COVID-19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV
On Dec. 16, 2024, a study published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders shows that pediatric and young adult COVID-19…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
USDA Approved Emergency Funding to Protect U.S. Livestock and Animals from New World Screwworm
On Dec. 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced $165…
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South Dakota outbreak revealed potential H5N1 adaptation in domestic cats
On Dec. 12, 2024, University of Pittsburgh researchers announced they had identified evidence of H5N1 adaptation in domestic…
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Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat
On Dec. 11, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported new data has revealed that an estimated 2.2…
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PAHO highlights increase in dengue, Oropouche, and avian influenza cases in the Americas, control measures advised
On Dec. 10, 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported on three transmissible diseases affecting the Region…
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Scientists collect ‘microbial fingerprints’ found in household plumbing
On Dec. 10, 2024, a research team led by Fangqiong Ling, an assistant professor at Washington University in…
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Africa CDC Deployed Experts to Investigate unknown Disease X outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
On Dec. 9, 2024, the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it is working closely with…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Wuhan lab samples hold no clues relatives to virus behind COVID
On Dec. 6, 2024, Shi Zhengli, the Chinese virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, has presented evidence…
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Scripps Research scientists identified mutation that could facilitate H5N1 “bird flu” virus infection and potential transmission in humans
On Dec. 5, 2024, a study led by scientists at Scripps Research reveals that a single mutation in…
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WHO announced first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test
On Dec. 5, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for…
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Health officials investigated mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
On Dec. 3, 2024, Congolese officials reported that a flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over…
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Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry
On Nov. 27, 2024, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced they had developed a nanorobotic hand…
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Cervical cancer deaths in young women plummet after introduction of HPV vaccine
On Nov. 27, 2024, researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center reported that cervical cancer deaths have plunged dramatically…
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U.S. suspended Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case
On Nov. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had temporarily paused imports of Mexican…
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Texas public health officials announced locally acquired case of dengue virus
On Nov. 25, 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported that the first locally acquired case…
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Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed first case of clade I mpox in Canada
On Nov. 22, 2024, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed the first case of clade I…
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Mexico Notified United States of New World Screwworm Detection
On Nov. 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
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COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among U.S. Adults reported below 20%
On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that by the week…
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WHO Reported Higher Incidence of Cholera Outbreak Deaths
On Nov. 21, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that From January 1 to October 27, 2024,…
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FDA warned Consumers not to eat organic carrots Linked to E. coli Outbreak
On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the investigation of a multistate…
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California Reported First Known U.S. Case of Emerging Mpox Strain
On Nov. 16, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced it had identified through laboratory testing…
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CDC warned of new E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots
On Nov. 16, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in…
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UC Davis study showed how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection
On Nov. 15, 2024, a University of California Davis Health (UC Davis Health) research team announced they had…
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FDA Investigation of E. coli outbreak from McDonald’s Onions Completed
On Nov. 13, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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Before RSV vaccine, virus caused substantial illness in US adults
On Nov. 13, 2024, a study published in JAMA Network Open showed that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was…
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single Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) reported that their genomic test…
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World-first cure for lethal skin disease achieved in landmark study
On Nov. 11, 2024, an international team of researchers has for the first time cured patients with Toxic…
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Elephant seal colony declines one year after avian flu outbreak
On Nov. 11, 2024, a study published in the journal Nature Communications and co-led by UC Davis and…
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Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 9, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that three additional countries had confirmed travel-related cases of…
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4-strain meningococcal vaccine tied to reduction in invasive meningitis cases, deaths
On Nov. 7, 2024, researchers reported that Implementation of routine immunization of U.S. adolescents with the quadrivalent (four-strain)…
