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Warning! Killer mpox strain is likely 'spreading undetected' in Britain, top virus experts warn - as first UK case sparks fears of outbreak
2 months, 1 week ago

Warning! Killer mpox strain is likely 'spreading undetected' in Britain, top virus experts warn - as first UK case sparks fears of outbreak

Daily Mail  

Mpox could be silently spreading in the UK, experts fear as officials scramble to contain a potential crisis. 'It is very likely that there are undetected cases of mpox clade 1b in the UK,' said Dr Azeem Majeed, a public health expert based at Imperial College London. But Professor Hunter noted, the new strain could 'pose a big problem' if …

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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
3 months, 4 weeks ago

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa. “This first of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in …

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Where and why is mpox disease spreading in the DRC?
6 months, 1 week ago

Where and why is mpox disease spreading in the DRC?

Al Jazeera  

A new variant of the virus is spreading through sexual contact and is affecting vulnerable populations, experts say. “Unlike historical animal-to-human transmission, human-to-human sexual transmission, especially among high-risk groups like sex workers, adds a new challenge to controlling the virus,” he said. The eastern region of the DRC is also badly affected by continuing conflict and is limited in resources, …

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Andhra Pradesh govt. swings into action to tackle suspected diarrhoea outbreak in Guntur
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh govt. swings into action to tackle suspected diarrhoea outbreak in Guntur

The Hindu  

The inpatient count at the Government General Hospital, Guntur keeps climbing for the third day in a row, despite officials saying they have the suspected diarrhoea outbreak in check. And not just GGH, but several Urban Health Centres in the city are Vidadala Rajani, Minister for Health Medical and Family Welfare, told The Hindu during her Monday visit to GGH …

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A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
1 year, 1 month ago

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health authorities reporting more than 150 suspected deaths and over 8,000 suspected …

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The bird flu outbreak isn’t over, but it’s less severe, helping egg and poultry prices recover
1 year, 1 month ago

The bird flu outbreak isn’t over, but it’s less severe, helping egg and poultry prices recover

Associated Press  

— Nearly 5 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022, but as big as that number may sound, it’s far less than the number of birds killed last year which means consumers aren’t seeing as much impact on poultry and egg prices. Egg prices peaked …

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Nipah virus: Kerala shuts schools, Australian antibodies sought
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus: Kerala shuts schools, Australian antibodies sought

India Today  

With Kerala’s Kozhikode reporting another confirmed case of Nipah virus on Friday, the state government declared holidays for educational institutions in the district till September 24. On Friday, one more case of Nipah virus infection was confirmed in Kerala's Kozhikode district after the sample of a 39-year-old man turned positive, taking the total number of cases to six. A 39-year-old …

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Explosion of sea lion deaths in Peru amid deadly bird flu outbreak
1 year, 10 months ago

Explosion of sea lion deaths in Peru amid deadly bird flu outbreak

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of sea lions have died in Peru amid an outbreak of bird flu, according to Peru’s National Service of Protected Areas by the State. At least 3,487 sea lions have been found dead due to the virus, according to the agency – over 3% of Peru’s sea lion population. National Forest and Wild Fauna Service personnel check …

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Jharkhand on alert after bird flu cases confirmed at Bokaro poultry farm
1 year, 10 months ago

Jharkhand on alert after bird flu cases confirmed at Bokaro poultry farm

Hindustan Times  

Confirmed cases of bird flu at a state-run poultry farm in Bokaro has forced the Jharkhand government to put all such facilities on high alert and issue directions to set up control rooms in all 24 districts to monitor the situation, officials said on Wednesday. State animal husbandry director Chandan Kumar said prescribed SOPs laid down by the central government …

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Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak, nine dead
1 year, 10 months ago

Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak, nine dead

Deccan Chronicle  

MALABO: Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an "outbreak" of the Marburg virus, which causes a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, the health minister said Monday, announcing that a province had been placed in quarantine. The government had announced last week that it was investigating the cause of suspect cases of hemorrhagic fever in a densely …

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China can see light of hope, says Xi Jinping on Covid outbreak in New Year address
2 years ago

China can see light of hope, says Xi Jinping on Covid outbreak in New Year address

India Today  

President Xi Jinping, in his New Year message on Saturday, said the "light of hope is right in front" even as China faces an explosion of Covid cases. When China, a country of 1.4 billion people, suddenly decided to end zero-Covid policy three years into the pandemic, there was an explosion in the number of Covid cases. Xi Jinping's comment …

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Viral outbreak that forced 1,000 pupils off sick at ONE Virginia school is blamed on influenza
2 years, 2 months ago

Viral outbreak that forced 1,000 pupils off sick at ONE Virginia school is blamed on influenza

Daily Mail  

A viral outbreak that caused 1,000 students at a Virginia school to miss class last week is believed to have been caused by influenza A, local officials report. A viral outbreak that has struck Stafford High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is believed to be cause by influenza A after multiple students tested positive for the virus. Around 1,000 students missed …

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Monkeypox infections are slowing in the US. It’s not clear if that will last
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox infections are slowing in the US. It’s not clear if that will last

CNN  

CNN — The pace of new monkeypox cases reported in some major cities – and in the US overall – has started to slow recently, but experts say it’s too early to know if the trend will last. The local health department has seen a “slight decrease” in cases over the past week, but said that “education and vaccines” are …

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Micronesia’s first COVID-19 outbreak balloons, causing alarm
2 years, 5 months ago

Micronesia’s first COVID-19 outbreak balloons, causing alarm

LA Times  

The sun sets over the runway at the Chuuk Airport in Weno, Federated States of Micronesia. The country’s first COVID-19 outbreak has grown in one week to more than 1,000 cases. Micronesia’s first outbreak of COVID-19 grew in one week to more than 1,000 cases by Tuesday, causing alarm in the Pacific island nation. She said one positive outcome was …

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Global monkeypox cases surge to 14,000; five deaths reported in Africa, reveals WHO chief
2 years, 5 months ago

Global monkeypox cases surge to 14,000; five deaths reported in Africa, reveals WHO chief

India TV News  

More than 70 countries have reported about 14,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox infections, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. In addition, five deaths have also been reported from Africa, he wrote on Twitter, adding that the global health agency is increasing efforts to curb the spread of the infectious disease. "Almost 14,000 confirmed #monkeypox cases have now …

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Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage', says WHO panel
2 years, 6 months ago

Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage', says WHO panel

Firstpost  

In a statement, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were ‘unusual’ and acknowledged that monkeypox, which is endemic in some African countries, has been neglected for years London: The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency. …

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Monkeypox outbreak declared a pandemic by World Health Network; urges WHO to take immediate action
2 years, 6 months ago

Monkeypox outbreak declared a pandemic by World Health Network; urges WHO to take immediate action

India TV News  

Monkeypox outbreak which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursday been declared a pandemic by the World Health Network, a global collaboration of scientific and citizen teams. Citing Monkeypoxmeter, a website that tracks the infection cases in real-time, the WHN said there are now 3,417 confirmed monkeypox cases reported across 58 countries, and the outbreak is rapidly …

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Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop
2 years, 7 months ago

Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Diners returned to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month Monday as authorities further eased pandemic-related restrictions after largely eradicating a small COVID-19 outbreak in the capital under China’s strict “zero-COVID” approach. “We don’t have such an atmosphere or feeling at home,” she said as she and two friends polished off …

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Beijing, Shanghai ease COVID restrictions as outbreaks fade
2 years, 7 months ago

Beijing, Shanghai ease COVID restrictions as outbreaks fade

The Hindu  

Shoppers returned to the malls of Beijing on Sunday as the Chinese capital relaxed pandemic restrictions after declaring a small but persistent COVID-19 outbreak effectively under control. Coupled with a gradual easing of restrictions in Shanghai, it signaled that the worst is over in the twin outbreaks in China’s most prominent cities. Restaurants remain closed in Beijing, except for takeout …

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Anyone can get monkeypox, but CDC warns LGBTQ community about ‘greater chance’ of exposure now
2 years, 7 months ago

Anyone can get monkeypox, but CDC warns LGBTQ community about ‘greater chance’ of exposure now

CNN  

CNN — Anyone can get or spread monkeypox, but a “notable fraction of cases” in the latest global outbreak are happening among gay and bisexual men, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. “Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox exclusively …

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N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Independent  

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Spain confirms 7 monkeypox cases as European outbreak grows
2 years, 7 months ago

Spain confirms 7 monkeypox cases as European outbreak grows

LA Times  

A monkeypox virion from a sample associated with a 2003 prairie dog outbreak, seen with an electron microscope. Health officials in Spain reported seven cases of monkeypox and Portugal updated its number of confirmed cases to 14 Thursday as an outbreak of a viral disease typically limited to Africa expanded in Europe. Britain’s Health Security Agency said Wednesday that recent …

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China sends in military to help with Shanghai’s COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 9 months ago

China sends in military to help with Shanghai’s COVID-19 outbreak

LA Times  

China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from across the country to Shanghai — including 2,000 military medical staff — as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak in the nation’s largest city. While many factories and financial firms have been able to keep operating by isolating their employees, concern is growing about the potential economic …

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Samoa detects scores of cases daily in its first-ever coronavirus outbreak
2 years, 9 months ago

Samoa detects scores of cases daily in its first-ever coronavirus outbreak

LA Times  

A traditional boat is hauled ashore in Apia, Samoa, in 2015. Samoa has reported scores of new coronavirus cases daily since detecting its first-ever case of community transmission last week. The South Pacific island nation of 200,000 people has been in lockdown since Saturday as it deals with its first outbreak since a worldwide pandemic was declared two years ago. …

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