Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
HPAI dairy cattle research lasers in on transmission points
Brownfield Ag News A Michigan State University researcher says work continues to identify how highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission occurs in dairy cattle. Large animal veterinarian Dr. Zelmar Rodriguez in the College of Veterinary Medicine tells Brownfield, “The road that we know is playing a huge role is a cow-to-cow transmission, that plays within a herd, but also […]
Feb 11, 2025
Mpox: Global epidemic situation and countermeasures
NIH Mpox, is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus and is primarily endemic to Africa. As countries gradually stop smallpox vaccination, resistance to the smallpox virus is declining, increasing the risk of infection with mpox and other viruses. On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization announced that the spread of mpox constituted […]
Feb 11, 2025
Epidemiological and genomic evolution of the ongoing outbreak of clade Ib mpox virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nature In September 2023, an ongoing mpox outbreak emerged in South Kivu (DRC) which spread to other regions and countries. We describe the epidemiological and genomic evolution of the outbreak between September 2023 and June 2024. Samples were collected from hospitalized patients, along with data on residence and possible exposures. Employee numbers and locations were […]
Feb 11, 2025
How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu? Here’s What to Know.
WSJ Risk for the general public is still low, but public-health experts advise caution. Sky-high egg prices. Millions of dead chickens. A new strain in cattle. Bird flu is making its way around the country, hitting farmers and consumers in their wallets. A second strain of H5N1 avian flu was recently detected among dairy cows in Nevada, […]
Feb 11, 2025
Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos
NY Times Three ducks died of the disease at the Queens Zoo, while three more ducks and nine wild birds that died at the Bronx Zoo were being tested for the virus, according to the parks’ operator. Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died because of bird flu, and as many as 12 more birds […]
Feb 11, 2025
New York poultry markets ordered to close temporarily as bird flu concerns spread
NBC News New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a temporary closure of live-poultry markets after bird flu was detected in the outer boroughs of New York City. The order, signed by Hochul on Friday, requires the markets to close down between Feb. 7 and Feb. 14 as facilities undergo a complete disinfection process. It calls for markets […]
Feb 11, 2025
House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
ABC News More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds. Now, a small but growing […]
Feb 11, 2025
China reports two new cases of H9N2
China Center for Health Protection Avian influenza A(H9N2):Hunan Province:
Feb 11, 2025
Number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda rises to nine
Reuters The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to nine from three, the country’s health ministry said. The East African country declared an outbreak of the severe, often-fatal viral infection late last month. The latest outbreak is being driven by the Sudan strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine. Uganda’s […]
Feb 11, 2025
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
NBC Local health officials set up a drive-thru vaccination clinic last week and are offering screening services to residents. Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state. South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks said […]
Feb 11, 2025