Author: Claudinne Miller
Germany: 500,000 birds culled as flu spreads
DW Dozens of cases of bird flu have been reported across the country, especially in north-eastern regions. The virus isn’t particularly dangerous for humans, but could result in higher prices for poultry and eggs. Over half a million hens, ducks, geese and turkeys have been culled in Germany since the start of September as a virulent strain […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?
Harvard Health Seven things to know about the recent measles outbreaks. Has the recent news about measles outbreaks in the US surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with measles? In the US, widespread vaccination halted the ongoing spread of measles more than 20 years ago, a major public health achievement. Before an effective vaccine […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles in the Chicago area since September
Outbreak News Today The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) report since September this year, There have been five confirmed cases of measles in the surrounding Chicago area- four cases in suburban Cook County residents, and one case in a Lake County, Indiana resident. The four measles cases in suburban Cook County are epidemiologically linked. […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles outbreak grows in South Carolina, mobile vaccine unit deployed
WYFF News The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is adding eight new confirmed cases of measles in Spartanburg County since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina this year to 33 and the total number of cases in the current Upstate outbreak to 30. All eight new cases were linked to close […]
Oct 29, 2025
Sneaky viruses can hide in your body and bounce back even if you’re cured
NPR Viruses are tiny — and sneaky. So sneaky that some play a deadly game of hide and seek. The “seek” part is all too familiar: They’re always looking for ways to infect humans. Their ability to hide is far less well-known and can have devastating implications. The human body holds several effective hiding spots […]
Oct 29, 2025
Global Disease Outbreaks: A 2025 Snapshot and Implications for the U.S.
KFF Each year, there are multiple infectious disease outbreaks (defined as the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what is expected) throughout the world. Some of these become severe and have global and domestic implications, including, most notably, the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak in China and eventually 28 other countries and the […]
Oct 29, 2025
New Paper-Based COVID-19 Test Uses Aptamer ‘Cocktails’ for Faster, More Accurate Detection
Doc Wire News Researchers in Turkey have developed a new kind of paper-based test for COVID-19 that uses aptamer “cocktails,” special short strands of DNA or RNA that can bind tightly and specifically to parts of the virus. This test is designed to detect two key proteins from the SARS-CoV-2 virus: the spike (S) protein […]
Oct 29, 2025
Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study
The Lancet Background Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) remain a major public health challenge. Although previous studies have focused on characterising PASC in children and adolescents after an initial infection, the risks of PASC after reinfection with the omicron variant remain unclear. We aimed to assess the risk of PASC diagnosis (U09.9) and symptoms […]
Oct 29, 2025
Secondary Infections and Long COVID in Kids: What Pediatricians Need to Know
Medscape When Lucas Denault was first infected with COVID in January 2021 at the age of 15, his symptoms were relatively mild. A high school athlete at the time, the Pennsylvania resident experienced a brief bout of cold-like symptoms, recovered, and resumed his life. But 3 months later, he was infected a second time, and […]
Oct 29, 2025
Long-term cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 survivors according to disease severity
Nature Post-sepsis syndrome is a major concern affecting sepsis survivors. COVID-19 increases the risk of long-term complications, but existing data lack detail on patient-specific factors and long-term cardiovascular complications, namely major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Our objective was to analyze and compare the MACE occurrence, among COVID-19 survivors, according to the severity of infection. Adults […]
Oct 29, 2025