Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Rabid bats found in Colorado: How to prevent risk of rabies
9 News Public health officials recommend that these precautions be taken to reduce the risk of exposure to rabies. Rabid bats have been found in Arapahoe and El Paso counties. The bats are the first to be discovered with rabies in each of the Colorado counties in 2024. In Arapahoe County, a bat found near Quincy […]
May 22, 2024
3 Things to Know About FLiRT, the New Coronavirus Strains
Yale Medicine A Yale Medicine expert weighs in on the potential impact of the new strains on the spread of COVID. The good news is that in the early spring of 2024, COVID-19 cases were down, with far fewer infections and hospitalizations than were seen in the previous winter. But SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID, is […]
May 22, 2024
Will Destruction Of Smallpox Virus Get Postponed Again?
Forbes Is it finally time to eliminate the remaining stocks of variola (smallpox) virus for good? The World Health Assembly will discuss the current status on May 27. The World Health Assembly in 1996 set a date for virus destruction, but in subsequent resolutions the destruction of the virus has been postponed repeatedly to provide opportunities […]
May 22, 2024
I was there when bird flu first appeared. It’s different today.
Washington Post The H5N1 flu virus and I go way back. In 1997, I watched as more than a million chickens were slaughtered in Hong Kong to combat the first major global outbreak of the disease. Eighteen people were sickened by the virus and six died, all of whom had close contact with the birds. They were the […]
May 21, 2024
Measles Is Preventable. How Did the World End Up Back Here?
MedPageToday I remember being very sick when I had measles as a child. I was confined to a darkened room for more than a week, and there was concern that it would affect my vision. Decades later, I work with patients who have had encephalitis as a result of measles, and families who are left […]
May 21, 2024
5 new dairy cow herds contract bird flu in Michigan
The Toledo Blade Five more dairy herds in Michigan have been diagnosed with bird flu, according to an announcement Friday by Tim Boring, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The herds are located in Allegan, Clinton, Gratiot, and Ingham counties with an additional herd in Isabella County. That brings the total […]
May 15, 2024
National Academies Jun 5, 2024 11:00AM – 12:00PM ET Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, many individuals infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have continued to experience lingering symptoms for months or even years following infection. Some symptoms can affect […]
May 15, 2024
Mers outbreak in Saudi Arabia puts health experts on high alert
Telegraph Officials race to determine infection source after three people with no direct contact to camels contract the deadly coronavirus. Health agencies are racing to determine the origins of a Mers outbreak in Saudi Arabia, after three people with no direct contact to camels contracted the coronavirus. The pathogen, known as Middle East respiratory syndrome, […]
May 14, 2024
Avian flu hits more turkeys in Gratiot County, Michigan
Watt Poultry Gratiot County, Michigan, has had two commercial meat turkey flocks affected by H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in less than a week. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a flock of 26,400 turkeys on May 2. HPAI was confirmed […]
May 8, 2024