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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...
Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among Humans
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 – In a development that health experts have warned might come, Canadian officials report that the bird flu virus isolated from a sick teen in Vancouver shows mutations that...
Antiviral Treatment Underutilized for Children, Teens With Flu
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – Antiviral treatment is underutilized among children and adolescents hospitalized with influenza, according to research published in the Nov. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for...
First U.S. Case of New Mpox Strain Spotted in Traveler
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – As Africa continues to battle an outbreak of the newer "clade Ib" strain of mpox, California officials have confirmed the first known U.S. case of this strain of the virus....
RSV Hospitalizations Linked to Considerable Burden in Adults
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a considerable burden of hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and in-hospital deaths among adults,...
Canadian Teen Hospitalized in Critical Condition With Bird Flu
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in...
Genomic Test Might Quickly Diagnose Any Type of Infection
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it’s a virus, bacteria, fungus or p...
When This Black Cat Crossed His Path, It Was a Lucky Day for Medicine
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – When a black cat named Pepper dropped a dead mouse on the carpet at his owner's feet on a day back in May 2021, neither of them knew then that it would alert scientists to...
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