Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bird flu threatens Norway’s wildlife
Norway News Norway’s northern regions of Finnmark and Troms are battling the largest outbreak of bird flu ever seen in the country. More than 10,000 dead birds, mostly seagulls and the protected kittiwake, have been found in the Vadsø area alone and the virus was also found in a young dead fox in Tromsø. On […]
Jul 25, 2023
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – United Arab Emirates
WHO On 10 July 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), notified WHO of a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 28-year-old male from Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi. The case had no history of direct or indirect contact with dromedaries, goats, or sheep. The patient was admitted to the hospital […]
Jul 25, 2023
Brazil’s Parana declares animal health emergency due to bird flu cases in wild birds
Reuters 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. It […]
Jul 25, 2023
Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event
MedPageToday The latest CDC data on long COVID in U.S. adults and an alarming World Health Organization (WHO) statement about its long-term impact underscore the pandemic’s lingering and debilitating effects. Like the satirical film “Don’t Look Up,” in which scientists couldn’t focus media or politicians on the climate crisis, most Americans are content to avert their eyes […]
Jul 25, 2023
Scotland: Around 70 birds killed by flu in the last seven days
IOM Today People are asked not to touch sick or dead birds or animals after a washed up guillemot tested positive for avian influenza. Around 70 dead and dying seabirds have been collected by the Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture on the southern and western coastline since July 11. Samples taken from some a […]
Jul 18, 2023
Bangladesh: Dengue cases eclipse 22,000
Outbreak News Today The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh report an additional 1,589 dengue fever cases and eight deaths today, bringing the total cases and deaths for 2023 to 22,467 and 114, respectively. Of the 1589 cases reported today, 847, or 53 percent were reported in the capital city of Dhaka. […]
Jul 18, 2023
Scores of dead birds wash up on Scots beach amid avian flu crisis
Several species, including kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills, have been found washed up at Lunan Bay in Montrose in recent weeks. Several species, including kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills, have been found washed up at Lunan Bay in Montrose in recent weeks. Locals living in the area have been advised not to touch or pick up sick […]
Jul 18, 2023
Yes, bird flu is a threat. It’s time to take it seriously.
Vox In the last two years, more than half a billion birds have died globally. The cause isn’t deforestation or climate change or the destruction of grasslands — all of which are contributing to the precipitous decline of wild birds — but avian influenza, i.e., bird flu. The majority of these birds were farmed chickens and turkeys; as […]
Jul 18, 2023
New malaria case in Florida brings national total to 8, the first U.S. acquired cases in 20 years
NBC News Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria on Tuesday, bringing the total number of locally acquired malaria infections in the U.S. to eight since May. The cases are the first in 20 years to be acquired in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last month that locally acquired infections — those not linked […]
Jul 18, 2023
UK: Bird flu investigation after Bempton Cliffs seabird deaths
BBC An investigation has begun after a number of birds were found dead at a nature reserve in East Yorkshire. The RSPB said in a social media post that the fatalities at its site at Bempton Cliffs were being investigated for any possible link to avian flu. The charity said that kittiwakes seemed to be […]
Jul 18, 2023