Spike in infections of both respiratory virus and reports of acute flaccid myelitis in children reported in 2018. March 28, 2019, 5:03 PM EDT By Linda Carroll The link between a respiratory virus called enterovirus D68 and a polio-like illness has been bolstered by new research showing a spike in both the virus and reports of acute [...]
Study finds that places where people have never had the diseases could see bad outbreaks if they aren’t prepared Half a billion more people could be at risk from mosquito-transmitted diseases within 30 years as a result of the warming climate, according to a new study. Canada and parts of northern Europe could be newly exposed to [...]
5 causes + what you can do about it Sniffle. Sniffle. Sniffle. Your nose is a faucet, and there’s no way to turn it off. Your coworkers shoot you irritated looks as you clear your throat (again). Your box of tissues has become your closest companion (and admit it — your sleeve has been called [...]
We know that bacteria are incredibly stubborn microorganisms, and new research suggests they're also capable of travelling thousands of miles through the air. As you can imagine, this finding has implications for the spread of antibiotic resistance. Credit: CDC Read more...
Abstract In December 2017, a dog that had pneumonic plague was brought to a veterinary teaching hospital in northern Colorado, USA. Several factors, including signalment, season, imaging, and laboratory findings, contributed to delayed diagnosis and resulted in potential exposure of >116 persons and 46 concurrently hospitalized animals to Yersinia pestis. Read more...
Abstract A strategic multilateral dialogue related to biosecurity risks in Southeast Asia, established in 2014, now includes participants from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and the United States. This dialogue is conducted at the nonministerial level, enabling participants to engage without the constraints of operating in their official capacities. Participants reflect on mechanisms to detect, [...]
In 2018, Ukraine saw the biggest surge in measles outbreaks of all European countries, with a 634 percent increase in cases. From 2017 to 2018 to an astonishing 53,000 cases were reported in Ukraine Credit: iStock, Manjurul Read more...
TWO YEARS AGO, a 6-year-old boy playing on his family’s farm in Oregon cut himself. His parents cleaned the wound and stitched it, and everything seemed fine—until, six days later, he began having muscle spasms, arching his back, and clenching his jaw. The boy had tetanus, the first case in a child to occur in Oregon [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly 630 million years of healthy life were lost in 2015 due to the diseases afflicting the population across its 47 Member States in Africa, now amounting to a loss of more than 2.4 trillion international dollars ($) from the region’s gross domestic product value annually. Non-communicable diseases [...]
NEW SQUARE, N.Y. — It began with a voyage from the Holy Land. The visitors arrived from Israel in October at the end of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday during which religious congregations gather for meals, prayer, and dance. They brought with them, inadvertently, a case of measles. One exploded into dozens, and over the past [...]
