Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
Reuters Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as well as provide help to the affected countries, said a government spokesperson on Monday. The government will provide the World Health Organization with flexible financial resources via various instruments […]
Aug 27, 2024
Fauci recovering at home following hospitalization for West Nile virus infection
STAT Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is recovering at home after being hospitalized for nearly a week for West Nile virus infection. Fauci, a leader of the U.S. Covid-19 response, spent six days in hospital as doctors tried to figure out what was responsible for his illness. […]
Aug 27, 2024
New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for EEEV in state’s 1st human case since 2014
ABC News A New Hampshire resident died after being infected with a rare mosquito-borne disease, health officials said Tuesday. The resident, an adult from Hempstead — near the southeastern border with Massachusetts — had tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV). The patient was hospitalized due to severe central nervous system disease and died of […]
Aug 27, 2024
Two more deaths in Spain as virus continues to spread
Yahoo News Two more people have died in Spain as a deadly virus carried by mosquitoes continues to spread. Five people have now died of West Nile Virus in the Seville area of Spain. The regional Government for the area, the Junta de Andalucia has now identified another 10 cases of the disease. There are […]
Aug 27, 2024
WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped
Abc News The U.N. health agency has launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission. The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies. The World Health Organization said it […]
Aug 27, 2024
State officials announce plans to spray for mosquitoes in sections of Worcester and Plymouth counties due to EEE
Mass.Gov The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) today announced plans to conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes in areas of Plymouth County, and truck-mounted spraying in parts of Worcester County. As of today, 10 communities in Massachusetts have been raised to high or critical risk for the […]
Aug 27, 2024
Argentina quarantines grains ship over suspected mpox case
Reuters Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox onboard, the government said on Tuesday, as global public health authorities remain on alert for a new faster-spreading variant of the virus. The quarantined Liberian-flagged ship was sailing from Santos, Brazil – also a major commodities hub […]
Aug 21, 2024
Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveller from Africa
Reuters Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thai authorities were treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 form of mpox, as the person, a 66-year-old European […]
Aug 21, 2024
The Covid-19 Summer Wave Is So Big, the FDA Might Release New Vaccines Early
Wired With the US experiencing a relatively large summer wave of Covid-19, the Food and Drug Administration is considering signing off on this year’s strain-matched Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, according to a report by CNN that cited unnamed officials familiar with the matter. Last year, the FDA gave the green light for the 2023–24 […]
Aug 21, 2024
COVID-19 on the Upswing in the U.S.
MedPageToday COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the CDC suggest it’s on the upswing around the country. “We’ve seen these summer increases every summer that COVID-19 has been with us,” said Amesh Adalja, MD, a Johns Hopkins University infectious disease physician. “What’s different about these cases this summer versus prior summers is that they […]
Aug 20, 2024