Author: Claudinne Miller
Uganda: Fatal Rift Valley Fever
Monitor A 42-year-old man has died after presenting signs of Rift Valley Fever in Bushenyi District in western Uganda, health officials said Tuesday. Mr John Muramira Kein, a resident of Kyaruhijika village in Rwijangye Parish, Kyabugimbi Sub County died at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital on Sunday. Rift Valley Fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever […]
May 16, 2023
How Concerned Should We Be About Bird Flu? Big Take Podcast
Bloomberg Podcast Cases of avian flu in birds have hit record levels globally—but so far, there’s no evidence of human-to-human transmission. Bloomberg reporters Suzi Ring and Michelle Fay Cortez discuss how scientists are tracking the virus after lessons learned from Covid-19. Then, the World Health Organization’s Dr. Richard Webby talks about how communities can respond to and prevent bird […]
May 16, 2023
Long COVID: The Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Mucous Membranes May Be A Factor
Inserm.FR Several months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some patients still have symptoms: a phenomenon commonly referred to as “long COVID”. In new research, teams from Inserm and Université Paris Cité[1], in collaboration with the University of Minho in Braga (Portugal), have shown that this could be explained biologically by abnormalities of the immune system associated […]
May 16, 2023
COVID-19 could put us at a greater risk of neurodegenerative diseases and stroke
Science Focus Analysis of nearly one million Danish health records has found patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were subsequently more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke. COVID-19 could be linked to an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, a study carried out at […]
May 16, 2023
The Lancet Self-reported symptom studies rapidly increased understanding of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic and enabled monitoring of long-term effects of COVID-19 outside hospital settings. Post-COVID-19 condition presents as heterogeneous profiles, which need characterisation to enable personalised patient care. We aimed to describe post-COVID-19 condition profiles by viral variant and vaccination status. In this prospective […]
May 16, 2023
Families of Those Lost to Covid Wrestle With Mixed Emotions as Emergency Ends
NYT More than 1.1 million Americans have died of Covid. An official end to the health emergency has landed in complicated ways for those affected most acutely. Shannon Cummings, 53, has tried to push forward after her husband, Larry, a college professor, died of Covid-19 in March 2020. She flew from her home in Michigan to Southern […]
May 16, 2023
Special Pathogens and Pop Culture
NETEC In episode two of the Pathogens in Pop Culture series, hosts Lauren Sauer and Rachel Lookadoo welcome guest Dr. Billy Fischer to discuss the portrayal of Ebola Virus Disease in the 2018 Jack Ryan TV series and Richard Preston’s 1994 novel, The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story. Together, they will explore the science behind the virus, […]
May 16, 2023
The before and after of avian influenza in Brazil
Watt Poultry The news of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian flu virus detected in wild birds in Brazil will change the world forever. Once upon a time there was a country with no reported avian flu cases. This country happens to be the largest chicken exporter in the world. In fact, many other countries depend […]
May 16, 2023
