An ambulance officer is the latest victim of Ebola Virus Disease that has so far infected 131 people and killed 49 in Uganda, according to government. Alex Ndizihiwe was announced dead on Friday by Ministry of Health spokesperson, Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona.
Nov 7, 2022
Government Stops Private Health Facilities from Testing, Managing Ebola Cases
(East News) The Ministry of Health has issued a press statement stopping Private Health Facilities from testing for Ebola and or managing Ebola patients. In the statement issued this morning, 7th November, 2022 and signed by the Director General Health Services, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, private health facilities have been faulted for using Ebola Rapid Diagnostic […]
Nov 7, 2022
Patient Infected With Covid for 411 Days Is Finally Cured
(Bloomberg) A kidney transplant patient who suffered with Covid-19 for more than a year has finally been cured. The patient, now aged 59, first tested positive after getting a new kidney in December 2020. The drugs he needed to prevent his body from rejecting the organ weakened his immune system, however, and he couldn’t shake […]
Nov 7, 2022
CDC Warns on Early Wave of Respiratory Illnesses
(MedPageToday) The CDC is warning of elevated levels of non-COVID respiratory illnesses in recent weeks — including rising cases of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and rhinovirus. The surge stands in contrast to the lower activity of these viruses seen during the past couple of pandemic years, as a result of the various mitigation measures […]
Nov 4, 2022
Pulmonary Dysfunction after Pediatric COVID-19
(Radiology) Long COVID occurs in lower frequency in children and adolescents than in adults. Morphologic and free-breathing phase-resolved functional low-field MRI may identify persistent pulmonary manifestations after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Nov 4, 2022
EU Approves First Monoclonal Antibody To Prevent RSV In All Children As U.S. Cases Surge
(Forbes) The European Commission on Friday approved the first monoclonal antibody to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among all infants and newborns, amid a rise of cases of the highly contagious virus, which can pose a danger to infants and older adults. The European Commission approved Beyfortus, an injection manufactured by AstraZeneca and Sanofi to […]
Nov 4, 2022
RSV Is Surging: What We Know about This Common and Surprisingly Dangerous Virus
(Scientific American) As flu season picks up and experts weigh concerns about another possible COVID surge, children’s hospitals are already filling with patients with another viral threat: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Even though many people haven’t heard of RSV, pretty much everyone has had it, probably multiple times, says Anthony Flores, chief of pediatric infectious […]
Nov 4, 2022