Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
STAT When, in April, the federal government began requiring some cows to be tested for a strain of avian flu before their herds could be moved across state lines, it seemed like an obvious step to try to track and slow the virus that had started spreading among U.S. dairy cattle. But Joe Armstrong, a veterinarian at […]
Jul 3, 2024
Colorado has the most cases of bird flu among dairy cows in the U.S.
Colorado Public Radio Cases of highly pathogenic avian flu cases in Colorado dairy cows keep rising, with numbers from a federal website recording the state as having more cases than any other. A top state health official said Tuesday the state is working with dairy farms and the industry as they continue to work to […]
Jul 2, 2024
COVID trend reaches “high” level across western U.S. in latest CDC data
CBS News A key indicator for tracking the spread of COVID-19 has officially reached “high” levels across western U.S. states, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now shows. But the agency says it remains too early to say whether this year’s summer COVID-19 surge has arrived nationwide. Levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus showing up in wastewater samples […]
Jul 2, 2024
Current COVID-19 Epidemic Wave | Recent Studies | H5N1 Updates
Jun 26, 2024
New mpox strain in DR Congo ‘most dangerous yet’
BBC A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread. The virus, which can cause lesions across the whole body, is making some people very ill and can be deadly. The current outbreak has been driven by […]
Jun 26, 2024
Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers
STAT Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked to contain spread of H5N1 bird flu infections in dairy cows. Now the state’s health authorities are trying to do the same in looking for undetected infections among farmworkers. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is working with an […]
Jun 25, 2024
COVID summer guide: How to navigate symptoms, variants and vaccines this season amid rising cases
Yahoo News It’s summer 2024, but the COVID-19 pandemic is still hanging around. And while the virus continues to evolve, it’s doing so in more predictable ways. Specifically, the expected summer uptick in infections has arrived: The number of COVID cases is “likely” on the rise in at least 39 states and isn’t dropping anywhere in the […]
Jun 25, 2024
CDC issues dengue fever alert in the U.S.
NBC News This year, the incidence of dengue fever globally has been the highest on record, as nations report increasingly hot temperatures — ideal for mosquitoes that spread dengue to hatch. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Tuesday alerting authorities, health care providers and the public of the increased risk […]
Jun 25, 2024
Nigeria Issues Alert After ‘Highly Contagious’ Cholera Kills 15
Bloomberg Authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos have issued a public health warning after confirming a “highly aggressive and contagious” cholera strain that has killed 15 people in the city. The densely populated southwest city of about 25 million people said it has recorded 350 cases, a week after authorities began investigating a possible […]
Jun 19, 2024
Can we prevent a bird flu pandemic in humans?
Popular Science Here’s how experts say we should be mitigating the risk of H5N1 human outbreaks. highly pathogenic subtype of avian influenza (or bird flu), known as H5N1 is spreading among animals worldwide. For the past couple of decades, global health agencies have kept tabs on the virus, which is most well known for decimating […]
Jun 19, 2024