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More Evidence Bolsters the Oral Herpes and Alzheimer’s Link
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – That cold sore on your lip might be painful and unsightly, but it could also be a harbinger of debilitating brain aging. The oral herpes virus appears to be linked with...
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus. The patient who, "was over...
Cruise Passenger Dies Amid Norovirus Outbreak That Sickened Dozens
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – A norovirus outbreak aboard the P&O Cruises’ Arcadia ship last fall left dozens of passengers confined to their cabins and is now linked to the death of a 77-year-old British p...
Human A(H5N1) Cases Generally Have Mild Illness, With Short Duration
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The A(H5N1) virus generally causes mild illness of short duration, mainly among U.S. adults exposed to infected animals, according to a study published online Dec. 31 in the...
Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a steady rise in human cases...
U.S. Seeing Sharp Rise in Norovirus Cases This December
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Norovirus is surging across the United States this winter, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data show 91 outbreaks...
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, reported recently in a hospitalized patient in...
Norovirus Cases Are Up in Pockets of the U.S.
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, is surging across the United States this winter, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary, Causing Quarantine
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – A devastating bird flu outbreak has killed 20 big cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash. The deaths, which...
Reporting of Human Adenoviruses Has Declined Since COVID-19
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – Reporting of human adenovirus (HAdV) types decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Dec. 19 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Norovirus Sickens Hundreds on Three Cruise Ships: CDC
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Just over 300 people have been sickened in norovirus outbreaks on three different cruise ships in December, new government data shows. This is the only month this year in...
Just Over Half of Children Hospitalized With Flu Receive Antivirals
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Just over half of children hospitalized with influenza receive antivirals, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. James W. Antoon,...
Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First U.S. Case of Severe Bird Flu
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – In a case first reported in Louisiana last Friday, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require hospitalization, according to the...
California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle. “This proclamation is a tar...
Combo Treatment With Xalnesiran Shows Promise in Patients With Hep B
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – For patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with virologic suppression with nucleoside or nucleotide analog (NA) therapy, xalnesiran plus an immunomodulator...
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