Articles for Disease Control

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo
1 week, 4 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

Health Africa Disease Control Disease X Cdc Congo
Measles exposure reported at LAX, Orange County children’s hospital. Who is at risk?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Measles exposure reported at LAX, Orange County children’s hospital. Who is at risk?

LA Times  

This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. Health officials warned Thursday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport and Children’s Hospital of Orange County in recent days may have been exposed to measles. The Los Angeles County Department of Public …

Health Children Disease Age Risk Hospital Disease Control
Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years
1 month ago

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years

LA Times  

Pertussis treatment within the first one to two weeks is most effective for reducing symptom severity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Los Angeles County, there have been 347 confirmed and probable whooping cough cases so far this year, up from 126 reported in all of 2023 and more than quadruple the 2022 total. One …

Disease Public Health Cases California Disease Control State Los Angeles
Wastewater, infectious diseases and bird flu: what awaits the new Centre for Disease Control
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Wastewater, infectious diseases and bird flu: what awaits the new Centre for Disease Control

ABC  

Amid growing warnings of more pandemics, the Australian government will create a permanent centre to monitor and respond to public health risks like COVID-19. Australians unlikely to accept lockdowns again, independent COVID review says Photo shows People queue while wearing masks Australia's COVID-19 response frayed after early successes, damaging the public's trust, a federal government review has found. Health Minister …

Disease Public Bird Flu Cdc Flu Response Diseases
India's Triumph Over Kala-azar and Trachoma: A Beacon of Hope for Public Health
1 month, 4 weeks ago

India's Triumph Over Kala-azar and Trachoma: A Beacon of Hope for Public Health

The Hindu  

India's remarkable achievement in eradicating or controlling kala-azar and trachoma is a testament to the power of public health interventions and the commitment of the country to public health. The success of these diseases underscores the importance of sustained surveillance and commitment to achieving elimination or eradication status. The country's dedication to public health has resulted in a significant reduction …

Public Health Epidemiology Prevention Disease Control
Predicting Outbreaks and Spread of Infectious Diseases Using Advanced Machine Learning and Statistical Techniques
2 months ago

Predicting Outbreaks and Spread of Infectious Diseases Using Advanced Machine Learning and Statistical Techniques

Hindustan Times  

Researchers at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) have developed a machine learning and statistical technique to predict the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases in different regions of the country. The research will help policy makers strengthen policies associated with infectious diseases by providing predicted data related to further spread of infection for about two-three days. The data can help …

Science Machine Learning Public Health Disease Control
Diseases linked to climate change to be monitored
3 months ago

Diseases linked to climate change to be monitored

China Daily  

China plans to improve early warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases and strengthen the medical system's resilience and emergency response ability to extreme climate events as part of efforts to tackle climate change, which an action plan released on Tuesday dubbed the most complicated public health problem. By next year, China will strengthen construction of a monitoring system for diseases that …

Health Climate Change China Disease Change Events Climate
Mpox: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist
4 months ago

Mpox: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist

Hindustan Times  

Mpox in Thailand updates: Thailand has detected the fresh Mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, speaks during a press conference following the suspected first case of the new more …

Africa Disease Case Disease Control Thailand Mpox Vaccine First Case
What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?
4 months, 1 week ago

What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. “We are not dealing with one outbreak of one clade; we are dealing with several outbreaks of different clades in different countries with different modes of transmission and different levels of risk,” …

Health Africa Disease Emergency Mpox Disease Control Cnn
Pandemic preparedness: How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pandemic preparedness: How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats

Hindustan Times  

On July 6, 1885, French biologist Louis Pasteur administered the first rabies vaccine to a young boy bitten by a rabid dog, marking a pivotal moment in the understanding of zoonotic diseases — those transmitted from animals to humans. The day aims to raise awareness about zoonotic diseases, emphasising their profound impact on global health and highlighting the need for …

Health India Animal Surveillance Disease Control Zoonotic Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases
What to look for in mosquito repellents
6 months, 4 weeks ago

What to look for in mosquito repellents

Associated Press  

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — There’s an old joke that mosquitoes are like family: They are annoying, but they carry your blood. Silvie Huijben, an evolutionary biologist at Arizona State University, helped develop an online game to help children understand how to protect against mosquitoes, which emphasizes another prevention strategy: “Mosquitoes need water to breed in,” so it’s important to make …

Test Mosquitoes Disease Control Chemicals Cdc Lemon Eucalyptus Fort Collins
White spot virus as 'uncontainable as COVID' as department detects disease in wild prawns
7 months, 1 week ago

White spot virus as 'uncontainable as COVID' as department detects disease in wild prawns

ABC  

In short: White spot disease has been detected in wild prawns in the inshore ocean near Evans Head in northern NSW. White spot disease has been detected in wild prawns in the inshore ocean near Evans Head in northern NSW. A biosecurity control order has been imposed, which restricts the movement of uncooked prawns as well as raw decapod crustaceans, …

Disease Control Detection White Wild Nsw Spot
The unseen effects of climate change on mental health
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The unseen effects of climate change on mental health

The Hindu  

The mercury is soaring across India, with many places reporting unusually high temperature readings. A dubious distinction A study published in 2023 in the journal GeoHealth reported that an extreme heat event in the Canadian province of British Columbia in 2021 affected people with schizophrenia more than those with kidney and heart disease. The study’s authors, of the British Columbia …

Health Climate Change Mental Health Disease Heat British Risk
California declares public health emergency as tuberculosis outbreak kills 1, infects 13 others
7 months, 2 weeks ago

California declares public health emergency as tuberculosis outbreak kills 1, infects 13 others

Hindustan Times  

A major health alert has been issued for the residents of California after the western US State reported tuberculosis outbreak that has claimed one life and left nine others hospitalised. California prepares for surge in tuberculosis cases Meanwhile, City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis announced a local public health emergency on Thursday in an attempt to strengthen the city's preparation …

Disease Public Health Cases Outbreak California Disease Control Reported
Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard

LA Times  

California’s hospitals are getting busier with more COVID-19 and flu patients, some of whom are suffering from both viruses at the same time. L.A. County’s entry into the “medium” COVID-19 hospitalization category has prompted local public health officials to order hospitals, nursing homes and any other inpatient facility to require healthcare employees mask up while in patient-care areas. Multiple tests …

Health Test Tests Patients California Disease Control Rate
China detects seven cases of new Covid-19 subvariant JN.1. What are the symptoms?
1 year ago

China detects seven cases of new Covid-19 subvariant JN.1. What are the symptoms?

Hindustan Times  

China has detected seven infections of the Covid subvariant JN.1, news agency Reuters has reported, citing the country's national disease control and prevention administration on Friday. As of December 8, the public health agency of the United States projects that the variant JN.1 makes up between 15–29% of the total cases in the United States. National Indian Medical Association COVID …

India China Disease Control Covid Cdc Variant
America's vapedemic mapped: 17MILLION adults now e-cigarette users... so how many are puffing in YOUR state?
1 year, 1 month ago

America's vapedemic mapped: 17MILLION adults now e-cigarette users... so how many are puffing in YOUR state?

Daily Mail  

A new study found that vaping is on the rise in US adults over age 18 E-cigarette use has reached record heights in the US with more than 17million adults and 2million children hooked on the devices. A new national survey published today found that nearly percent of adults over-18 used e-cigarettes some days or every day in 2021 - …

Students States Disease Control New Hampshire Oklahoma Vaping Kentucky
COVID-19: US CDC recommends updated boosters for Americans, President Joe Biden calls it important milestone
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID-19: US CDC recommends updated boosters for Americans, President Joe Biden calls it important milestone

India TV News  

US COVID updated boosters: The US health agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday authorised, approved, and recommended everyone six months and older get an updated COVID-19 booster. According to an official White House release, Biden said, "Since entering office, my Administration has made historic progress in our ability to manage COVID-19 so that it no longer meaningfully …

White House Disease Control Vaccines Biden Covid Cdc Joe Biden
What is Lyme disease that is keeping supermodel Bella Hadid off the ramp?
1 year, 4 months ago

What is Lyme disease that is keeping supermodel Bella Hadid off the ramp?

Firstpost  

In an emotional Instagram post, top model Bella Hadid opened up about her battle with Lyme disease. Sharing a series of snaps showing herself receiving medical treatments, Hadid wrote, “Living in this state, worsening with time and work while trying to make myself, my family and the people who support me, proud, had taken a toll on me in ways …

Health Disease Lyme Disease Disease Control Today Cdc Bella Hadid
What is Lyme disease that is keeping supermodel Bella Hadid off the ramp?
1 year, 4 months ago

What is Lyme disease that is keeping supermodel Bella Hadid off the ramp?

Firstpost  

In an emotional Instagram post, top model Bella Hadid opened up about her battle with Lyme disease. Sharing a series of snaps showing herself receiving medical treatments, Hadid wrote, “Living in this state, worsening with time and work while trying to make myself, my family and the people who support me, proud, had taken a toll on me in ways …

Health Disease Lyme Disease Disease Control Today Cdc Bella Hadid
Former North Carolina health official Mandy Cohen appointed to be new CDC director
1 year, 6 months ago

Former North Carolina health official Mandy Cohen appointed to be new CDC director

LA Times  

The White House announced Friday that Mandy Cohen, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina official, will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House announced Friday. Unlike …

Health Disease North Carolina Disease Control Cdc Cohen Human Services
Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'
1 year, 7 months ago

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

NPR  

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low' Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl. Reports of police suffering severe medical symptoms after touching or inhaling powdered fentanyl are common, occurring "every few …

Health Medical Skin Risk Disease Control Dea Drug
Dutch public healthcare on shaky ground, advisory body warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch public healthcare on shaky ground, advisory body warns

NL Times  

The foundations of public healthcare in the Netherlands are “weak,” “shaky,” and “too vulnerable,” the Council for Public Health & Society said in advice to the government. Public healthcare is “arranged too non-committal and fragmented, too focused on the short term, and has too little invested in it,” RVS said. “And that must not happen.” But what the pandemic also …

Health Healthcare Dutch Public Health Netherlands Public Rvs
WHO says China is undercounting Covid deaths, asks for more reliable data
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO says China is undercounting Covid deaths, asks for more reliable data

Live Mint  

BY JOYU WANG | UPDATED JAN 04, 2023 11:09 PM EST Agency’s chief says testing requirements adopted by some countries for travelers from China are understandable The World Health Organization in a briefing Wednesday urged Beijing to be more transparent about its Omicron outbreak, with some officials questioning the accuracy of the country’s Covid-19 data. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

Health China Japan Deaths Data Testing Requirements