Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
COVID and Aspergillus Are Dangerous Bedfellows
MedPageToday These days, invasive fungal pathogens are making medical news — as well they should. In Fall 2022, a World Health Organization (WHO) report named 19 key fungal threats, thus creating the agency’s first-ever “fungal priority pathogens” list. WHO also called for better diagnostics and monitoring of antifungal drug resistance, as well as further research, innovation, and […]
Apr 18, 2023
Marburg virus disease – Equatorial Guinea
WHO This Disease Outbreak News was amended on 17 April 2023 to include information on partner coordination as part of the ongoing response measures. Situation at a glance Since the last Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 22 March 2023 (with data as of 21 March 2023), six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg virus […]
Apr 18, 2023
Bolivia battles avian flu outbreaks at layer farms
Watt Poultry Over 50,000 birds have died due to the disease in the past month. March saw even more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at Bolivian commercial layer farms, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
Apr 18, 2023
Fortune Climate change, international travel, and a growing global population are all among the factors scientists are citing for the increased likelihood of a severe pandemic occurring again within the next decade. London-based disease forecasting company Airfinity’s latest risk modeling suggests that there is a 27.5% chance that a pandemic as deadly as COVID-19 could occur by […]
Apr 18, 2023
Mobile Lab Detects Marburg Virus
Rapid Microbiology Marburg Virus (MARV) has been wreaking havoc in Africa, with 5 deaths reported from Tanzania in the last 24 hours. Earlier this year, Equatorial Guinea reported an outbreak of MARV with 9 fatalities. This Ebola-like hemorrhagic virus is characterized by symptoms of high fever, followed by bleeding and organ failure. Something that can […]
Apr 18, 2023
USDA announces avian influenza vaccine trials
Ag Daily As producers prepare for the peak highly pathogenic avian influenza season in the spring and summer months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they’re testing a number of potential vaccines. The announcement came during an April 13 roundtable discussion with poultry industry stakeholders. Initial data from the animal study with a single dose of the vaccine are […]
Apr 18, 2023
Neuroscientists Find Long COVID Smell Loss Linked to Changes in the Brain
Science Tech Daily People living with long COVID who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain, a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers has found. The research used MRI scanning to compare the brain activity of people with long COVID who lost their […]
Apr 18, 2023
A Possible Explanation for Long COVID Gains Traction
NPR Link to audio at the link While the country seemingly moves on from the pandemic, an estimated 15 million U.S. adults are suffering from long COVID. Scientists are trying to understand what causes some people to develop long COVID while others do not. NPR’s Will Stone spoke with researchers and reports on a growing […]
Apr 18, 2023
Argentina battles major dengue outbreak with atomic radiation
Reuters Argentine, fighting one of its worst outbreaks of dengue in recent years, is sterilizing mosquitoes using radiation that alters their DNA before releasing them into the wild. The South American country has this year recorded over 41,000 cases of the disease transmitted by mosquitoes, far above the equivalent level in previous years of major […]
Apr 18, 2023
Bird flu infects a dozen mammals as outbreak in Montana continues
Montana Standard Officials are warning Montanans to keep themselves and their pets away from dead birds, as a bird flu outbreak now in its second year starts to infect more mammals. In Montana, close to 82,500 domestic birds have been culled from the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, since the state saw its […]
Apr 18, 2023