Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Mozambique faces worst cholera outbreak in more than 20 years
Africa News Health authorities in Mozambique are battling the most severe cholera outbreak in the country in more than 20 years. The number of cases of cholera increased after the country was hit by Cyclone Freddy in late February. The coastal town of Quelimane in northern Mozambique became a cholera hotspot. “Quelimane is a low-lying city. It’s a swamp. So the water tables are very high, so sewage and […]
May 16, 2023
COVID Update by Dr. James Lawler
UNMC What is the risk of death after #COVID-19 vaccination or infection? Did the pandemic create an increase in “deaths of despair” from alcohol/drug abuse/suicide? Has life expectancy been affected in the U.S.? Dr. Lawler reviews the data trends.
May 16, 2023
Bird Flu Vaccine Authorized to Save California Condors
Precision Vaccinations Monovalent, adjuvanted, cell-based inactivated influenza H5N1 vaccine approved for people. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (APHIS) today announced they approved the emergency use of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccine candidate to prevent additional deaths of California Condors. This vaccine clinical trial will be carried out with the surrogate vultures in […]
May 16, 2023
Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?
MedPageToday “I just don’t know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia,” a good friend said to me recently. I recalled that she had been sick with COVID-19 this past year. I remembered her illness well because I had been very concerned […]
May 16, 2023
Brazil confirms first ever avian flu cases in wild birds
Reuters Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, has for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases but only in wild birds, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. Two cases were detected in wild birds and should not trigger a ban on imports of Brazilian poultry products as per guidelines from the World […]
May 16, 2023
Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery
NPR The federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended last week, but millions in the U.S. — and across the globe — are still dealing with the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of Long COVID. Estimates show that more than 65 million worldwide have the condition, which encompasses a wide range of symptoms that are worsened or […]
May 16, 2023
Monkeypox, now known as mpox, showing signs of return
Washington Post It’s time for gay and bisexual men to pay attention to mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, again. That’s the message from public health authorities and LGBT health providers as cases rise in some countries and small clusters of infections in vaccinated people have been detected in Chicago and France. The World Health Organization on May 11 said mpox […]
May 16, 2023
COVID update by Dr. Lawler
UNMC Will we have another COVID surge in the near future? Dr. Lawler reviews studies that indicate, again, the efficacy of NPIs, the chances of long COVID after reinfection, and what he thinks we can expect this summer.
May 9, 2023
The Long Covid Mystery Has a New Suspect
Wired Immune cells called monocytes are triggered to help clear infection—but in some cases they never switch off, leaving patients breathless for months. Wheezing after getting on the treadmill. Gulping down air while doing chores. Breathlessness is one of the many scary and frustrating symptoms that can linger in Covid patients months after their initial […]
May 9, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 airway infection results in the development of somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model
Science Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, experience a range of symptoms after the resolution of infection, such as neurological issues that include generalized pain, neuropathy, and myalgia. Serafini et al. found that non-infectious viral RNA was detectable in the dorsal root ganglia of hamsters after intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2. This phenomenon […]
May 9, 2023