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HealthMap - 2014 Ebola Outbreaks

Wed, 2014-10-22 14:23 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Mpox vaccine by Japan's KM Biologics approved by WHO for emergency use

Wed, 2024-11-20 18:41 — mike kraft

WHO lists mpox vaccine by Japan's KM Biologics for emergency use The World Health Organization listed KM Biologics' mpox vaccine for emergency use on Tuesday, making it the second shot to get the approval of the global health agency. Reuters Reuters

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COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs --study

Wed, 2024-11-20 16:01 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows The COVID-19 virus spreads via mucus once inside an infected airway, allowing it to reach into the lower lungs, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications. Olivia Dimmer Medical Xpress

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H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk

Wed, 2024-11-20 01:49 — mike kraft

H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu virologists nervous. Helen Branswell STAT

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Economic burden of long COVID greater on women --studies

Tue, 2024-11-19 23:25 — mike kraft

Two studies describe economic burden, sex differences of long COVID Long COVID can cause substantial economic loss and missed days of work, and it can strike women more often than men—possibly because women have increased expression of an RNA gene implicated in autoimmunity—according to two new studies. CIDRAP

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Analysis: Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic -- study and 17 charts

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:47 — mike kraft

17 key charts to understand the COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic has resulted in over twenty million deaths. In this article, we review the key insights from global data on COVID-19. Our World in Data

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Health agencies warn of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head U.S. health agency

Mon, 2024-11-18 16:02 — mike kraft

CDC and WHO warn of rise in measles and decline in vaccinations The CDC and WHO teamed up to warn the world about a concerning explosion in measles cases, suggesting that drop off of vaccine rates is largely to blame Maiya Focht Daily Mail

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Since the Covid pandemic, the number of people skipping vaccinations has been increasing. The new report found only 83 percent of people worldwide in 2023 got the measles vaccine - mostly unchanged from a record low in 2021.

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In California, a more severe strain of mpox was detected in the U.S. for the first time

Mon, 2024-11-18 15:44 — mike kraft

A more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first time The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population. NPR

California's health department confirmed the case through lab testing. The patient contracted it after traveling from East Africa, where there has been an outbreak of the clade I strain. The person was treated in San Mateo County and then released. The person is at home recovering, the CDC said Saturday.

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Measles cases worldwide increase 20 percent -- WHO

Fri, 2024-11-15 01:17 — mike kraft

Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus. Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and … aoconnelld The Hill

Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.

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Canadian teenager's critical condition with presumptive bird flu raises concern about virus' possible wider impact

Thu, 2024-11-14 16:09 — mike kraft

Canadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U.S. official warns the virus 'seems to be gearing up for wider impact' Health officials were struggling to answer a broader and potentially worrisome question: how the infection occurred. Carolyn Barber Fortune

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“This case is very concerning for a number of reasons,” says Rick Bright, an American immunologist and vaccine researcher and a U.S. government health official from 2016 to 2020. “It’s in an otherwise healthy teenager. Like a similar case in Missouri, there’s no clear source for infection and no direct farm connection.”

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