Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Explainer: What are the bird flu risks to people and animals?
(Reuters) Countries ranging from the United States and Britain to France and Japan have suffered record losses of poultry in outbreaks of avian flu in the past year. The disease, which experts said is being spread by migratory birds, reached South American nations such as Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia for the first time. SHOULD HUMANS WORRY ABOUT INFECTIONS? The risk to humans is low, said […]
Feb 15, 2023
What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID
(Atlantic) Before I got long COVID, I tuned out virtually all stories about it. They were tedious because I was tired of the pandemic, because we are all tired of the pandemic, because it is as familiar as rain and honestly just as dreary; I can hardly believe we once called the coronavirus novel. Today, I still tune […]
Feb 15, 2023
Marburg virus outbreak: researchers race to test vaccines
(Nature) Control measures such as quarantine could end the outbreak in Equatorial Guinea quickly — good news for inhabitants but a mixed blessing for clinical trials. Health officials worldwide are sprinting to test whether experimental vaccines can protect against a deadly illness, after Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease on 13 […]
Feb 15, 2023
Cameroon detects two suspected cases of Marburg virus near Eq. Guinea
(Reuters) – Cameroonian authorities detected two suspected cases of Marburg disease on Monday in Olamze, a commune on the border with Equatorial Guinea, the public health delegate for the region, Robert Mathurin Bidjang, said on Tuesday. Equatorial Guinea officially declared its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an illness similar to Ebola, on Monday. Neighbouring Cameroon had restricted movement along the […]
Feb 14, 2023
Researchers ‘cannot rule out’ bird flu spreading between sea lions
(New Scientist) More than 600 sea lions have been found dead or dying on Peruvian beaches this year in the first mass mortality event of wild mammals from bird flu in South America. A mass outbreak of avian flu among sea lions in Peru has revived fears the virus could be passing between mammals. Since […]
Feb 14, 2023
Wild ducks found dead in Maine test positive for bird flu
(Maine News) Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird flu. The hooded mergansers were found dead in Mill Stream and tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said Friday. The wildlife department said […]
Feb 14, 2023
Avian Flu hits migratory birds in north Louisiana(
(KTBS) The H5N1 Avian Flu is not just affecting poultry on farms. The virus has spread to migratory water fowl, and there are infected birds in north Louisiana. According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, several geese that died from the flu were discovered in late November. In September, the virus was also found […]
Feb 14, 2023
(NBC News) Adapted to birds, H5N1 has been found in various mammals, but it would need a complicated string of mutations to spread more easily in people. Hundreds of wild sea lions in South America, a farm of minks in Europe, and more than 58 million poultry birds have died. All of these animals fell victim to the impact of […]
Feb 14, 2023
NCDC Records 117 Lassa Fever Outbreak In 13 States, FCT
(Science Nigeria) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has recorded 117 additional Lassa fever cases from 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the reporting week 4. Disclosing this via its official website today (February 13, 2023), the NCDC said the 13 states include Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Bauchi, Ebonyi, […]
Feb 14, 2023
