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Bird Flu: France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

Fri, 2024-11-08 10:15 — mike kraft

France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

PARIS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to 'high' from 'moderate', it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry farms.

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CDC urges more testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections

Fri, 2024-11-08 10:01 — mike kraft

CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu. AP News

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European climate agency says this again will likely be the hottest year on record

Thu, 2024-11-07 18:41 — mike kraft

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again It's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. AP News

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Description of US. community health workers in rural areas and small towns

Thu, 2024-11-07 11:04 — mike kraft

Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas - KFF Health News Community health workers are increasingly common in rural areas, where they help patients overcome barriers to accessing care and staying healthy. khnariellez KFF Health News

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Four cases of new mpox variant found in the U.K., the first cluster outside Africa

Thu, 2024-11-07 10:09 — mike kraft

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. AP News

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Opinon: wild meat markets are a root cause of Mpox and must be made safer

Wed, 2024-11-06 19:52 — mike kraft

Stopping mpox: wild meat markets are a root cause and must be made safer Strategies to beat a disease outbreak like mpox must start with the root causes. The Conversation

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Strategies to beat the 2024 mpox outbreak have so far largely focused on preventing human-to-human transmission.

But we also need to go back to the root causes of disease, particularly where mpox is transmitted from animals to humans.

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Mpox vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge

Wed, 2024-11-06 19:36 — mike kraft

Vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge.

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The top endemic pathogens for wich new vaccines are urgently needed -WHO study

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:18 — mike kraft

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria that included regional disease burden, antimicrobial resistance risk and socioeconomic impact.

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Stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science described in new study

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:34 — mike kraft

Study reveals stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science A study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on public trust in COVID-19 ... CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Medical Xpress

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The study is published in the journal Vaccine: X.

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Mpox: May be stabilizing in the Congo; two more cases in the UK

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:17 — mike kraft

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing"—a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency declaration in August ... Medical Xpress

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