Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Scientists reveal another piece in the long COVID puzzle
Medical Express In patients with long COVID, a new study has revealed a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This finding suggests the existence of underlying physiological interactions between microclots and NETS that, when dysregulated, may become pathogenic. The work is published in the Journal of Medical Virology. What are microclots? The term microclots, […]
Nov 12, 2025
How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
Washington Post After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its coronavirus vaccine guidance from a near-universal recommendation to a more limited approach, many readers asked what has changed in the science to warrant the change. Some wondered how effective boosters really are and whether they should continue receiving them once a year. A new study […]
Nov 12, 2025
Portugal registers 29 mpox cases since August
AA.com Portuguese health authorities warn of ‘possible intensification of transmission’ Portuguese health authorities on Tuesday said that there have been 29 confirmed mpox cases in the past three months, with 10 reported in August, three in September and 16 in October. “In recent weeks, an increase in the number of cases has been observed, suggesting […]
Nov 12, 2025
Third of donated Japanese mpox vaccines going to waste in Congo amid storage challenge
Reuters Around a third of mpox vaccines donated by Japan to the Democratic Republic of Congo are being wasted because they cannot be stored once prepared for use, the head of Congo’s mpox response told Reuters. Japan has donated three million doses of its LC16 vaccine to Congo to help fight a new form of mpox known […]
Nov 12, 2025
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Germany’s bird flu cases at three-year high with ‘no relief in sight’ Reuters Germany has already recorded in 2025 its highest number of bird flu outbreaks in three years and there is no relief in sight, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute for Animal Diseases said, as Europe witnessed a sharp resurgence of the deadly disease. The spread of […]
Nov 12, 2025
‘Bird flu means rare breeds will disappear’
BBC A farmer has said she no longer breeds rare chicks due to more frequent outbreaks of bird flu. North Yorkshire has seen four confirmed cases of avian influenza in recent weeks, with a mandatory housing order now in place across England. Angela Serino, who runs Beetle Bank Farm on the outskirts of York, has […]
Nov 12, 2025
Symptom-free H5N1 infection in humans: Evidence remains scarce
Medical Express Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified a few instances of asymptomatic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Widespread in wild birds worldwide, H5N1 has been causing outbreaks in poultry for several years. Recent “egg-flation” price increases for eggs in the US were largely due to a […]
Nov 12, 2025
Bird flu detected in West Michigan poultry flock
MLive Bird flu has been detected in a flock of Allegan County poultry. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) detected the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus during an investigation, per a state press release. The exact location of the flock was not disclosed. This is the second case in poultry found in […]
Nov 12, 2025
All the Ostriches Must Die
The Atlantic How the plight of a few hundred birds in Canada became an all-out fight for freedom. he police came at dawn. Karen Espersen watched them drive into the valley: more than 40 cruisers in a line. They were on a mission from the government. All of her ostriches must die. Karen and her business […]
Nov 12, 2025