Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Long COVID not caused by COVID-19 immune inflammatory response, new research finds
EurekaAlert Long Covid, which affects nearly two-million people in the UK1, is not caused by an immune inflammatory reaction to COVID-19, University of Bristol-led research finds. Emerging data demonstrates that immune activation may persist for months after COVID-19. In this new study, published in eLife today [4 July], researchers wanted to find out whether persistent immune activation and […]
Jul 5, 2023
Bird flu impacting Scottish eagles
Birdguides NatureScot has also stated that the number of Golden Eagles raising young declined from 48% in 2021 to 28% in 2022. The largest declines recorded for both eagle species were in Lewis and Harris in the Western Isles, where the breeding success of Golden Eagles fell from 55% to 16%, and for White-tailed Eagles […]
Jul 5, 2023
Togo reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a farm
Reuters he West African country of Togo has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday. The outbreak near the capital Lome killed 1,450 of a flock of 1,500 birds, with the remaining birds being slaughtered, the Paris-based […]
Jul 5, 2023
How many Americans still haven’t caught COVID-19? CDC publishes final 2022 estimates
CBS News Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. adults and older teens had still not caught COVID-19 by the end of last year, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while 77.5% had antibodies from at least one prior infection. The figures are based on the final batch of results from the agency’s nationwide studies […]
Jul 5, 2023
What could cause a malaria comeback in the US — and what could stop it
Vox Americans shouldn’t take a malaria-free future for granted. Over the last month, five people in the US (four in Florida and one in Texas) have acquired malaria within the country’s borders. That’s pretty uncommon — at least, in this century; until the 1950s, malaria was a persistent plague in the US, especially in the Southeast. Many […]
Jul 5, 2023
What we do — and don’t yet — know about the malaria cases in the U.S.
NPR In the 1950s, the U.S. declared that it had wiped out malaria. As NPR reported a few years ago, this public health milestone was achieved “through the use of insecticides, drainage ditches and the incredible power of window screens.” This week, headlines trumpeted the “return” of malaria: four cases in Florida and one in Texas. So […]
Jul 5, 2023
20 Cats Confirmed with Bird Flu in Poland
Precision Vaccinations Poland’s Chief Veterinary Office recently confirmed 29 samples of avian influenza A(H5N1) were tested, 20 of which came from cats from Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Lublin, Pruszcz Gdański, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Bydgoszcz, Wrocław, the Rzeszów district and the vicinity of Zamość. As of June 30, 2023, Poland’s State Veterinary Institute in Puławy reported these infections. Previously, a team of scientists […]
Jul 5, 2023
Raw meat linked to H5N1 bird flu outbreak among cats
BNO News Raw meat consumed by one of the infected cats in Poland has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to researchers, adding to growing signs that a food product is behind the unusual outbreak. At least 16 cats across Poland have died and tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, but health officials are […]
Jul 5, 2023
Brazil confirms bird flu in main poultry-producing state
Poultry World According to Brazil’s Official Veterinary Service, 2 new outbreaks have been confirmed in the country, this time in the state of Paraná, a state that accounts for 35% of Brazil’s poultry production. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply updated the number of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild […]
Jul 5, 2023
The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried
NPR A little over a year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still a public health emergency, a little-known virus came seemingly out of nowhere to add to the world’s worries – a virus known at the time as monkeypox. Monkeypox – since renamed mpox following criticisms that the name held misleading and racist connotations – went […]
Jul 5, 2023