Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
California: Here’s Where Covid Is Rising in the San Francisco Bay Area
SF Standard You’ve heard this one before: Covid cases are on the rise in the Bay Area again. New data from Wastewater SCAN—a program that traces levels of viruses and other pathogens in municipal sewershed plans—shows levels of Covid particulate in wastewater are rising in San Francisco’s Oceanside sewershed, which covers much of the city’s […]
Jul 25, 2023
Brazil: animal health emergency declared due to bird flu cases in wild birds
devdiscourse The Brazilian state of Parana, the country’s biggest poultry producer, said on Tuesday it has declared an animal health emergency due to the detection of avian flu cases in wild birds. The move comes after the country’s agriculture ministry directed the states to take such a measure, Parana’s government said in a statement.
Jul 25, 2023
U.S. sees biggest rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations since December
CBS News Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 10% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the largest percent increase in this key indicator of the virus since December. At least 7,109 admissions of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were reported for the week of July 15 nationwide, the CDC […]
Jul 25, 2023
Ireland: Devastating bird flu is on the rounds again
Independent Ireland News Bird ‘flu is on the rounds again. You may remember that last year the wild birds most affected by the fatal disease were Gannets. This year it appears so far to be terns in the Republic of Ireland and Black-headed gulls in Northern Ireland that are worst affected. Bird ‘flu has been […]
Jul 25, 2023
H5N6 avian flu hospitalizes man in China
CIDRAP China has reported another human infection from H5N6 avian influenza, a 64-year-old man from Guangxi province who raises domestic poultry, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The man’s symptoms began on July 3, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment the next day, where he is listed in serious condition. His […]
Jul 25, 2023
Bird flu threatens Norway’s wildlife
Norway News Norway’s northern regions of Finnmark and Troms are battling the largest outbreak of bird flu ever seen in the country. More than 10,000 dead birds, mostly seagulls and the protected kittiwake, have been found in the Vadsø area alone and the virus was also found in a young dead fox in Tromsø. On […]
Jul 25, 2023
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – United Arab Emirates
WHO On 10 July 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), notified WHO of a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 28-year-old male from Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi. The case had no history of direct or indirect contact with dromedaries, goats, or sheep. The patient was admitted to the hospital […]
Jul 25, 2023
Brazil’s Parana declares animal health emergency due to bird flu cases in wild birds
Reuters The Brazilian state of Parana, the country’s biggest poultry producer, said on Tuesday it has declared an animal health emergency due to the detection of avian flu cases in wild birds. The move comes after the country’s agriculture ministry directed the states to take such a measure, Parana’s government said in a statement. It […]
Jul 25, 2023
Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event
MedPageToday The latest CDC data on long COVID in U.S. adults and an alarming World Health Organization (WHO) statement about its long-term impact underscore the pandemic’s lingering and debilitating effects. Like the satirical film “Don’t Look Up,” in which scientists couldn’t focus media or politicians on the climate crisis, most Americans are content to avert their eyes […]
Jul 25, 2023
Scotland: Around 70 birds killed by flu in the last seven days
IOM Today People are asked not to touch sick or dead birds or animals after a washed up guillemot tested positive for avian influenza. Around 70 dead and dying seabirds have been collected by the Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture on the southern and western coastline since July 11. Samples taken from some a […]
Jul 18, 2023