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CDC Alert: Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks
CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health officials of an increase in global and U.S. measles cases and to provide guidance on measles prevention for all international travelers aged ≥6 months and all children aged ≥12 months who […]
Mar 19, 2024
Covid-19 Causes Global Life Expectancy Drop For First Time In 30 Years
Forbes Global life expectancy decreased between 2019 to 2021 due to deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a new study. The research published in The Lancet featured updates from the Global Burden of Disease Study and showed that global average life expectancy declined by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021. The study began in the […]
Mar 12, 2024
25 states see ‘high,’ or ‘very high’ levels of respiratory illness activity: CDC
CBS News COVID, flu hospitalizations remained steady compared to last week. Half of all states are seeing high levels of respiratory virus activity, new federal data updated Friday shows. Currently, 25 states plus New York City and Washington, D.C., are experiencing “high” or “very high” levels of respiratory illness activity, according to the Centers for […]
Feb 20, 2024
See where measles cases are being reported across the US
USA Today As cold and flu season drags on, multiple states across the U.S. are now also reporting cases of measles, a highly contagious virus that primarily affects children. The preventable illness was once common but was eradicated in the U.S. thanks to the widespread use of vaccines, with most current cases originating outside of the country […]
Feb 14, 2024
Measles outbreaks cause alarm: what the data say
Nature A drastic rise in infections in the United Kingdom and Europe follows a drop in vaccine uptake. UK health services are battling an outbreak of measles — causing alarm in a nation that had eliminated the disease in 2017. On 19 January, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the public-health authority, declared a national incident over […]
Feb 13, 2024
8 diseases that could lead to the next pandemic
Interesting Engineering These diseases are on epidemiologists’ radar as potential sources of the next pandemic. At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, held 14-19 January, a panel of health industry leaders took a break from economics to discuss preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X.” Disease X is the World Health Organization’s […]
Feb 6, 2024
What You Need To Know About Measles After WHO Sounds Alarm Over Killer Virus In Europe
Forbes Health officials around the world are scrambling to combat a rising tide of measles as falling vaccination rates and increased travel after the Covid-19 pandemic help the dangerous virus stage an alarming comeback, with countries in Europe declaring national emergencies as U.S. experts monitor growing cases at risk of spiraling into bigger outbreaks. There […]
Jan 31, 2024
Alarming 30-fold rise in measles in Europe – WHO
BBC There was an “alarming” 30-fold increase in measles cases in Europe last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Health chiefs are warning that cases are still rising and “urgent measures” are needed to prevent further spread. More than 30,000 people were infected in 2023, compared to 941 during the whole of 2022. The […]
Jan 23, 2024
We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?
NYT Wastewater data has become perhaps the best metric to track the spread of the virus in the U.S., but it’s an imperfect tool. The curves on some Covid graphs are looking quite steep, again. Reported levels of the virus in U.S. wastewater are higher than they have been since the first Omicron wave, according […]
Jan 16, 2024
