New cases of monkeypox were reported in North Carolina, the first since April, and state health officials are encouraging people at high risk for mpox to get vaccinated. According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, two cases of mpox were reported in September and October, and mpox virus was detected in one […]
Category Archives: Infection
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Quinn Dombrowski / Flickr cc A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open based on outcomes seen among Singaporean children ages 4 years and younger showed good protection for two doses of monovalent mRNA COVID vaccines during an Omicron surge. The authors said the findings support vaccinating this age-group, despite low incidence of severe disease or […]
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Infections with cytomegalovirus (CMV) are extremely common and often pose no major threat to the vast majority of people. They can however be deadly for people whose immune system is weakened, for example, after bone marrow transplantation. Current treatments against CMV infections are very limited and can have severe side effects. Researchers led by Prof. […]
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A more ‘regular’ season for pediatric infections amid triple threat of RSV, flu, and COVID-19: Montreal doctor
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Some health experts say the triple threat of RSV, the flu, and COVID-19 could be less severe for children this year – compared to what we saw last fall and winter. CityNews discussed this with Dr. Jesse Papenburg, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and Medical Microbiologist at Montreal’s Children’s Hospital. 1. About a year ago pediatric […]
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International Infection Prevention Week is observed every year in October, in which family members and health care professionals are reminded of the importance of infection prevention and control (Adobe Stock 449539370 by Waseem Ali Khan) International Infection Prevention and Control Week is a week set aside for the international community to highlight and celebrate the importance […]
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Department of Health says that a person in south Sarasota was infected with the West Nile Virus last month. This person has been treated, according to officials, but they want to warn residents about the potential risk of contracting the virus. A mosquito-borne illness advisory went into effect yesterday afternoon. […]
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A stray kitten was the first cat to test positive for rabies in the area for 20 years Now health officials are scrambling to vaccinate 1,000 raccoons locally READ MORE: North Carolina shelter in lockdown after multiple dog FLU deaths By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:27 EDT, 17 October 2023 | Updated: […]
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New Brunswick reported two more COVID-19 deaths and a nearly 63 per cent week-over-week jump in hospitalizations Tuesday, while an infectious diseases researcher says about one in 52 of us are currently infected with the virus. Intensive care unit admissions, COVID outbreaks and new confirmed cases also all increased during the first week of October, according to the province’s Respiratory Watch […]
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Brian Peters, PhD, left, and Jarrod Fortwendel, PhD, right, are the principal investigators of their research study to improve outcomes from Aspergillus fumigatus and other fungal infections. Aspergillus fumigatus is the major airborne fungus present indoors and outdoors that causes various diseases, the severity of which are dependent on an individual’s immune status. Researchers in […]
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More than 40 “flesh-eating” infections have been identified in Florida this year amid record-high water temperatures in the North Atlantic. The bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which thrives in warm seawater, has killed ten people in the state this year out of 43 infections, giving an estimated case fatality of 23 per cent. Experts have noted a […]