Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Haiti’s situation is dire and cannot persist, State Department says
Reuters – The situation in Haiti has grown dire, with criminal groups blocking efforts to control a cholera outbreak, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that the status quo “cannot persist.” An outbreak of cholera in Haiti this month has killed at least 16 people, according to the United Nations, while a […]
Oct 11, 2022
Poliovirus found in Brooklyn and Queens sewage, New York health officials say
CNBC – The sewage sample in Brooklyn and Queens that tested positive is genetically linked to the virus that paralyzed an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County over the summer. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has extended the state of emergency declared in response to the spread of poliovirus in an effort to boost vaccination rates. […]
Oct 11, 2022
Rift Valley fever: Human cases in Mauritania nears 40
Outbreak News Today – The Ministère de la Santé Mauritanienne provided an update on the Rift Valley fever (RVF) human infection situation in the country on October 7. According to health officials, seven additional human RVF cases were reported since the previous update on October 2, bringing the total for 2022 to 39. In addition, five additional […]
Oct 11, 2022
Even Intubated COVID Patients Potentially See Vaccine Benefits
MedPageToday – Better survival for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome when fully vaccinated. Being fully vaccinated was associated with better survival for patients intubated for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) owing to COVID-19, a small multicenter study from Greece showed. In a cohort involving 265 consecutive patients needing intubation for COVID-19 ARDS, mortality was […]
Oct 10, 2022
CDC – The CDC and FDA are investigating an E.coli outbreak in six states that may be tied to frozen falafel sold at Aldi supermarkets.
Oct 10, 2022
FDA Clears Use of Monkeypox Testing Equipment
FDA – FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Abbott Molecular, Inc., for the Alinity m MPXV, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test intended to detect monkeypox DNA using lesion swab specimens from individuals suspected of monkeypox virus infection. The Alinity m MPXV test is the first commercial test kit to be authorized for detection […]
Oct 10, 2022
Pregnancy complications spiked during the pandemic. No one knows exactly why.
Washington Post – Lauren Phillips, a 32-year-old attorney from Brooklyn, had an easy pregnancy. Her vitals remained perfect, she felt great eating only vegan food, and was able to walk three miles a day throughout. The only blip was that despite being thrice vaccinated and meticulous about masking, she got infected with the coronavirus in […]
Oct 10, 2022
Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way
NPR – As the U.S. heads into a third pandemic winter, the first hints are emerging that another possible surge of COVID-19 infections could be on its way. So far, no national surge has started yet. The number of people getting infected, hospitalized and dying from COVID in the U.S. has been gently declining from a […]
Oct 7, 2022
Experts hopeful about Ebola control in Uganda
The Lancet – Although there is no vaccine for the Sudan strain of Ebola virus, understanding of how best to prevent and manage Ebola virus infections has improved in the past decade. Paul Adepoju reports. With no approved vaccine, Uganda is relying on early supportive care to protect people against the country’s first Ebola outbreak […]
Oct 7, 2022