Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
It’s a virus you may not have heard of. Here’s why scientists are worried about it
NPR A little-known virus is getting a lot of attention this year. It’s called Oropouche, and it’s been making headlines because of a notable increase in diagnoses. So far in 2024 there have been over 10,000 cases, mainly in South America and the Caribbean. The vast majority are in Brazil. By contrast, the total Oropouche […]
Nov 20, 2024
First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases. On November 15, 2024, the California Department of Public […]
Nov 20, 2024
Oahu’s first case of Avian flu traced back to a Duck rescue in Wahiawa
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Nov 20, 2024
Bird flu decimated tern colony in northwest Washington
Washington State Standard Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting their brains. More than half a colony of Caspian terns on a small island near Port Townsend died last year amid an outbreak of bird flu, underscoring […]
Nov 19, 2024
H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
STAT News The virus, which appears not to have spread to anyone else, underwent mutational changes virologists didn’t want to see. The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 […]
Nov 19, 2024
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024
CDC CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” in dairy cows and other animals in the United States. In this week’s spotlight, CDC highlights new resources for employers of farm workers, the results of a radio media tour for journalists […]
Nov 19, 2024
Cases of ‘walking pneumonia’ up in D.C. region, part of national trend
Washington Post Cases of walking pneumonia have been surging among young children in the D.C. region, according to pediatricians and public health officials. Nell Codner, a 48-year-old federal worker from near Annapolis, didn’t worry two weeks ago when her 10-year-old twin daughters developed a cough. “Who touched what and didn’t wash their hands?” she recalled […]
Nov 19, 2024
Study Finds 1 in 4 Americans May Have Long COVID
Newsmax A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans had long […]
Nov 19, 2024
H5N1 bird flu infects 5 more humans in California, and 1 in Oregon
Medical Express As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon — the state’s first. A seventh presumptive California case is awaiting confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All of the […]
Nov 19, 2024
First U.S. Case of Spreading New Mpox Type Reported in California
NYT The unidentified patient had recently returned from Africa, where the virus has caused a deadly epidemic, health officials said. A person in California has tested positive for a form of mpox causing a widespread epidemic in Africa, the state’s Department of Public Health reported on Saturday. It is the first known case in the […]
Nov 19, 2024