Author: Claudinne Miller
Emergence and spread of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest in Nigeria
Identifying the dissemination patterns and impacts of a virus of economic or health importance during a pandemic is crucial, as it informs the public on policies for containment in order to reduce the spread of the virus. In this study, we integrated genomic and travel data to investigate the emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 […]
Feb 13, 2023
What Happened to the Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19?
(MedPageToday) Losing focus on monoclonals means neglecting those who need them most: the immunocompromised. Hello, it’s Jeremy Faust, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today. Thanks for joining us. Today, I’m going to cover an article I wrote in Inside Medicine called, “Data Snapshot: The rise and fall of monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19opens in a new tab or window.” Six monoclonal […]
Feb 13, 2023
Equatorial Guinea declares outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg virus
(BNO News) An illness which has killed at least nine people in Equatorial Guinea has been identified as Marburg, a highly infectious and deadly Ebola-like virus for which there’s no vaccine, officials announced Monday. The outbreak was first detected last Tuesday, affecting people who went to a funeral ceremony in Kie-Ntem province, which borders Cameroon […]
Feb 13, 2023
Wild ducks found dead in Maine test positive for bird flu
(Boston) Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird flu. The hooded mergansers were found dead in Mill Stream and tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said Friday. The wildlife department said the […]
Feb 13, 2023
Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
(WHO) Brazzaville/Malabo – Equatorial Guinea today confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary tests carried out following the deaths of at least nine people in the country’s western Kie Ntem Province turned out positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever. Equatorial Guinean health authorities sent samples to the Institut Pasteur reference laboratory in Senegal with […]
Feb 13, 2023
Technologies Spearheading Infectious Disease Research
(Genetic Engineering and Biotech News) Infectious diseases, believed to be a thing of the past only a few decades ago owing to the discovery of antibiotics, have resurfaced as an area of active research with the rampant spread of antimicrobial resistance and evolving viruses. Caused by pathogens ranging in size from viruses to worms that […]
Feb 13, 2023
Gabon, Cameroon step up health measures following EG deaths
(Africa Times) n Equatorial Guinea, there’s not yet a confirmed diagnosis of the suspected hemorrhagic fever illness that has claimed up to 20 lives and forced a lockdown in the Nsok Nsomo and Kie Ntem districts near the border with Gabon and Cameroon. Health officials on Sunday were still waiting for laboratory test results on […]
Feb 13, 2023
Unidentified illness kills at least 8 people in Equatorial Guinea
(BNO News) Equatorial Guinea is investigating an outbreak of an unidentified illness causing hemorrhagic fever which has killed at least eight people, local officials say. Two affected villages have been put on lockdown. The health ministry in the central African country said the outbreak was first detected on Tuesday, affecting people who attended a funeral […]
Feb 10, 2023
As Bird Flu Spreads to Mammals, Health Officials Urge Caution
(Smithsonian Magazine) Amid a global bird die-off from avian flu, officials have also noticed the deadly virus strain, called H5N1, infecting a growing number of mammals. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged authorities to remain vigilant—but not panic—about the virus’s potential risk to humans. “The recent spillover to mammals needs to be monitored […]
Feb 10, 2023
First Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus
PREPRINT Universidad Nacional del Comahue – San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. (Machine Translated) 1 First Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus2 (H5N1) in South AmericaVíctor Gamarra-Toledo1,2, Pablo I. Plaza1*, Giancarlo Inga3,4, Roberto Gutiérrez2,3 3 ,Oscar García-Tello3, Leonela Valdivia-Ramírez3, Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza3 4 , José C.Nieto-Navarrete3, Sandra Ventura3, Sergio A. Lambertucci1 567 […]
Feb 10, 2023