Author: Claudinne Miller
Spring is in full swing in the Southern part of the US, and spring brings Bluebonnets to Texas every year. Apparently taking selfies in the Bluebonnets are a thing, and the Texas law enforcement community jumped in this year with a hashtag #BackTheBluebonnets. Enjoy this gallery of our brothers and sisters in blue frollicking in […]
Apr 18, 2023
Marburg virus disease – Equatorial Guinea
WHO This Disease Outbreak News was amended on 17 April 2023 to include information on partner coordination as part of the ongoing response measures. Situation at a glance Since the last Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 22 March 2023 (with data as of 21 March 2023), six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg virus […]
Apr 18, 2023
Bolivia battles avian flu outbreaks at layer farms
Watt Poultry Over 50,000 birds have died due to the disease in the past month. March saw even more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at Bolivian commercial layer farms, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
Apr 18, 2023
Fortune Climate change, international travel, and a growing global population are all among the factors scientists are citing for the increased likelihood of a severe pandemic occurring again within the next decade. London-based disease forecasting company Airfinity’s latest risk modeling suggests that there is a 27.5% chance that a pandemic as deadly as COVID-19 could occur by […]
Apr 18, 2023
Mobile Lab Detects Marburg Virus
Rapid Microbiology Marburg Virus (MARV) has been wreaking havoc in Africa, with 5 deaths reported from Tanzania in the last 24 hours. Earlier this year, Equatorial Guinea reported an outbreak of MARV with 9 fatalities. This Ebola-like hemorrhagic virus is characterized by symptoms of high fever, followed by bleeding and organ failure. Something that can […]
Apr 18, 2023
USDA announces avian influenza vaccine trials
Ag Daily As producers prepare for the peak highly pathogenic avian influenza season in the spring and summer months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they’re testing a number of potential vaccines. The announcement came during an April 13 roundtable discussion with poultry industry stakeholders. Initial data from the animal study with a single dose of the vaccine are […]
Apr 18, 2023
Working With Marburg in the Lab: An Investigator Explains
Infection Control Today Since the Marburg virus is deadly, what would it be like to work with it in a laboratory setting? And what can be done to protect those who work with patients with Marburg? What is it like to come face-to-face with a killer, even a microscopic one like the Marburg virus? Gene Olinger, […]
Apr 18, 2023
How a rural school teacher became a top COVID sleuth
Nature A self-taught Indiana man is among a cadre of community scientists who scour the SARS-CoV-2 genome for problematic mutations. In late January, a team of scientists reported an ominous discovery: the widely used COVID-19 drug molnupiravir might be spurring the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants1. Four of the authors work at prominent UK universities. But one […]
Apr 18, 2023
The Lancet Olfactory impairments and anosmia from COVID-19 infection typically resolve within 2–4 weeks, although in some cases, symptoms persist longer. COVID-19-related anosmia is associated with olfactory bulb atrophy, however, the impact on cortical structures is relatively unknown, particularly in those with long-term symptoms.
Apr 18, 2023
Neuroscientists Find Long COVID Smell Loss Linked to Changes in the Brain
Science Tech Daily People living with long COVID who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain, a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers has found. The research used MRI scanning to compare the brain activity of people with long COVID who lost their […]
Apr 18, 2023