Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
New cases of Avian Influenza infect South Dakota livestock
ABC News Avian Influenza, or the Bird Flu, has been affecting livestock across the nation, and in the last 30 days, there have been five new recorded cases of H5N1, in South Dakota livestock. The infectious disease has changed in recent years to not only affect poultry but also wild mammals and dairy herds. South […]
Jun 4, 2024
Weekly Update by Dr. Lawler
COVID-19 (FLiRT variant, CDC data, long COVID) | H5N1 (2nd dairy worked infected, domestic livestock cases, beef studies)
May 29, 2024
Over 750,000 antimicrobial resistance deaths preventable yearly via vaccines, water, sanitation and infection control
Medical Express Speaking at the World Health Assembly, authors of a new Lancet Series call for urgent global action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Authors say if the world does not prioritize action on AMR now, we will see a steady increase in the global death toll—currently 4.95 million per year from infections linked to AMR—with young infants, elderly people, […]
May 28, 2024
Strategic framework for enhancing prevention and control of mpox- 2024-2027
WHO This Strategic framework for enhancing prevention and control of mpox (2024–2027) outlines a road map for health authorities, communities, and stakeholders worldwide to control mpox outbreaks in every context, advance mpox research and access to countermeasures, and minimize zoonotic transmission. There are two known clades of monkeypox virus (MPXV) with distinct epidemiological patterns and […]
May 28, 2024
Study: Raw Milk Contaminated With Bird Flu Virus Infects Mice
Reuters Raw milk containing bird flu virus infects mice in study. Feeding raw milk contaminated with bird flu to mice infected them with the virus, adding to evidence that consumption of unpasteurized milk is not safe for humans, according to a study published on Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Bird flu has […]
May 28, 2024
HPAI A(H5N1) Transmission Among Dairy Cattle in the U.S.: New Findings and Safety Measures
NY Academy of Sciences While the risk to the public remains low, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) is on the radar of those in sectors like livestock breeding, animal sciences and food production. Recent observations on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) have highlighted the virus’s transmission among dairy cattle in the United […]
May 28, 2024
Rabid bats found in Colorado: How to prevent risk of rabies
9 News Public health officials recommend that these precautions be taken to reduce the risk of exposure to rabies. Rabid bats have been found in Arapahoe and El Paso counties. The bats are the first to be discovered with rabies in each of the Colorado counties in 2024. In Arapahoe County, a bat found near Quincy […]
May 22, 2024
3 Things to Know About FLiRT, the New Coronavirus Strains
Yale Medicine A Yale Medicine expert weighs in on the potential impact of the new strains on the spread of COVID. The good news is that in the early spring of 2024, COVID-19 cases were down, with far fewer infections and hospitalizations than were seen in the previous winter. But SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID, is […]
May 22, 2024
Will Destruction Of Smallpox Virus Get Postponed Again?
Forbes Is it finally time to eliminate the remaining stocks of variola (smallpox) virus for good? The World Health Assembly will discuss the current status on May 27. The World Health Assembly in 1996 set a date for virus destruction, but in subsequent resolutions the destruction of the virus has been postponed repeatedly to provide opportunities […]
May 22, 2024
I was there when bird flu first appeared. It’s different today.
Washington Post The H5N1 flu virus and I go way back. In 1997, I watched as more than a million chickens were slaughtered in Hong Kong to combat the first major global outbreak of the disease. Eighteen people were sickened by the virus and six died, all of whom had close contact with the birds. They were the […]
May 21, 2024