Author: Claudinne Miller
COVID-19: It has been five years since the first case in America. What’s it like today?
USA Today Five years ago Monday, someone was identified with COVID-19 for the first time on American soil. In the years since, 1.2 million Americans have died from the virus, and more than 7 million worldwide. On Jan. 20, 2020, laboratory tests confirmed that man in his 30s who had recently returned from Wuhan, China, was infected […]
Jan 22, 2025
Bird flu found in a second commercial flock, Georgia agriculture officials say
Atlanta News A second commercial case of avian influenza, or the “bird flu,” has been confirmed in northeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The disease was found in a commercial flock in Elbert County on Wednesday, the department said. That’s the same county the first case was found in last Friday. “This […]
Jan 22, 2025
Over 100,000 birds euthanized at Long Island farm to contain bird flu outbreak
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Jan 22, 2025
Chapare haemorrhagic fever- the Plurinational State of Bolivia
WHO On 7 January 2025, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point for the Plurinational State of Bolivia notified WHO of a laboratory-confirmed case of Chapare virus infection in an adult male from La Paz Department. Chapare haemorrhagic fever is an acute viral illness caused by Chapare virus. The virus was first identified in 2003 […]
Jan 22, 2025
The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
Wired H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the country’s first human death due to bird flu, vaccination isn’t yet recommended. As avian influenza rages through birds and dairy cattle across the United States, Georgia has become the latest state to detect the virus […]
Jan 22, 2025
Tanzania Confirms New Outbreak Of Marburg Virus
NDTV One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak” in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on Monday that there was a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the East African country. One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second […]
Jan 22, 2025
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Detected in New London County Backyard Flock
CT Dept of Ag Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) advises that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1, or bird flu, was confirmed in a backyard flock located in New London County on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The backyard flock, consisting of chickens, ducks, and peacocks, were family pets, not commercial poultry, and had close […]
Jan 22, 2025
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Has Surged Since The Pandemic, Study Reveals
Science Alert Scientists are growing concerned that infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be triggering more cases of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). A new study has found that six months or longer after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, participants were 7.5 times more likely to meet the diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS than those who had not been infected. “Our results provide […]
Jan 22, 2025
Respiratory virus activity remains ‘high’ in US and will ‘continue for several more weeks’: CDC
ABC News Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States, sickening millions of Americans. Overall respiratory illness activity — including flu, COVID-19 and RSV — continues to be listed as “high” nationwide and is causing people to seek health care “at a high level,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of […]
Jan 22, 2025
‘Bird flu’ outbreak shutters Long Island’s last duck farm, as culling of 99,000 birds is underway
Riverhead Local An outbreak of avian influenza at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has forced the farm to cease operations and begin to euthanize its entire flock, jeopardizing the future of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm. The presence of the virus, which is highly contagious and deadly among domestic poultry, was confirmed by lab […]
Jan 22, 2025