Author: Claudinne Miller
MSN Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield – whose fake anti-vax data has been blamed for the current measles epidemic – has set his sights on discrediting the mumps vaccine. The 67-year-old, who fled to the US after being struck off in the UK for fraudulently connecting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism, is […]
Feb 14, 2024
See where measles cases are being reported across the US
USA Today As cold and flu season drags on, multiple states across the U.S. are now also reporting cases of measles, a highly contagious virus that primarily affects children. The preventable illness was once common but was eradicated in the U.S. thanks to the widespread use of vaccines, with most current cases originating outside of the country […]
Feb 14, 2024
Fourth Human Case of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia
BNN In the quiet village of Kapo 1, Kratie Province, Cambodia, a 16-year-old boy has become the fourth human case of Avian Influenza H5N1 in 2024. His brother recently succumbed to the same infection, raising concerns and prompting immediate action from local health authorities. The new case, a close contact of the deceased, was detected […]
Feb 14, 2024
Research shows 1 in 10 infected pregnant women develop long COVID
CIDRAP New research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting this week suggests that 1 in 10 pregnant women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy develop long COVID. The study abstract is published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The research is based on findings from a pregnancy cohort identified in the ongoing National […]
Feb 14, 2024
What To Know About Alaskapox After Officials Confirm First Death From Recently Discovered Virus
Forbes An elderly man has become the first person to die after contracting Alaskapox, health officials confirmed, urging doctors to stay alert for signs of the recently discovered virus that is closely related to other dangerous human pathogens like smallpox and mpox. The man, who was from Alaska’s remote Kenai Peninsula, is one of only seven […]
Feb 14, 2024
Ebola Vaccine Given Post-Infection Protects Against Death
MedPageToday Study reinforces importance of vaccinating at-risk groups as early as possible, authors say, Vaccination with the Ebola Zaire vaccine (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP; Ervebo) was associated with a significantly lower risk of death in patients with confirmed Ebola disease, even for those vaccinated shortly after exposure to the virus, a retrospective analysis found. Among patients admitted to […]
Feb 13, 2024
Researchers Estimate Long Covid May Affect 5.8 Million Children. Are They Right?
Forbes Long Covid may affect 5.8 million children in the U.S., according to an article published on Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics. That’s a large number. It’s also a number that stands in contrast to other published estimates of pediatric long Covid. So, who’s right? Let’s begin by exploring how the authors of this article arrived […]
Feb 13, 2024
Measles outbreaks cause alarm: what the data say
Nature A drastic rise in infections in the United Kingdom and Europe follows a drop in vaccine uptake. UK health services are battling an outbreak of measles — causing alarm in a nation that had eliminated the disease in 2017. On 19 January, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the public-health authority, declared a national incident over […]
Feb 13, 2024
Mosquito swarms bring ‘triple whammy’ of infectious disease to Timor-Leste
Telegraph The country is battling simultaneous outbreaks of dengue, Zika and – for the first time – chikungunya. A triple outbreak of dengue, chikungunya and Zika is threatening an island just an hour’s flight from Australia in what experts warn is a “wake-up call” of the dangers of climate change. Timor-Leste, bordering Indonesia, has seen […]
Feb 13, 2024