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Matthew
May 14, 2023, 3:44:07 AM5/14/23
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>Fears of bird flu pandemic as handful of human cases reported
Matthew
Jun 5, 2023, 5:22:29 AM6/5/23
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>Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak
>Since first emerging in 1996, the H5N1 avian influenza virus had previously been confined to mostly seasonal outbreaks.
>But "something happened" in mid-2021 that made the group of viruses much more infectious, according to Richard Webby, the head of a World Health Organization collaborating centre studying influenza in animals.
>Webby said that what "scares us the most" are indications from a Spanish mink farm, or among sea lions off South America, that the virus could be transmitting between mammals.
https://archive.is/oFGsF
>Since first emerging in 1996, the H5N1 avian influenza virus had previously been confined to mostly seasonal outbreaks.
>But "something happened" in mid-2021 that made the group of viruses much more infectious, according to Richard Webby, the head of a World Health Organization collaborating centre studying influenza in animals.
>Webby said that what "scares us the most" are indications from a Spanish mink farm, or among sea lions off South America, that the virus could be transmitting between mammals.
https://archive.is/oFGsF
Matthew
Jun 5, 2023, 7:29:55 PM6/5/23
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> What to Wear in the Next Pandemic
>Could a spacesuit designed for Mars help us quarantine on Earth?
https://nautil.us/what-to-wear-in-the-next-pandemic-309227
>Could a spacesuit designed for Mars help us quarantine on Earth?
https://nautil.us/what-to-wear-in-the-next-pandemic-309227
Matthew
Jun 25, 2023, 4:51:48 PM6/25/23
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>A COVID-like virus recently leaped from animals to humans—and ‘we can expect more spillover,’ scientists say. Will ‘Langya’ cause the next pandemic?
>As with COVID initially, the virus causes fever and severe respiratory symptoms, and can lead to fatal pneumonia. Also like COVID, it was first identified among humans in China—last year, when it infected 35 farmers and other residents, likely due to contact with shews.
>It wasn’t the first time a Henipavirus—the family Langya belongs to—has jumped to people, and it won’t be the last, researchers warn.
>Henipaviruses are the most lethal of paramyxoviruses, killing around 70% of those who contract them.
>As with COVID initially, the virus causes fever and severe respiratory symptoms, and can lead to fatal pneumonia. Also like COVID, it was first identified among humans in China—last year, when it infected 35 farmers and other residents, likely due to contact with shews.
>It wasn’t the first time a Henipavirus—the family Langya belongs to—has jumped to people, and it won’t be the last, researchers warn.
>Henipaviruses are the most lethal of paramyxoviruses, killing around 70% of those who contract them.
Matthew
Jul 15, 2023, 6:28:54 PM7/15/23
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>ISIS laptop contains a 19-page document in Arabic on how to develop biological weapons and how to weaponize the bubonic plague
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/08/isis-laptop-shows-plans-for-biological-attacks.html
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/08/isis-laptop-shows-plans-for-biological-attacks.html
Matthew
Jul 24, 2023, 6:41:35 PM7/24/23
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> 28-year-old, of Abu Dhabi, was left fighting for his life in hospital after catching MERS — a deadlier cousin of Covid.
>Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is thought to prove fatal in up to 35% of cases
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12332311/Killer-coronavirus-outbreak-fears-man-28-gets-struck-MERS-Abu-Dhabi-doctors-baffled-caught-it.html
>Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is thought to prove fatal in up to 35% of cases
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12332311/Killer-coronavirus-outbreak-fears-man-28-gets-struck-MERS-Abu-Dhabi-doctors-baffled-caught-it.html
Matthew
Aug 21, 2023, 3:04:47 PM8/21/23
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>Russian Region Partially Sealed Off Over Anthrax Outbreak
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/21/russian-region-partially-sealed-off-over-anthrax-outbreak-a82193
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/21/russian-region-partially-sealed-off-over-anthrax-outbreak-a82193
Matthew
Sep 13, 2023, 9:21:54 PM9/13/23
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>Alarming Discovery: Mutating Bird Flu in China Raises Pandemic Fears
>Researchers from China and Nottingham have identified mutational changes occurring in a subtype of avian flu virus endemic in poultry farms in China. These alterations could increase the likelihood of transmission to humans.
>“We demonstrate that an avian H3N8 virus isolated from a patient with severe pneumonia replicated efficiently in human bronchial and lung epithelial cells was extremely harmful in its effects in laboratory mammalian hosts and could be passed on through respiratory droplets,” says Professor Kin-Chow Chang, at the University of Nottingham.
>“Acid resistance of influenza virus is also an important barrier for avian influenza virus to overcome to acquire the adaptability and transmissibility in new mammals or humans. The current novel H3N8 virus has not acquired the acid resistance yet. So, we should pay attention to the change on acid resistance of the novel H3N8 virus.”
https://scitechdaily.com/alarming-discovery-mutating-bird-flu-in-china-raises-pandemic-fears
>NIAID-funded researchers working in Peru have signaled concern about the deaths of birds and marine mammals from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has been spreading globally...
>“These viruses are rapidly accruing mutations, including mutations of concern, that warrant further examination and highlight an urgent need for active local surveillance to manage outbreaks and limit spillover into other species, including humans,” the researchers say.
>They singled out one mutation to monitor: “… we are particularly concerned by the presence of PB2 D701N in 2 sea lion samples, and in a human case reported in Chile, as this mutation has been specifically linked to mammalian host adaptation and enhanced transmission.”
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/high-path-avian-flu-peru
>Researchers from China and Nottingham have identified mutational changes occurring in a subtype of avian flu virus endemic in poultry farms in China. These alterations could increase the likelihood of transmission to humans.
>“We demonstrate that an avian H3N8 virus isolated from a patient with severe pneumonia replicated efficiently in human bronchial and lung epithelial cells was extremely harmful in its effects in laboratory mammalian hosts and could be passed on through respiratory droplets,” says Professor Kin-Chow Chang, at the University of Nottingham.
>“Acid resistance of influenza virus is also an important barrier for avian influenza virus to overcome to acquire the adaptability and transmissibility in new mammals or humans. The current novel H3N8 virus has not acquired the acid resistance yet. So, we should pay attention to the change on acid resistance of the novel H3N8 virus.”
https://scitechdaily.com/alarming-discovery-mutating-bird-flu-in-china-raises-pandemic-fears
>NIAID-funded researchers working in Peru have signaled concern about the deaths of birds and marine mammals from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has been spreading globally...
>“These viruses are rapidly accruing mutations, including mutations of concern, that warrant further examination and highlight an urgent need for active local surveillance to manage outbreaks and limit spillover into other species, including humans,” the researchers say.
>They singled out one mutation to monitor: “… we are particularly concerned by the presence of PB2 D701N in 2 sea lion samples, and in a human case reported in Chile, as this mutation has been specifically linked to mammalian host adaptation and enhanced transmission.”
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/high-path-avian-flu-peru
Matthew
Sep 15, 2023, 1:16:13 PM9/15/23
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>Schools and offices have been shut and more than 800 people tracked down as India races to contain an outbreak of Nipah, a virus with “serious epidemic potential” and a fatality rate as high as 75 per cent.
>Authorities in the southern state of Kerala are attempting to curb the pathogen’s spread after two people died from the virus – which inspired the film Contagion, a pandemic thriller.
>Despite being deemed by the World Health Organization as a priority pathogen with “serious potential” to drive mass outbreaks, there are still no vaccines or drugs to specifically target the virus.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/nipah-virus-outbreak-kerala-india-deaths-infections
>Authorities in the southern state of Kerala are attempting to curb the pathogen’s spread after two people died from the virus – which inspired the film Contagion, a pandemic thriller.
>Despite being deemed by the World Health Organization as a priority pathogen with “serious potential” to drive mass outbreaks, there are still no vaccines or drugs to specifically target the virus.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/nipah-virus-outbreak-kerala-india-deaths-infections
Matthew
Nov 1, 2023, 3:28:53 AM11/1/23
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>China's spy agency claims 'gene weapons' that target specific races are being developed by 'certain' countries in eerie warning
Matthew
Nov 27, 2023, 7:23:11 PM11/27/23
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>UK detects its first human case of swine flu strain
>Based on early information, the infection detected in the UK is a distinct clade or form – 1b.1.1 – which is different from recent human cases of H1N2 elsewhere in the world.
>The person infected, who has not been identified, had a mild illness and has recovered. They were not hospitalised and were not known to have worked with pigs, the Guardian understands.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/uk-detects-first-human-case-swine-flu-strain-h1n2
>Countries Prepare for China's Pneumonia Outbreak to Spread
>Many parts of China have been hit by the surprising surge in the illness, which has particularly impacted children. Northern provinces in China have experienced a jump in flu-like illnesses for five weeks straight since mid-October.
>The outbreak has recently worsened, according to the World Health Organization
https://www.newsweek.com/china-pneumonia-outbreak-spread-1847210
>Scientists expected a surge in respiratory disease, but what is happening in China is unusual.
>What is unusual, say epidemiologists, is the high prevalence of pneumonia in China. When COVID-19 restrictions were eased in other countries, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drove spikes in illness.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03732-w
>Based on early information, the infection detected in the UK is a distinct clade or form – 1b.1.1 – which is different from recent human cases of H1N2 elsewhere in the world.
>The person infected, who has not been identified, had a mild illness and has recovered. They were not hospitalised and were not known to have worked with pigs, the Guardian understands.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/uk-detects-first-human-case-swine-flu-strain-h1n2
>Countries Prepare for China's Pneumonia Outbreak to Spread
>Many parts of China have been hit by the surprising surge in the illness, which has particularly impacted children. Northern provinces in China have experienced a jump in flu-like illnesses for five weeks straight since mid-October.
>The outbreak has recently worsened, according to the World Health Organization
https://www.newsweek.com/china-pneumonia-outbreak-spread-1847210
>Scientists expected a surge in respiratory disease, but what is happening in China is unusual.
>What is unusual, say epidemiologists, is the high prevalence of pneumonia in China. When COVID-19 restrictions were eased in other countries, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drove spikes in illness.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03732-w
Matthew
Nov 27, 2023, 7:28:21 PM11/27/23
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>The Netherlands is experiencing a bizarre uptick in pneumonia cases among children, marking the second country to report an outbreak of this type this week.
>However, COVID-related measures have been gone in the Netherlands for some time, making it unclear what would cause such a spike this year.
>Some fear that officials in China are covering up the early stages of an epidemic, however. The nation was largely criticized for its initial response to the discovery of COVID-19 almost exactly four years ago, and some have seen the current situation as an echo of the past.
https://themessenger.com/health/netherlands-china-pneumonia-outbreak-covid-mystery
>Strain of mycoplasma has developed high drug resistance
https://archive.is/gmP8k
>However, COVID-related measures have been gone in the Netherlands for some time, making it unclear what would cause such a spike this year.
>Some fear that officials in China are covering up the early stages of an epidemic, however. The nation was largely criticized for its initial response to the discovery of COVID-19 almost exactly four years ago, and some have seen the current situation as an echo of the past.
https://themessenger.com/health/netherlands-china-pneumonia-outbreak-covid-mystery
>Strain of mycoplasma has developed high drug resistance
https://archive.is/gmP8k
Matthew
Dec 4, 2023, 11:22:48 PM12/4/23
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>Expect the attack to occur in a number of crowded places in colder climates such as New York City or Denver at a bus station, airport and/or stadium.
>The potential of a “super” plague attack is high. Should an attack occur, the US government has ample room for improvement in its ability to respond. In the meantime, it is essential that the people of the US become informed about the possibility of an attack, how to recognize signs that such an attack has occurred, and about what to do if one should occur.
>During the mid to late 1980’s, Russian scientists at Biopreparat made a major breakthrough.... Russian scientists were experimenting with the idea of taking Y. pestis [plague] and inserting various other known toxins into the cells. One day, the announcement was made at Biopreparat that such a design had been successfully made. They inserted a plasmid containing the gene for myelin toxin into Y. pestis . The design was simple and disturbing. If a patient were diagnosed with pneumonic plague in time to be treated, the antibiotics would attack and lyse the plague cells, thereby releasing the plasmid coding for myelin toxin which would cause paralysis, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, and changes in behavior. Heralded as a major triumph for Mother Russia, Alibek explained, “A toxin-plague weapon was never produced before the Soviet Union collapsed, but the success of this experiment set the stage for further research on bacteria-toxin combinations.” (Alibek 1999).
https://www.montana.edu/historybug/yersiniaessays/hale.html
>The potential of a “super” plague attack is high. Should an attack occur, the US government has ample room for improvement in its ability to respond. In the meantime, it is essential that the people of the US become informed about the possibility of an attack, how to recognize signs that such an attack has occurred, and about what to do if one should occur.
>During the mid to late 1980’s, Russian scientists at Biopreparat made a major breakthrough.... Russian scientists were experimenting with the idea of taking Y. pestis [plague] and inserting various other known toxins into the cells. One day, the announcement was made at Biopreparat that such a design had been successfully made. They inserted a plasmid containing the gene for myelin toxin into Y. pestis . The design was simple and disturbing. If a patient were diagnosed with pneumonic plague in time to be treated, the antibiotics would attack and lyse the plague cells, thereby releasing the plasmid coding for myelin toxin which would cause paralysis, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, and changes in behavior. Heralded as a major triumph for Mother Russia, Alibek explained, “A toxin-plague weapon was never produced before the Soviet Union collapsed, but the success of this experiment set the stage for further research on bacteria-toxin combinations.” (Alibek 1999).
https://www.montana.edu/historybug/yersiniaessays/hale.html
Matthew
Jan 1, 2024, 2:09:10 PM1/1/24
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>In 2023, an upsurge in dengue cases has been observed globally, characterized by a significant increase in the number, scale, & simultaneous occurrence of multiple outbreaks, spreading into regions previously unaffected by dengue.
https://twitter.com/mvankerkhove/status/1738433813208764601
https://twitter.com/mvankerkhove/status/1738433813208764601
Matthew
Jan 7, 2024, 9:38:30 AM1/7/24
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>Legionnaires’ disease: Sydney outbreak reaches 10 cases as authorities search for source
>People who visited Sydney’s CBD over past 10 days warned to look out for symptoms including fever, chills, cough and shortness of breath
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/04/sydney-cbd-legionnaries-disease-outbreak-what-is-it-explained-symptoms-cooling-towers
>People who visited Sydney’s CBD over past 10 days warned to look out for symptoms including fever, chills, cough and shortness of breath
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/04/sydney-cbd-legionnaries-disease-outbreak-what-is-it-explained-symptoms-cooling-towers
Matthew
Jan 10, 2024, 10:05:07 PM1/10/24
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>New, highly mutated COVID variants ‘Pirola’ BA.2.86 and JN.1 may cause more severe disease, new studies suggest
>BA.2.86 can fuse to human cells more efficiently and infect cells that line the lower lung—traits that may make it more similar to initial, pre-Omicron strains that were more deadly.
>Another, perhaps larger concern of Liu: the possibility that COVID recombines with another, more deadly coronavirus like SARS or MERS, which had case fatality rates around 10% and 34%, respectively. In contrast, COVID’s case fatality rate, among unvaccinated Americans, sat around 1% prior to Omicron, and around 0.11% after.
>The bottom line when it comes to the power of animals to further evolve the virus and send another curveball flying humanity’s way: “Humans, watch out.”
https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/08/covid-omicron-variants-pirola-ba286-jn1-more-severe-disease-lung-gi-tract-symptoms
>BA.2.86 can fuse to human cells more efficiently and infect cells that line the lower lung—traits that may make it more similar to initial, pre-Omicron strains that were more deadly.
>Another, perhaps larger concern of Liu: the possibility that COVID recombines with another, more deadly coronavirus like SARS or MERS, which had case fatality rates around 10% and 34%, respectively. In contrast, COVID’s case fatality rate, among unvaccinated Americans, sat around 1% prior to Omicron, and around 0.11% after.
>The bottom line when it comes to the power of animals to further evolve the virus and send another curveball flying humanity’s way: “Humans, watch out.”
https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/08/covid-omicron-variants-pirola-ba286-jn1-more-severe-disease-lung-gi-tract-symptoms
Matthew
Jan 12, 2024, 1:02:54 PM1/12/24
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>China has been experimenting with a new deadly coronavirus-like virus that is “100% fatal to mice
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/china-admits-experimenting-very-dangerous-31853201
>SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus GX_P2V(short_3UTR) can cause 100% mortality in human ACE2-transgenic mice, potentially attributable to late-stage brain infection.
>This underscores a spillover risk of GX_P2V into humans
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.03.574008v1.full.pdf
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/china-admits-experimenting-very-dangerous-31853201
>SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus GX_P2V(short_3UTR) can cause 100% mortality in human ACE2-transgenic mice, potentially attributable to late-stage brain infection.
>This underscores a spillover risk of GX_P2V into humans
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.03.574008v1.full.pdf
Matthew
Feb 2, 2024, 7:04:05 AM2/2/24
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>Children account for a majority of infections and deaths in the world’s worst mpox outbreak, which is “accelerating” at a far greater rate than previously assumed, new figures show.
>The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to control a far deadlier form of mpox, known as clade one, which is spreading unchecked
>“We have gone from 1,000 per year in 2005 to 2015, to a thousand a month.
>“Cases and deaths reported in 2023 are 2.5 to three times [higher than] the reports from 2022
>It has already jumped from remote, rainforest communities to 23 of the DRC’s 26 provinces, and is now gaining a foothold in major cities, including Kinshasa, the capital.
>“If cities are more widely infected, because of the international movement of the population there, there is a high risk of exporting the [clade one] variant across borders”
https://archive.is/5xuDt
>The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to control a far deadlier form of mpox, known as clade one, which is spreading unchecked
>“We have gone from 1,000 per year in 2005 to 2015, to a thousand a month.
>“Cases and deaths reported in 2023 are 2.5 to three times [higher than] the reports from 2022
>It has already jumped from remote, rainforest communities to 23 of the DRC’s 26 provinces, and is now gaining a foothold in major cities, including Kinshasa, the capital.
>“If cities are more widely infected, because of the international movement of the population there, there is a high risk of exporting the [clade one] variant across borders”
https://archive.is/5xuDt
Matthew
Feb 9, 2024, 10:48:15 PM2/9/24
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>State reports first known fatal case of Alaskapox
>Health officials say the recently discovered species of the double-stranded-DNA virus first identified in Alaska in 2015 comes from the same genus as smallpox, monkeypox and cowpox.
>The fatal case, which took months to diagnose, is significant because Alaskapox had previously only resulted in mild infections, state health officials say. It’s also significant because the case was reported outside of the Fairbanks area for the first time.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2024/02/09/state-reports-first-known-fatal-case-of-alaskapox
>Health officials say the recently discovered species of the double-stranded-DNA virus first identified in Alaska in 2015 comes from the same genus as smallpox, monkeypox and cowpox.
>The fatal case, which took months to diagnose, is significant because Alaskapox had previously only resulted in mild infections, state health officials say. It’s also significant because the case was reported outside of the Fairbanks area for the first time.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2024/02/09/state-reports-first-known-fatal-case-of-alaskapox
Matthew
Feb 14, 2024, 3:40:50 AM2/14/24
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>The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) monitors the situation after some countries reported a spike in Hepatitis E infections.
>In January 2024, 520 Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections have been noted in 10 countries. No connection has yet been established between all these cases.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/ecdc-monitoring-hepatitis-e-cases-in-europe
>Cambodia has reported four recent human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) (bird flu) virus.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlights/2023-2024/cambodia-human-reported-2024.htm
>In January 2024, 520 Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections have been noted in 10 countries. No connection has yet been established between all these cases.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/ecdc-monitoring-hepatitis-e-cases-in-europe
>Cambodia has reported four recent human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) (bird flu) virus.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlights/2023-2024/cambodia-human-reported-2024.htm
Matthew
Feb 14, 2024, 9:37:59 PM2/14/24
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>WHO Responds After China Reports Death From Chimera Bird Flu Virus
>The WHO said Tuesday that it had assessed the risk of human-to-human transmission of a newly reported bird flu case in China as "low" following the detection of a person infected with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of avian influenza.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-who-new-virus-death-downplay-woman-warning-1869751
>The case marked the first known human illness involving H10N5.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/ducks-identified-source-h10n5-avian-flu-chinese-womans-coinfection
>The WHO said Tuesday that it had assessed the risk of human-to-human transmission of a newly reported bird flu case in China as "low" following the detection of a person infected with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of avian influenza.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-who-new-virus-death-downplay-woman-warning-1869751
>The case marked the first known human illness involving H10N5.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/ducks-identified-source-h10n5-avian-flu-chinese-womans-coinfection
Matthew
Feb 21, 2024, 9:18:39 PM2/21/24
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>Cambodia reports another human H5N1 avian flu case as Hong Kong notes H9 infection
>Cambodia has now reported 5 cases for 2024 and a total of 11 since February 2023, following nearly a decade with no human infections.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/cambodia-reports-another-human-h5n1-avian-flu-case-hong-kong-notes-h9
>Cambodia has now reported 5 cases for 2024 and a total of 11 since February 2023, following nearly a decade with no human infections.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/cambodia-reports-another-human-h5n1-avian-flu-case-hong-kong-notes-h9
Matthew
Feb 28, 2024, 8:58:23 PM2/28/24
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>The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to initiate surveillance to contain the spread of an unknown disease ravaging Gombe State.
>He stated that the residents of the affected communities are living in apprehension over the strange disease, adding that healthcare workers are already overwhelmed.
>“The disease has claimed the lives of youth and children within the affected communities in the last few days, and the number of victims has continued to increase rapidly..."
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/672468-reps-ask-ncdc-to-investigate-strange-disease-ravaging-gombe-communities.html
>He stated that the residents of the affected communities are living in apprehension over the strange disease, adding that healthcare workers are already overwhelmed.
>“The disease has claimed the lives of youth and children within the affected communities in the last few days, and the number of victims has continued to increase rapidly..."
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/672468-reps-ask-ncdc-to-investigate-strange-disease-ravaging-gombe-communities.html
Matthew
Mar 19, 2024, 10:32:50 PM3/19/24
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>China reports 3 more H9N2 avian flu infections
>The infections... come just a week after the mainland reported its first case of the year, which involved a 6-year-old boy from Anhui province.
>The children infected by the virus are from three different provinces. One is a 3-year-old boy from Guangxi province in southern China whose symptoms began on February 2, and another is an 11-year-old boy from Jiangxi province in the country's southeast who became ill on February 11. The third patient is a 3-year-old boy from southern China's Guangdong province who started having symptoms on February 17.
>H9N2 infections are typically mild and affect children.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/china-reports-3-more-h9n2-avian-flu-infections
>The infections... come just a week after the mainland reported its first case of the year, which involved a 6-year-old boy from Anhui province.
>The children infected by the virus are from three different provinces. One is a 3-year-old boy from Guangxi province in southern China whose symptoms began on February 2, and another is an 11-year-old boy from Jiangxi province in the country's southeast who became ill on February 11. The third patient is a 3-year-old boy from southern China's Guangdong province who started having symptoms on February 17.
>H9N2 infections are typically mild and affect children.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/china-reports-3-more-h9n2-avian-flu-infections
Matthew
Mar 21, 2024, 12:58:24 AM3/21/24
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>More than 600 dead in spreading DR Congo mpox outbreak as Republic of Congo reports its first cases
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/more-600-dead-spreading-dr-congo-mpox-outbreak-republic-congo-reports-its-first-cases
>An observational study (currently under review) (https://apo-opa.co/43d2Jvc) has now revealed that MPXV clade I can spread through both heterosexual contact and close community level contact, with children now constituting by far the biggest group of MPXV cases and death.
>Clade I is the deadliest form of the virus, and this first recorded heterosexual transmission and close community contact transmission mark a pivotal shift in its evolution.
https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/as-deadly-mpox-virus-outbreak-emerges-a-lack-of-diagnostic-testing-capacity-is-putting-children-at-risk
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/more-600-dead-spreading-dr-congo-mpox-outbreak-republic-congo-reports-its-first-cases
>An observational study (currently under review) (https://apo-opa.co/43d2Jvc) has now revealed that MPXV clade I can spread through both heterosexual contact and close community level contact, with children now constituting by far the biggest group of MPXV cases and death.
>Clade I is the deadliest form of the virus, and this first recorded heterosexual transmission and close community contact transmission mark a pivotal shift in its evolution.
https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/as-deadly-mpox-virus-outbreak-emerges-a-lack-of-diagnostic-testing-capacity-is-putting-children-at-risk
Matthew
Apr 1, 2024, 11:18:40 PM4/1/24
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>Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu
>Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain... The virus is affecting older dairy cows in those states and in New Mexico, causing decreased lactation and low appetite.
>It comes a week after officials in Minnesota announced that goats on a farm where there had been an outbreak of bird flu among poultry were diagnosed with the virus. It’s believed to be the first time bird flu — also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza — was found in U.S. livestock.
>Experts say livestock appear to recover on their own within seven to 10 days. That’s different than bird flu outbreaks in poultry, which necessitate killing flocks to get rid of the virus.
>So far, the virus appears to be infecting about 10% of lactating dairy cows in the affected herds
https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-dairy-cattle-usda-kansas-texas-c3040bb31a9a8293717d47362f006902
>A person in the United States has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”), as reported by Texas and confirmed by CDC. This person had exposure to dairy cattle in Texas presumed to be infected with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses. The patient reported eye redness (consistent with conjunctivitis), as their only symptom, and is recovering.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0401-avian-flu.html
>Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain... The virus is affecting older dairy cows in those states and in New Mexico, causing decreased lactation and low appetite.
>It comes a week after officials in Minnesota announced that goats on a farm where there had been an outbreak of bird flu among poultry were diagnosed with the virus. It’s believed to be the first time bird flu — also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza — was found in U.S. livestock.
>Experts say livestock appear to recover on their own within seven to 10 days. That’s different than bird flu outbreaks in poultry, which necessitate killing flocks to get rid of the virus.
>So far, the virus appears to be infecting about 10% of lactating dairy cows in the affected herds
https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-dairy-cattle-usda-kansas-texas-c3040bb31a9a8293717d47362f006902
>A person in the United States has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”), as reported by Texas and confirmed by CDC. This person had exposure to dairy cattle in Texas presumed to be infected with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses. The patient reported eye redness (consistent with conjunctivitis), as their only symptom, and is recovering.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0401-avian-flu.html
Matthew
Apr 16, 2024, 7:02:33 PM4/16/24
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>New mutant strain of monkeypox with 'pandemic potential' is discovered in Congo village - as health officials call for 'urgent measures' to contain it
>The virus is a descendent of the deadlier clade 1 mpox strain, but has evolved to become even more infectious and better at evading tests than its predecessor.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13315983/mutant-strain-monkeypox-pandemic-potential-discovered-Congo-village.html
>The virus is a descendent of the deadlier clade 1 mpox strain, but has evolved to become even more infectious and better at evading tests than its predecessor.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13315983/mutant-strain-monkeypox-pandemic-potential-discovered-Congo-village.html
Matthew
May 9, 2024, 6:50:56 PM5/9/24
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>alert at Kamenge military hospital after the death of a Congolese child presenting symptoms resembling those of the Ebola virus
https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2024/05/04/bujumbura-alerte-a-lhopital-militaire-de-kamenge-apres-la-mort-dun-enfant-congolais-presentant-les-symptomes-ressemblant-a-ceux-du-virus-ebola
https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2024/05/04/bujumbura-alerte-a-lhopital-militaire-de-kamenge-apres-la-mort-dun-enfant-congolais-presentant-les-symptomes-ressemblant-a-ceux-du-virus-ebola
Matthew
May 11, 2024, 11:45:34 AM5/11/24
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>Mers outbreak in Saudi Arabia puts health experts on high alert
>Officials race to determine infection source after three people with no direct contact to camels contract the deadly coronavirus
>The pathogen, known as Middle East respiratory syndrome, is a close relative of Sars-Cov-2 but has a far higher fatality rate – 35 per cent of confirmed cases have died, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
>While several Mers treatments and vaccines are in clinical development, unlike Covid-19 none have been carried through clinical trials and approved by regulators.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mers-outbreak-saudi-arabia-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome
>Officials race to determine infection source after three people with no direct contact to camels contract the deadly coronavirus
>The pathogen, known as Middle East respiratory syndrome, is a close relative of Sars-Cov-2 but has a far higher fatality rate – 35 per cent of confirmed cases have died, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
>While several Mers treatments and vaccines are in clinical development, unlike Covid-19 none have been carried through clinical trials and approved by regulators.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mers-outbreak-saudi-arabia-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome
Matthew
Jun 5, 2024, 9:32:47 PM6/5/24
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>WHO confirms first death in Mexico from bird flu never seen in humans
>This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally and the first H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico.
>The victim had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals, WHO said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/confirms-first-death-mexico-bird-flu-never-seen-humans-rcna155745
>This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally and the first H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico.
>The victim had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals, WHO said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/confirms-first-death-mexico-bird-flu-never-seen-humans-rcna155745
Matthew
Jun 6, 2024, 10:17:30 PM6/6/24
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>Eleven house mice in the state of New Mexico – where several herds of dairy cattle are infected with H5N1 – tested positive for the avian influenza, new data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has shown.
>The discovery of the virus in mice is particularly alarming, as it significantly raises the risk of human transmission and further spread, say experts.
>“House mice living near infected farms can spread H5N1 virus into residential areas, making containment of the outbreak significantly more challenging,” explained Dr Bright. “This is out of control.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-the-discovery-of-h5n1-bird-flu-in-mice-is-so-alarming
>The discovery of the virus in mice is particularly alarming, as it significantly raises the risk of human transmission and further spread, say experts.
>“House mice living near infected farms can spread H5N1 virus into residential areas, making containment of the outbreak significantly more challenging,” explained Dr Bright. “This is out of control.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-the-discovery-of-h5n1-bird-flu-in-mice-is-so-alarming
Matthew
Jun 16, 2024, 1:35:12 PM6/16/24
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>Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan
>Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking incidences of the disease since 1999.
>At the current rate of infections, the number of cases in Japan could reach 2,500 this year, with a “terrifying” mortality rate of 30%, Kikuchi said.
https://archive.is/gt2nO
>Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking incidences of the disease since 1999.
>At the current rate of infections, the number of cases in Japan could reach 2,500 this year, with a “terrifying” mortality rate of 30%, Kikuchi said.
https://archive.is/gt2nO
Matthew
Jun 18, 2024, 11:17:52 AM6/18/24
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>Former CDC director predicts bird flu pandemic
>He also noted that bird flu has a “significant mortality” when it enters humans compared to COVID-19. Redfield predicts the mortality is “probably somewhere between 25 and 50 percent mortality.”
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4723753-former-cdc-director-predicts-bird-flu-pandemic
>He also noted that bird flu has a “significant mortality” when it enters humans compared to COVID-19. Redfield predicts the mortality is “probably somewhere between 25 and 50 percent mortality.”
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4723753-former-cdc-director-predicts-bird-flu-pandemic
Matthew
Jun 23, 2024, 3:20:41 PM6/23/24
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>Fatal West Nile virus pandemic hits Israel, kills two
>21 Israelis diagnosed with West Nile virus, two die over the weekend
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807345
>21 Israelis diagnosed with West Nile virus, two die over the weekend
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807345
Matthew
Jun 23, 2024, 5:08:01 PM6/23/24
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>The concerning bird flu outbreak that has spread to four humans so far as it expands quickly in the U.S. has jumped to dozens of species, infecting mammals in at least 31 states.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/22/bird-flu-spreads-cats-mammals/74181948007
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/22/bird-flu-spreads-cats-mammals/74181948007
Matthew
Jul 1, 2024, 2:10:43 AM7/1/24
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>A deadly new strain of mpox is raising alarm
>The virus exhibits different transmission patterns and disproportionately affects children.
>...fatality rates of approximately 5% in adults and 10% in children
>experts fear it is only a matter of time before the virus starts to emerge in neighbouring countries and then spreads worldwide through close contact at international airports.
https://archive.is/Qbt6A
>The virus exhibits different transmission patterns and disproportionately affects children.
>...fatality rates of approximately 5% in adults and 10% in children
>experts fear it is only a matter of time before the virus starts to emerge in neighbouring countries and then spreads worldwide through close contact at international airports.
https://archive.is/Qbt6A
Matthew
Jul 3, 2024, 12:37:00 PM7/3/24
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>Mosquitos wreak havoc in Israel with Dengue fever, West Nile virus
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Matthew
Jul 18, 2024, 5:02:20 PM7/18/24
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>West Nile cases surge in Israel, exceeding annual record
>The ministry attributed the outbreak to the region's warmer and wetter climate, which creates ideal conditions for mosquitoes, the primary carriers of the virus. However, the ministry also acknowledged the possibility of other unidentified environmental factors contributing to the unusual surge.
https://english.news.cn/20240715/072dfc2e25d54f0b9c975fc85969f264/c.html
>The ministry attributed the outbreak to the region's warmer and wetter climate, which creates ideal conditions for mosquitoes, the primary carriers of the virus. However, the ministry also acknowledged the possibility of other unidentified environmental factors contributing to the unusual surge.
https://english.news.cn/20240715/072dfc2e25d54f0b9c975fc85969f264/c.html
On Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:00:57 PM UTC-5 Matthew wrote:
>West Nile cases surge in Israel, exceeding annual record
https://english.news.cn/20240715/072dfc2e25d54f0b9c975fc85969f264/c.html
Matthew
Jul 27, 2024, 9:15:24 PM7/27/24
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>New study confirms mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
>spillover of avian influenza from birds to dairy cattle across several U.S. states has now led to mammal-to-mammal transmission—between cows and from cows to cats and a raccoon.
>"This is one of the first times that we are seeing evidence of efficient and sustained mammalian-to-mammalian transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1," said Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and director of the Virology Laboratory at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-mammal-avian-flu.html
>spillover of avian influenza from birds to dairy cattle across several U.S. states has now led to mammal-to-mammal transmission—between cows and from cows to cats and a raccoon.
>"This is one of the first times that we are seeing evidence of efficient and sustained mammalian-to-mammalian transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1," said Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and director of the Virology Laboratory at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-mammal-avian-flu.html
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Matthew
Aug 1, 2024, 8:50:11 PM8/1/24
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>Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread
https://apnews.com/article/mpox-kenya-central-african-republic-outbreak-disease-7da16b2ccad88b7580318322bb0798ed
>Neighbouring Burundi recently confirmed three new cases while Rwanda detected two.
>According to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), DR Congo has recorded more than 12,300 suspected cases and 479 deaths in the first half of this year.
>Experts say the new strain there has an estimated death rate of 10%.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm52rk2el81o
>Ivory Coast Detects Two Mpox Cases, Takes Steps to Halt Spread
>South Africa found 16 cases that led to three deaths in a recent outbreak.
https://archive.is/bOcLw
https://apnews.com/article/mpox-kenya-central-african-republic-outbreak-disease-7da16b2ccad88b7580318322bb0798ed
>Neighbouring Burundi recently confirmed three new cases while Rwanda detected two.
>According to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), DR Congo has recorded more than 12,300 suspected cases and 479 deaths in the first half of this year.
>Experts say the new strain there has an estimated death rate of 10%.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm52rk2el81o
>Ivory Coast Detects Two Mpox Cases, Takes Steps to Halt Spread
>South Africa found 16 cases that led to three deaths in a recent outbreak.
https://archive.is/bOcLw
Matthew
Aug 5, 2024, 8:05:33 AM8/5/24
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>Cambodia has reported another case of H5N1 bird flu, bringing the total number of cases in the country this year to nine, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
>This is the second such case in less than a month in the Southeast Asian country, local news website VietnamPlus reported.
>Health authorities are looking into the source of the infection and are examining any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victim in order to prevent an outbreak, the statement added.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/another-h5n1-bird-flu-case-confirmed-in-cambodia-/3294525
>This is the second such case in less than a month in the Southeast Asian country, local news website VietnamPlus reported.
>Health authorities are looking into the source of the infection and are examining any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victim in order to prevent an outbreak, the statement added.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/another-h5n1-bird-flu-case-confirmed-in-cambodia-/3294525
Matthew
Aug 9, 2024, 12:36:04 AM8/9/24
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>Swine flu in India
>A total of 11 cases of swine flu has triggered concern in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/swine-flu-in-india-key-symptoms-to-take-note-of-and-tips-to-stay-safe/articleshow/112343801.cms
>A total of 11 cases of swine flu has triggered concern in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/swine-flu-in-india-key-symptoms-to-take-note-of-and-tips-to-stay-safe/articleshow/112343801.cms
Matthew
Aug 11, 2024, 1:18:14 AM8/11/24
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>Africa's public health agency is set to declare an mpox emergency as early as next week, saying the viral infection's rate of spread is alarming, as a new variant moves across Democratic Republic of Congo's borders.
>To the east of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, which were previously unaffected by mpox, have all reported cases of the new variant since mid-July, a WHO statement said.
>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a second health alert on Wednesday to notify clinicians and health departments about the deadly new strain.
>WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has promised to convene an emergency committee to discuss whether the outbreak in Congo represents a public health emergency of international concern.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/africa-cdc-likely-declare-mpox-public-health-emergency-next-week-2024-08-08
>To the east of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, which were previously unaffected by mpox, have all reported cases of the new variant since mid-July, a WHO statement said.
>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a second health alert on Wednesday to notify clinicians and health departments about the deadly new strain.
>WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has promised to convene an emergency committee to discuss whether the outbreak in Congo represents a public health emergency of international concern.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/africa-cdc-likely-declare-mpox-public-health-emergency-next-week-2024-08-08
Matthew
Aug 16, 2024, 10:15:26 PM8/16/24
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>Sweden's public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a more dangerous type of mpox outside the African continent.
>The news comes just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of mpox in parts of Africa was now a public health emergency of international concern.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqr5lrpwxo
>The news comes just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of mpox in parts of Africa was now a public health emergency of international concern.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqr5lrpwxo
Matthew
Aug 25, 2024, 11:00:13 PM8/25/24
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>Anthony Fauci recovering from West Nile virus
>The immunologist and former chief medical adviser to the president was hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease around 11 days ago and had fever, chills and fatigue.
>There is currently no vaccine for [the] virus. It can be fatal in rare cases.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6280kxvxpro
>The immunologist and former chief medical adviser to the president was hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease around 11 days ago and had fever, chills and fatigue.
>There is currently no vaccine for [the] virus. It can be fatal in rare cases.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6280kxvxpro
Matthew
Sep 7, 2024, 12:15:28 AM9/7/24
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>Missouri sees first positive bird flu case without known animal contact
>Also first time for someone with H5 virus to be hospitalized, and CDC says it is studying patient specimen more
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/missouri-bird-flu-positive-hospitalized
>Also first time for someone with H5 virus to be hospitalized, and CDC says it is studying patient specimen more
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/missouri-bird-flu-positive-hospitalized
Matthew
Sep 27, 2024, 7:01:32 PM9/27/24
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>Rwanda has confirmed its first cases of Marburg disease
>With a fatality rate of as high as 88%, Marburg is from the same virus family as the one responsible for Ebola
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwanda-confirms-cases-marburg-viral-disease-2024-09-27
>With a fatality rate of as high as 88%, Marburg is from the same virus family as the one responsible for Ebola
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwanda-confirms-cases-marburg-viral-disease-2024-09-27
Matthew
Sep 28, 2024, 4:21:27 AM9/28/24
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>Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri
>Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported.
https://archive.is/NYVNN
>Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported.
https://archive.is/NYVNN
Matthew
Sep 29, 2024, 9:17:22 PM9/29/24
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>Rwandan health authorities are intensifying outbreak control efforts following the detection of Marburg virus disease, with 26 cases confirmed and six deaths reported currently.
>Cases of the virus have been reported in seven of the country’s 30 districts. Twenty cases are in isolation and receiving treatment, while 161 people who came into contact with the reported cases have so far been identified and are being monitored as the authorities ramp up comprehensive response measures
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/rwanda/news/rwanda-reports-first-ever-marburg-virus-disease-outbreak-26-cases-confirmed
>Cases of the virus have been reported in seven of the country’s 30 districts. Twenty cases are in isolation and receiving treatment, while 161 people who came into contact with the reported cases have so far been identified and are being monitored as the authorities ramp up comprehensive response measures
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/rwanda/news/rwanda-reports-first-ever-marburg-virus-disease-outbreak-26-cases-confirmed
Matthew
Sep 30, 2024, 10:52:36 PM9/30/24
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>A large outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda is drawing international concern about the possibility of spread beyond the country’s borders.
>The number of cases detected so far, 27, already makes the outbreak one of the biggest involving Marburg on record. Nine of those individuals have died. There are currently no licensed vaccines to combat the disease.
>Most of the cases detected to date — over 70% — have been in health professionals who work in two hospitals in the capital city, Kigali, which is home to 1.7 million people. Kigali is also a regional and international travel hub; flights from the city go to destinations in about 20 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
>In a statement issued late Monday, the World Health Organization categorized the risk of spread to neighboring countries as high. It also suggested there is a risk of spread beyond East Africa.
>In fact, one contact of a suspected case — the person currently thought to be the first case, or index case, in this outbreak — did travel to another country, the WHO said. Its statement did not identify the country, but a slide mapping what is known about the chains of transmission that was posted on the social media site X named it as Belgium....
>The outbreak comes at a time when several of Rwanda’s neighbors are battling outbreaks of mpox. Spencer, who has also worked in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said should the virus spread into those countries, control of this outbreak would become considerably more challenging.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/30/marburg-virus-outbreak-rwanda-concern-about-spread
>The number of cases detected so far, 27, already makes the outbreak one of the biggest involving Marburg on record. Nine of those individuals have died. There are currently no licensed vaccines to combat the disease.
>Most of the cases detected to date — over 70% — have been in health professionals who work in two hospitals in the capital city, Kigali, which is home to 1.7 million people. Kigali is also a regional and international travel hub; flights from the city go to destinations in about 20 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
>In a statement issued late Monday, the World Health Organization categorized the risk of spread to neighboring countries as high. It also suggested there is a risk of spread beyond East Africa.
>In fact, one contact of a suspected case — the person currently thought to be the first case, or index case, in this outbreak — did travel to another country, the WHO said. Its statement did not identify the country, but a slide mapping what is known about the chains of transmission that was posted on the social media site X named it as Belgium....
>The outbreak comes at a time when several of Rwanda’s neighbors are battling outbreaks of mpox. Spencer, who has also worked in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said should the virus spread into those countries, control of this outbreak would become considerably more challenging.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/30/marburg-virus-outbreak-rwanda-concern-about-spread
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