Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
S. Korea confirms avian influenza cases in cats for first time in 7 years
Yonhap News Two cats at an animal shelter in Seoul were confirmed to have been infected with a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain, marking the first infections of the virus in mammals in seven years, the agriculture ministry has said. Cats have been found dead at the shelter in Yongsan, central Seoul, since last month, […]
Jul 25, 2023
This week Dr. Lawler provides us with COVID-19 updates and outlook for the fall, and shares with us lessons learned from a recent trip.
Jul 25, 2023
The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin
NY Times We still don’t know how the pandemic started. Here’s what we do know — and why it matters. Where did it come from? More than three years into the pandemic and untold millions of people dead, that question about the Covid-19 coronavirus remains controversial and fraught, with facts sparkling amid a tangle of […]
Jul 25, 2023
Dengue – the Region of the Americas
WHO Since the beginning of 2023, dengue outbreaks of significant magnitude have been recorded in the WHO Region of the Americas, with close to three million suspected and confirmed cases of dengue reported so far this year, surpassing the 2.8 million cases of dengue registered for the entire year of 2022. Of the total number […]
Jul 25, 2023
GSK’s Arexvy to lead new RSV vaccines sales race with Moderna a close second: report
Fierce Pharma We waited years for working RSV vaccines and in 2023, in the space of just a few weeks, we had two come all at once, with another on the horizon and a fresh approval for an RSV prevention med. But how will the RSV market shake out? Well, the analysts at GlobalData crunched […]
Jul 25, 2023
California: Here’s Where Covid Is Rising in the San Francisco Bay Area
SF Standard You’ve heard this one before: Covid cases are on the rise in the Bay Area again. New data from Wastewater SCAN—a program that traces levels of viruses and other pathogens in municipal sewershed plans—shows levels of Covid particulate in wastewater are rising in San Francisco’s Oceanside sewershed, which covers much of the city’s […]
Jul 25, 2023
Brazil: animal health emergency declared due to bird flu cases in wild birds
devdiscourse The Brazilian state of Parana, the country’s biggest poultry producer, said on Tuesday it has declared an animal health emergency due to the detection of avian flu cases in wild birds. The move comes after the country’s agriculture ministry directed the states to take such a measure, Parana’s government said in a statement.
Jul 25, 2023
U.S. sees biggest rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations since December
CBS News Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 10% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the largest percent increase in this key indicator of the virus since December. At least 7,109 admissions of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were reported for the week of July 15 nationwide, the CDC […]
Jul 25, 2023
Ireland: Devastating bird flu is on the rounds again
Independent Ireland News Bird ‘flu is on the rounds again. You may remember that last year the wild birds most affected by the fatal disease were Gannets. This year it appears so far to be terns in the Republic of Ireland and Black-headed gulls in Northern Ireland that are worst affected. Bird ‘flu has been […]
Jul 25, 2023
H5N6 avian flu hospitalizes man in China
CIDRAP China has reported another human infection from H5N6 avian influenza, a 64-year-old man from Guangxi province who raises domestic poultry, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The man’s symptoms began on July 3, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment the next day, where he is listed in serious condition. His […]
Jul 25, 2023