Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lassa Fever Suspected in Death of U.S. Traveler Returning from West Africa
CDC The CDC and the Iowa Department of Health are investigating a suspected case of Lassa fever, which was diagnosed today in an Iowa resident who returned to the United States from West Africa early this month. The patient was not sick while traveling so the risk to fellow airline passengers is extremely low. The […]
Oct 29, 2024
Rwanda sees no new infections or deaths due to Marburg virus for nearly a week
EuroNews The country’s health minister cited the absence of new infections and deaths in the past six days. There is no “community transmission” in the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, the country’s health minister said on Sunday. All positive cases have come from the list of known contacts of people with the virus, health minister Sabin Nsanzimana […]
Oct 23, 2024
Bird flu infects four in Washington state; CDC deploys team
The Hill Bird flu has possibly infected four agricultural workers in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health. In a press release Sunday, the Washington State Department of Health said the “workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County.” Franklin County is […]
Oct 23, 2024
Bird flu infects flock of 800,000 poultry in southeast Washington
Washington State Standard Bird flu has infected a commercial flock of about 800,000 fowl at an egg farm in southeast Washington, the state’s Department of Agriculture said this week. It’s the first detection in Washington this year of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry operation and is one of about four dozen known […]
Oct 22, 2024
Main zoo in North Macedonian capital shut down after avian flu case detected
ABC News The main zoo in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje was closed Saturday after authorities confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu. According to a press statement, the flu was detected in a goose that died in a pond. “Laboratory results confirmed a case of the presence of a pathogenic strain […]
Oct 22, 2024
New Study Reveals Hidden COVID Proteins in Blood of Long Haulers
Sci Tech Daily A recent study indicates that long COVID sufferers with symptoms impacting multiple body systems might have persistent SARS-CoV-2 proteins in their blood, pointing to an ongoing viral infection that could be treated with antivirals. Persistent Viral Proteins in Long COVID Patients A study conducted by Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital revealed that individuals experiencing […]
Oct 22, 2024
Norway reports two mpox case of clade 2 variant
Reuters Two patients in Norway has been diagnosed with the mpox virus of the clade 2 variety, the Oslo municipality said on Tuesday. Clade 2 is a less severe form of mpox than the clade 1b strain that has recently caused global concerns. Authorities are currently investigating whether there is a connection between the two cases, […]
Oct 22, 2024
Infecting Pharaohs 4,000 years ago, Egypt Has Finally Been Declared Malaria-Free
Good News Network Egypt, one of the world’s 15 most populous nations, has been certified malaria-free after a ‘pharaonic’ effort that began 100 years ago. Killing nearly 600,000 people every year, almost all of whom dwell in Africa, the malarial transmission chain has been interrupted for three years in a row, proving that the Egyptian […]
Oct 22, 2024
In Remote Eastern Congo, a New Mpox Variant Is Attacking Children
WSJ An earlier strain was concentrated among adult men. Now the virus is moving quickly between children and in many cases it is proving fatal. Democratic Republic of Congo—The sound of children crying never lets up in this overcrowded village clinic. Grade-school boys and girls roam around barefoot, covered in bulbous sores. Sick infants lie beside their mothers in […]
Oct 22, 2024
How did H5N1 bird flu get introduced to California’s dairy industry?
LA Times Experts say it was bound to happen: The H5N1 bird flu that ravaged dairy herds in 13 states was inevitably going to arrive in California. But exactly how it happened is still being investigated by the state. However, Anja Raudabaugh — the chief executive of Western State Dairies, a trade organization for California dairy farmers […]
Oct 22, 2024