September 21, 2024 by Richard Orton and Wilhelm Furnon, The Conversation Illustration of the recombination event between the genomes of XEC’s parent COVID variants. The genome is the virus’s complete set of genetic instructions. Credit: University of GlasgowA new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The...
September 20, 2024 by Robin Foster Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. In figures published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 291 cases were reported for the week ending Sept. 14. New...
Cailin Loesch,Patch Staff Five out of six water samples in Dover in the past 10 days tested positive for the D68 enterovirus. The highest rates of D68 are in the South and Northeast, according to the data. (Shutterstock)NEW HAMPSHIRE — Wastewater data shows the rate of enterovirus D68, a respiratory illness that causes polio-like symptoms,...
September 19, 2024 by Jaimie Ding Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer takes questions at a news conference in Los Angeles on March 12, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FileHealth officials warned Wednesday that the Los Angeles area is seeing more dengue fever cases in people who have not traveled outside the U.S....
September 16, 2024 by Robin Foster In a disclosure that can’t eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first time, U.S. health officials have reported that a person who lived with a Missouri resident infected with H5N1 became sick the same day. That close contact “was...
AUGUST 22ND, 2024POSTED BY ERIC STANN-MISSOURI “Our strategy uses a small amount of designer solvent to absorb plastic particles from a large volume of water,” says Gary Baker. (Credit: U. Missouri) TAGS : PLASTICS, POLLUTION, WATERUNIVERSITY : UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Researchers have achieved more than 98% efficiency in removing nanoplastics from water. Much smaller in...
September 3, 2024 by University of California – San Diego This map shows how the average incidence of Valley fever varies across different counties, with yellow and green representing higher incidence than blue and purple. Credit: UC San Diego Health SciencesValley fever is an emerging fungal disease in the western United States that most often...
September 3, 2024 by University of California – San Diego This map shows how the average incidence of Valley fever varies across different counties, with yellow and green representing higher incidence than blue and purple. Credit: UC San Diego Health SciencesValley fever is an emerging fungal disease in the western United States that most often...
By David González Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:34PM Orange County’s fifth human case of flea-borne typhus has been reported in Fountain Valley.FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) — Public health advisories have been posted near the intersection of Slater Avenue and Magnolia Street in Fountain Valley after a case of flea-borne typhus was detected in the area.“Most...
August 15, 2024 by C Raina MacIntyre, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international response to an extraordinary event and...
