Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bird flu that infected 6 Colorado poultry workers is closely related to the virus in cows
Public health experts are closely watching Colorado after five workers at an H5N1-infected egg farm tested positive. The virus infecting these workers is related to a strain found in cattle.
Jul 23, 2024
CDC reveals new data on bird flu in Michigan farmworkers as US case count ticks up
The H5N1 avian flu virus that infected poultry workers in Colorado and Michigan shows similarities, but CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen reassures that human-to-human transmission hasn’t occurred and current population risk is low.
Jul 23, 2024
Spain: Health alert after Madrid detects a new case of deadly tick-borne disease
Olive Press A 74-year-old man in Madrid has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) viral disease. The virus first arrived in Spain back in 2013, thanks to migratory birds, and since it appeared the Health Ministry has found 13 cases of the disease, and registered five deaths. Most cases […]
Jul 23, 2024
India: At least 32 dead in worst outbreak of Chandipura in over 20 years
Telegraph The virus, which is mainly transmitted to humans by sandflies, is part of the same family of diseases that cause Rabies. At least 32 people, most of them children and teenagers, have died in the last month in the worst outbreak of Chandipura virus to hit India for over 20 years. The poorly understood […]
Jul 23, 2024
Do you still need to isolate with COVID? Here are the latest CDC recommendationsCovid Is Still With Us, but the Guidance Has Changed. Here’s What to Know if You’re Exposed.
NBC Chicago As the nation experiences a summer surge in COVID-19 cases, questions might arise if you, a family member or friend becomes ill. While you might have gotten COVID in the past, public health recommendations were updated earlier this year, so the guidance might be different from last time. Here’s what you need to know […]
Jul 23, 2024
Cows, dairy workers, and America’s struggle to track bird flu
BBC For the past 12 years, Freddy Morales has spent most of his time in close proximity to America’s dairy cows, working on several of the country’s thousands of dairy farms. Despite having a job that requires coming into close contact with the animals and regularly sticking medicine down their throats, Mr Morales had not […]
Jul 23, 2024
There Are No Good Options Left With Bird Flu
The Atlantic reports a significant bird flu outbreak in the U.S. Six people on a Colorado chicken farm have tested positive for H5N1, highlighting the virus’s widespread impact on animals and potential pandemic risk.
Jul 23, 2024
Map Shows 17 States With ‘Very High’ Covid Rates
Newsweek Some 17 US states have detected “very high” levels of Covid in their wastewater, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A rise in levels of Covid found in wastewater can signal that more people are getting infected. Newsweek has analysed official figures to create a map illustrating the highest rates of Covid […]
Jul 23, 2024
Dengue fever is — unfortunately — having a banner year. Can it be quelled?
NPR In the Americas alone, almost 10.4 million suspected cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, were reported to the World Health Organization in 2024 as of the first week of July, an increase of 232% compared with the same period the year before. Peru is a case in point. When torrential rains started to fall there […]
Jul 23, 2024
Never-before-seen fungus that mutates at ‘hyper’ speed is discovered in China as two patients die with it
Daily Mail A never-before-seen fungus that can infect humans has been detected in China. Two men, in their 60s and 80s, have already died while infected with the pathogen, called R. fluvialis, though it’s unclear if the fungus contributed to their deaths. Researchers at Nanjing Medical Center who made the discovery fear others may also have contracted […]
Jul 23, 2024