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Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Post-COVID Smell Loss May Be More Widespread Than Recognized

MedPage Today Self-reported problems with thinking, concentrating more likely in those with olfactory issues. The vast majority of people reporting dips in their ability to smell 2 years after COVID-19 had olfactory dysfunction when formally tested, findings from NIH’s RECOVER Consortium showed. And surprisingly, most people who didn’t believe they had any post-infection changes in […]

Sep 30, 2025

Officials warn of an ‘unprecedented’ risk of the plague in US travel hotspots

Daily Mail Travelers in the US are being warned about an ‘unprecedented’ risk of the plague as rodent numbers explode across the country.  Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Richmond blamed rising temperatures and urbanization for an increase in infestations.  Looking at cities around the world, they found the US saw some of the […]

Sep 30, 2025

Los Angeles: H5 Bird Flu in domestic cat – linked to raw pet food

Los Angeles Dept of Public Health Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) aka H5 bird flu, has again beenconfirmed in a local cat. This is the first reported case in a cat since the cluster (9confirmed and 10 suspected cases) that were infected via raw milk, raw pet food,and raw meat in December 2024–January 2025.

Sep 30, 2025

Pakistan: 2 new poliovirus cases in Sindh take nationwide tally for this year to 29

Dawn Two new poliovirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh’s Badin and Thatta districts, taking the nationwide tally to 29 for this year and the total number of cases in the province to nine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Monday. The development comes days after a poliovirus case was confirmed in Sindh’s Hyderabad district. […]

Sep 30, 2025

Explosive Chikungunya Virus Outbreak in China

Intl Journal of Infectious Diseases The outbreak began in Foshan on July 8, 2025, with over 3,000 confirmed cases in the first two weeks and more than 10,000 by late August. Clinical presentations were typical of chikungunya fever, including acute fever, arthralgia, and rash, with no severe complications or deaths. Local and interregional spread included […]

Sep 30, 2025

Central NY man with EEE dies; first EEE-related death here since 2015

Syracuse News Sullivan, N.Y. – A Madison County man with the rare eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has died. The man is the first human death from the mosquito-borne virus in Central New York since a Salina man died in 2015. A 4-year-old girl from Oswego County died in 2011. Four others have died from the virus in the past […]

Sep 30, 2025

Covid cases rising with new variants Nimbus and Stratus

BBC If you feel unwell with a bad throat and a temperature you may well have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn. XFG, called Stratus by some, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, are now the most common variants being passed around in the UK, according to officials. Experts say these do […]

Sep 30, 2025

Nasal sprays may help block coronavirus and other viruses

Washington Post One spray works by blocking bacteria and viruses from reaching the nasal lining, thereby preventing infection. Scientists are researching at least two sprays that target the coronavirus where it most commonly enters our bodies — the nose. Both sprays are on the market, but it is unclear how and when to use them […]

Sep 30, 2025

Washington State: DOH detects clade I mpox in Pierce County wastewater

Pierce County Health Department On Sept. 24, 2025, Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the University of Washington detected clade I mpox virus (also called monkeypox virus) in Pierce County wastewater. After consultation with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is working with DOH to increase wastewater testing to […]

Sep 30, 2025

RFK Jr.’s CDC Panel Drops Covid Shot Recommendations

WSJ Key committee votes instead to encourage individual decision-making, capping an at-times disorganized two-day meeting. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisers voted Friday to nix positive recommendations for Covid shots for adults, and instead advised “individual decision-making” for all Americans. The panel’s unanimous vote means that U.S. adults no longer are recommended to […]

Sep 24, 2025