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What the Texas farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection

Mon, 2024-05-06 16:16 — mike kraft

 

What a US farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection | CNN A US farmworker who caught bird flu after working with dairy cattle in Texas appears to be the first known case of mammal-to-human transmission of the virus, a new study shows. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Texas dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear --CDC

Mon, 2024-05-06 16:04 — mike kraft
Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that appeared to have the same symptoms as those in a nearby farm with a confirmed outbreak of the virus, according to new details on the case released on Friday. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Analysis: Why Bird flu is not a threat to most humans--yet. Q&A

Fri, 2024-05-03 16:31 — mike kraft

 

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Metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound--study

Fri, 2024-05-03 16:00 — mike kraft

Study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound

A team of University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus coming back strongly after initial treatment. The study was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

 

 

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Mpox new strain that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak

Fri, 2024-05-03 15:46 — mike kraft

Congo struggles to contain its biggest mpox outbreak | AP News

A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. AP News

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COVID tests: High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests

Fri, 2024-05-03 15:18 — mike kraft
High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests Study findings that reveal a sensitivity of 47% for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) compared with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests during Omicron variant predominance should prompt clinicians to consider using the latter test in high-risk patients eligible for antiviral drugs, the authors say. CIDRAP

 

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Hack of United health unit may have affected a third of Americans and was due to lack of multifactor authentication--CEO tesitimony

Thu, 2024-05-02 16:41 — mike kraft
UnitedHealthcare CEO says 'maybe a third' of US citizens were affected by recent hack | TechCrunch Two months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty finally gave an estimate of how many Americans were impacted by the hack on the company's subsidiary Change Healthcare. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai TechCrunch

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CDC says U.S Hospitals no longer have to report COVID-19 hospitalization data

Wed, 2024-05-01 22:43 — mike kraft

Hospitals no longer have to report COVID-19 hospitalization data, CDC says (wtvr.com)

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Sizeable drop in in adults planning to get COVID-19 booster shots--global survey

Wed, 2024-05-01 21:13 — mike kraft
Global survey shows COVID booster uptake in question A new survey of 23,000 adults in 23 countries taken in October 2023 finds a lower intent to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine (71.6%), compared with 2022 (87.9%). CIDRAP

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Moreover, 60.8% expressed being more willing to get vaccinated for diseases other than COVID-19 as a result of their experiences during the pandemic, while 23.1% reported being less willing. ...

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U.S. officials warn of risks to dairy farm workers amid bird flu outbreak in cows

Wed, 2024-05-01 20:18 — mike kraft

Officials warn of risks to ‘certain groups’ of people amid bird flu outbreak in cows - POLITICO

The Biden administration said Wednesday it’s working to strengthen federal testing guidance and the overall public health response should the bird flu outbreak in cows spread among humans.

State health labs have sent “around 25” human test samples to the CDC for reference testing amid the current dairy outbreak, according to officials. More than 100 workers are being monitored. Officials declined to answer questions from reporters about where in the country the monitored workers are, saying only that officials are “following the herd” of infected cows.

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