Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Florida has more than 100 mpox cases. Now, a more severe form has been reported in U.S.
Miami Herald The United States has reported its first confirmed case of the more contagious form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued a health advisory, stating that while the country’s risk for the more severe form of mpox remains low, doctors should be on […]
Nov 20, 2024
Study: Covid infections linked to cancer regression
WGN Chicago VIDEO A new study led by researchers at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has revealed a connection between COVID-19 infection and cancer regression. Dr. Ankit Bharat is the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern Medicine joined the WGN Evening News to talk about the findings. Continue […]
Nov 20, 2024
Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection
BBC Before Long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now scientists are starting to unravel their secrets. Since an acute infection with Covid-19 in the summer of 2023, Rachael Edwards has been battling a fatigue so crippling that it has left her bedridden for weeks at […]
Nov 20, 2024
Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed to Be Occurring Undetected in The US
ScienceAlert Blood samples from 115 dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado reveal cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu have been occurring undetected in humans. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers found 7 percent of those tested between June and August 2024 had antibodies from the highly virulent form of H5N1 in their blood. The good news […]
Nov 20, 2024
It’s a virus you may not have heard of. Here’s why scientists are worried about it
NPR A little-known virus is getting a lot of attention this year. It’s called Oropouche, and it’s been making headlines because of a notable increase in diagnoses. So far in 2024 there have been over 10,000 cases, mainly in South America and the Caribbean. The vast majority are in Brazil. By contrast, the total Oropouche […]
Nov 20, 2024
First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases. On November 15, 2024, the California Department of Public […]
Nov 20, 2024
Oahu’s first case of Avian flu traced back to a Duck rescue in Wahiawa
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Nov 20, 2024
Bird flu decimated tern colony in northwest Washington
Washington State Standard Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting their brains. More than half a colony of Caspian terns on a small island near Port Townsend died last year amid an outbreak of bird flu, underscoring […]
Nov 19, 2024
H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
STAT News The virus, which appears not to have spread to anyone else, underwent mutational changes virologists didn’t want to see. The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 […]
Nov 19, 2024
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024
CDC CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” in dairy cows and other animals in the United States. In this week’s spotlight, CDC highlights new resources for employers of farm workers, the results of a radio media tour for journalists […]
Nov 19, 2024