Author: Claudinne Miller
Bird flu found in a Georgia commercial flock for the first time amid the nationwide outbreak
AP For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation’s top state for chicken production. The state Department of Agriculture announced Friday that the agency has detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at a commercial poultry producer in Elbert County, approximately 100 miles […]
Jan 22, 2025
Bird flu suspected after dozens of Massachusetts geese found dead
CBS The Billington Sea in Plymouth is a large reservoir that is typically known for its waterfowl. Only this weekend, the water was surrounded with dozens of dead birds believed to have contracted the avian flu that is sweeping the U.S. “We could see that there were deceased Canada geese, ducks, a few other species,” […]
Jan 22, 2025
Painting Through the Pandemic: A Lifeline in Linseed Oil
MedPageToday Working on the frontlines during the pandemic was akin to emotional whiplash. The days on service in the ICU were chaotic and relentless, and I barely had time to meet my most basic physiologic needs, let alone emotionally process the horrors I was seeing play out in front of me. Twelve hours would pass […]
Jan 22, 2025
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak: Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response
Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and often fatal disease, is similar to Ebola and is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and […]
Jan 22, 2025
HHS gives Moderna $590M to ‘accelerate’ bird flu vaccine trials
Fierce Biotech The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has been working with Moderna since […]
Jan 22, 2025
More than a dozen cats dead or sickened by bird flu in raw pet food, FDA says
CBS News More than a dozen cats have been killed or sickened by bird flu that is spreading in raw food products, the Food and Drug Administration says, prompting a federal probe into how the virus got into the pet food supply chain. “The FDA is aware of reports of death or illness associated with uncooked food in 13 […]
Jan 22, 2025
2025 Disease Update
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Jan 15, 2025
Why do false claims that vaccines cause autism refuse to die? Here are nine reasons
The Conversation The idea that autism is caused by vaccines has recently been revived by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the presumptive nominee for US Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as by president-elect Donald Trump. When asked about vaccines at a recent press conference, Trump reportedly said there was “something wrong” with rising autism rates, […]
Jan 15, 2025
The mystery of why Covid-19 seems to be becoming milder
BBC Covid-19 is now ubiquitous – but hospitalisations seem to be on a downward trajectory. No one knows why. When virologists took their first peek at XEC, the Covid-19 variant which started to become dominant in the autumn of 2024, the early signs were ominous. The latest descendant of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, XEC had arisen […]
Jan 15, 2025
Long COVID indeed: Symptoms linger after illness for four in 10 Minnesotans
Star Tribune State surveyors struggled to get Minnesotans to talk about their post-COVID health, but found a high rate of symptoms such as fatigue and brain fog. Four in 10 Minnesotans who contracted COVID-19 reported in a new state survey that they struggled with lingering health problems like fatigue and brain fog for months after […]
Jan 15, 2025