Author: Claudinne Miller
Preparing for the next pandemic before it starts
NIH In March 2020, the world changed in the blink of an eye as countries around the world locked down to slow the spread of COVID-19. This often deadly disease, caused by a previously unknown coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, seeded outbreaks across the globe in record time. By the end of 2022, it had killed more […]
Jul 25, 2023
H5N6 avian flu hospitalizes man in China
CIDRAP China has reported another human infection from H5N6 avian influenza, a 64-year-old man from Guangxi province who raises domestic poultry, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The man’s symptoms began on July 3, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment the next day, where he is listed in serious condition. His […]
Jul 25, 2023
Bird flu threatens Norway’s wildlife
Norway News Norway’s northern regions of Finnmark and Troms are battling the largest outbreak of bird flu ever seen in the country. More than 10,000 dead birds, mostly seagulls and the protected kittiwake, have been found in the Vadsø area alone and the virus was also found in a young dead fox in Tromsø. On […]
Jul 25, 2023
A new device can detect the coronavirus in the air in minutes
Science News If you’ve ever thought it would be great to walk into a room and know whether the virus that causes COVID-19 is hanging around, scientists have a device for you. Researchers have created a machine a little bigger than a toaster that can detect airborne SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in minutes. It takes only five minutes […]
Jul 25, 2023
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – United Arab Emirates
WHO On 10 July 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), notified WHO of a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 28-year-old male from Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi. The case had no history of direct or indirect contact with dromedaries, goats, or sheep. The patient was admitted to the hospital […]
Jul 25, 2023
Brazil’s Parana declares animal health emergency due to bird flu cases in wild birds
Reuters The Brazilian state of Parana, the country’s biggest poultry producer, said on Tuesday it has declared an animal health emergency due to the detection of avian flu cases in wild birds. The move comes after the country’s agriculture ministry directed the states to take such a measure, Parana’s government said in a statement. It […]
Jul 25, 2023
Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event
MedPageToday The latest CDC data on long COVID in U.S. adults and an alarming World Health Organization (WHO) statement about its long-term impact underscore the pandemic’s lingering and debilitating effects. Like the satirical film “Don’t Look Up,” in which scientists couldn’t focus media or politicians on the climate crisis, most Americans are content to avert their eyes […]
Jul 25, 2023
Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border
Reuters A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The man in the city of Al Ain was admitted to hospital last month, the WHO said in a statement. […]
Jul 25, 2023
Snail Racing World Championships make post-pandemic return
A snail racing event making its return this weekend in England has been awarded a Guinness World Record as the longest running humane snail-racing world championships. The Snail Racing World Championships in Congham, England, are returning Saturday after being suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was founded by Tom Elwes in the 1960s after he […]
Jul 18, 2023
Why the Remote-Work Debate Stays So Heated
The Atlantic The conversation often foregrounds large-scale issues such as productivity and company culture, but the question of where an employee works is intensely personal. Better Together? In the summer of 2021, I started going back to the office. It was not the allure of watercooler chatter or the promise of juiced-up productivity that pulled […]
Jul 18, 2023