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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WHO reported Spike in cholera outbreak Deaths
On Nov. 21, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that From January 1 to October 27, 2024,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 6, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that the Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox…
Recent COVID-19 vaccination tied to lower risk of long COVID
On Nov. 6, 2024, data from the VENUS (Vaccine Effectiveness, Networking, and Universal Safety) study in Japan revealed…
H5N1 and H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in poultry in England
On Nov. 6, 2024, The United Kingdom’s Chief Veterinary Officers was urging all bird keepers to follow scrupulous…
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WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed
On Nov. 5, 2024, a World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine named 17 pathogens that regularly…
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FDA and EPA Announced First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment
On Nov. 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency…
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UW–Madison researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies
On Nov. 4, 2024, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers warned that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity…
chronic wasting disease reported in Wyoming deer and elk
On Nov. 4, 2024, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that it had confirmed the presence of…