Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Oregon sees most measles cases in generation
Oregon News The 31 cases of measles recorded this year in Oregon are the most cases in a generation, according to state health officials. There have not been this many confirmed cases in the state since 1991, Oregon Health Authority officials said. The first cases were confirmed in June. However, there have not been any new confirmed […]
Sep 11, 2024
What you need to know about Valley fever after 19 infected at California music festival
ABC News Several people were recently infected with a fungal lung infection at an outdoor California music festival. As of Aug. 21, at least 19 people who attended or worked at the “Lightning in a Bottle” festival in Kern County in late May tested positive for Valley fever, according to the California Department of Public Health. […]
Sep 11, 2024
COVID more severe, longer-lasting than other respiratory diseases
CIDRAP Healthcare workers (HCWs) with COVID-19 had more severe symptoms that lasted longer than those with other respiratory diseases, and a higher proportion met the World Health Organization (WHO) or UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) definitions of long COVID, according to a report published in Viruses and Viral Diseases. A team led by Murdoch Children’s Research […]
Sep 11, 2024
Nurses working in fear: BBC visits mpox epicentre
BBC Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the BBC they are desperate for vaccines to arrive so they can stem the rate of new infections. At a treatment centre in South Kivu province that the BBC visited in the epicentre of the […]
Sep 11, 2024
Nature To adequately prepare for potential hazards caused by emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, the WHO has issued a list of high-priority pathogens that are likely to cause future outbreaks and for which research and development (R&D) efforts are dedicated, known as paramount R&D blueprints. Within R&D efforts, the goal is to obtain effective prophylactic […]
Sep 11, 2024
The Mosquito-Borne Disease ‘Triple E’ Is Spreading in the US as Temperatures Rise
Wired Eastern equine encephalitis, which has a high mortality rate, is becoming more common in North America as climate changes expands the habitats of insects. A 41-year-old man in New Hampshire died last week after contracting a rare mosquito-borne illness called eastern equine encephalitis virus, also known as EEE or “triple E.” It was New Hampshire’s first […]
Sep 10, 2024
Rare local case of mosquito-borne dengue virus confirmed in Baldwin Park
Lost Angeles Times A rare case of dengue, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, was confirmed in Baldwin Park on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. This case represents the state’s third-ever confirmed case of locally transmitted dengue that is not related to travel. The other two cases were confirmed in Long […]
Sep 10, 2024
Mpox is coming back deadlier than before. The U.S. must respond now.
Washington Post | Opinion Two years ago, the United States and other Western countries mounted an aggressive — and successful — response to mpox. But the virus, formerly known as monkeypox, is coming back deadlier than before. The West must curb this threat before it once again wreaks havoc around the world. The previous outbreak spread […]
Sep 10, 2024
CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri
CDC CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A(H5) (“H5 bird flu”) reported by the state of Missouri. The case was identified through that state’s seasonal flu surveillance system. The specimen was forwarded to CDC for confirmatory testing per usual protocols and confirmed yesterday. An investigation into the potential exposure is ongoing by […]
Sep 10, 2024
Bird Flu Is Quietly Getting Scarier
The Atlantic Perhaps it’s time to talk about an H5N1 pandemic. Up until last Friday afternoon, a total of 13 people in the United States had officially come down this year with avian influenza H5, also known as bird flu. A subtype of that virus, a potential pandemic pathogen called H5N1, has for months been […]
Sep 10, 2024