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Mpox: South Africa records first mpox death after five cases confirmed

Wed, 2024-06-12 10:13 — mike kraft
South Africa records first mpox death after five cases confirmed A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-confirmed cases of the viral infection were recorded in the past month, the health minister said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters
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Bird flu infected children in India, China --WHO

Wed, 2024-06-12 09:47 — mike kraft
H9N2 avian flu infects children in India, China The child in India had been exposed to poultry, which are known to carry the virus in multiple countries. CIDRAP

India has reported an H9N2 avian flu case involving a child in West Bengal state who was exposed to poultry, marking the country's second such case since 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in a statement, and China confirmed another pediatric H9N2 infection.

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Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic than isolated peers--British study

Tue, 2024-06-11 12:08 — mike kraft

Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic than isolated peers

Socially connected older people had a sharper drop in their quality of life and life satisfaction and a greater increase in loneliness during the pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.

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Opinion: Bird flu is rampant in animals. Humans ignore it at our own peril

Tue, 2024-06-11 11:22 — mike kraft
Bird flu is rampant in animals. Humans ignore it at our own peril | CNN If H5N1 bird flu changes at the right place at the right time, suddenly the animal pandemic could become a major problem for people, too. Brenda Goodman CNN

 

 

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Scarcity of bird flu tests makes it difficult to guage the spread and detect possible pandemic stage --experts

Tue, 2024-06-11 11:09 — mike kraft
Bird Flu Tests Are Hard To Get. So How Will We Know When To Sound the Pandemic Alarm? - KFF Health News If widely used, flu tests could be helpful now. In the meantime, the government needs to clear a path for H5N1 tests, researchers warn, to avoid the early missteps of the covid pandemic. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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COVID can seriously damage vision, even without symptoms --study

Tue, 2024-06-11 09:29 — mike kraft
COVID could damage your vision, new study says. Keep an eye out for these symptoms Extended exposure to SARS-CoV-2 may harm your retinas in particular. Fortune

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Opinion: Bird flu has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic?

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:47 — mike kraft
The bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic? Since March 29, there has been a major dairy cow outbreak with 66 infected herds across nine U.S. states. ckulat The Hill
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EU to purchase avian flu vaccines for 15 countries.

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:39 — mike kraft

 

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Moderna says its Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:28 — mike kraft
Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial, Moderna says | CNN There could be a combined Covid-19 and flu shot in our future, although it won’t be ready for this year’s flu season. Jen Christensen CNN
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Paxlovid fails to improve long COVID symptoms in small study

Fri, 2024-06-07 18:13 — mike kraft
Paxlovid fails to improve long COVID symptoms in small study Using the popular COVID antiviral Paxlovid failed to significantly improve symptoms in 155 patients experiencing moderate to severe long COVID, according to a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.  CIDRAP

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The findings are part of the STOP-PASC trial, and the study was conducted at Stanford University from November 2022 to September 2023. All enrollees reported at least 3 months of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) symptoms.

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