Author: Claudinne Miller
What to Know About the New Covid Variants
New York Times HV.1 has overtaken EG.5 as the leading variant in the U.S. Two closely related variants, EG.5 and HV.1, now comprise roughly half of the Covid-19 cases in the United States. EG.5 became the dominant variant nationwide in August. At that time, the World Health Organization classified it as a “variant of interest,” meaning it […]
Oct 31, 2023
Annals of Internal Medicine COVID-19 has been linked to the development of many post–COVID-19 conditions (PCCs) after acute infection. Limited information is available on the effectiveness of oral antivirals used to treat acute COVID-19 in preventing the development of PCCs. Eighty-six percent of the participants were male, with a median age of 66 years, and […]
Oct 31, 2023
Matthew Perry Deserved Better Than #DiedSuddenly
Wired IT DIDN’T TAKE long for news of actor Matthew Perry’s death to go public. TMZ broke the story so early that paparazzi had already camped out to photograph the Friends star’s grieving parents as they arrived on the scene. The vulturous routines of the celebrity death news complex are, at this point, predictable. Tabloids compete for 911 […]
Oct 31, 2023
Neurotropic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Red Foxes, Northern Germany
CDC In a 1-year survey of wild terrestrial predators in northern Germany, we found that 5 of 110 foxes were infected with contemporary avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses, forming a temporal cluster during January‒March 2023. Encephalitis and strong cerebral virus replication but only sporadic mammalian-adaptive viral polymerase basic 2 protein E627K mutations were seen. Since emergence […]
Oct 31, 2023
Three states report more avian flu outbreaks, pushing total past 60 million bird mark
CIDRAP Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreak struck poultry and commercial flocks in three more states, as the number of affected birds since the events began in early 2022 topped the 60 million mark, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said its latest updates. In Alabama, the virus was […]
Oct 31, 2023
Unique Souvenir from Vacation in Kenya
CNN Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces. The passenger arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport from Kenya on September 29, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection. “The passenger declared giraffe feces and stated she had obtained the […]
Oct 25, 2023
CDC says skin-disfiguring parasite may be endemic in Texas, present in other states
NBC News A parasite capable of causing a disfiguring skin disease may be endemic in Texas and present in other southern states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2005 to 2019, the CDC identified 1,222 cases in the U.S. that were positive for Leishmania, a parasite transmitted through the bites of infected female […]
Oct 25, 2023
Kids With COVID Infectious for About 3 Days
Medpage Today Small study finds no difference in infectiousness by vaccination status with Omicron variant. Children infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 appear to be infectious for about 3 days after a positive test, researchers found. In a small study of 76 kids ages 7 to 18, the median duration of infectivity was 3 […]
Oct 24, 2023
Covid Shots May Slightly Raise Stroke Risk in the Oldest Recipients
New York Times A federal study hinted at increased risk when the vaccine was given with the high-dose flu shot, but the research is far from conclusive. The Covid vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna may be linked to a slight increase in the risk of stroke when administered along with a high-dose flu vaccine, […]
Oct 24, 2023
Is Nipah Virus A New Outbreak To Watch Out For?
Modern Diplomacy Another virus is currently making headlines after the havoc the COVID-19 virus has brought — the Nipah virus or NiV. While it’s not a recent pathogen, its emergence has caused fear and apprehension among the masses still recovering from the recent pandemic. If you’re one of those wondering about the scale of a […]
Oct 24, 2023
