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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...
Patient in Louisiana Hospitalized With First Bird Flu Case in That State
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – Louisiana has reported what appears to be the state's first case of bird flu. In a health alert issued Friday, state officials said the case involves “a resident of s...
Mystery Illness Outbreak in Congo May Be Malaria
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – There's early evidence that a mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened 416 people and left 75 dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo over recent weeks may be...
Study Warns That Cats Might Be Bird Flu Carriers
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Picture this: a beloved cat, playful and healthy one day, falls mysteriously ill the next. Soon after, the shocking culprit is revealed – bird flu, a virus that most...
Transmission of RV5 Strain Occurs Infrequently in Neonatal ICU
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Transmission of the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) strain is infrequent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and does not have clinical consequences, according...
USDA Orders Testing of Milk Supply for Presence of Bird Flu Virus
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 – Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for...
Sixty Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Tied to Splash Pads From 1997 to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 – Sixty waterborne disease outbreaks associated with splash pads were reported during 1997 to 2022, according to research published in the Dec. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers...
Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 – Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to try to identify the cause of a mysterious, flu-like illness that has sickened 376 people and left 79 dead...
California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 – A California dairy farm has expanded a recall of its raw milk and cream after state health officials discovered bird flu virus in more milk samples. In a notice posted...
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