The Arizona Department of Health Services issued a notice Sept. 26 warning clinicians and residents to be on the lookout for a fungi-caused infection known as Valley Fever. Coccidioides, the fungus that causes the infection, is often found in the soil of dry, arid regions and has been on the rise for several years both […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a review of the current benefits and challenges to using multiplex PCR panels for the detection of microbial pathogens from gastrointestinal, central nervous system, lower respiratory tract, and joint specimens. The manuscript, “Exploring the Utility of Multiplex Infectious Disease Panel Testing for Diagnosis […]
Now that it’s fall, it’s time to get updated on your COVID-19 vaccines if you want to stay protected throughout the winter, when infectious diseases flourish. But does it matter which shot you get? For now, there are only two options—both mRNA-based vaccines, made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
ON ALERT: Although new cases were about the same as the previous week, the transmission risk remains high, so people should stay cautious, an official said By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter More than 2,000 local dengue infections were reported last week for a total of more than 10,000 cases this year, the Centers for […]
ByRajib Dasgupta Sep 26, 2023 09:25 PM IST Share Via Copy Link To combat outbreaks such as Nipah, it will require sustained collaboration of multiple disciplines and sectors across local, national and global levels The Nipah Virus (NiV) infection reported from Kozhikode, Kerala, coming in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, has attracted worldwide attention. […]
Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security and a member of the U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, along with Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), today announced the reintroduction […]
Artificial intelligence is now being applied to public health and tracking infectious disease. Bluedot is a company utilizing artificial intelligence to identify infectious disease threats quickly and work with stakeholders so they can move more efficiently when needed. “We are using modern digital technologies and artificial intelligence to identify threats faster, to understand them and […]
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Nearly 110,000 people visited the doctor with influenza-like symptoms last week in Taiwan, up 6 percent compared to the previous week as the country enters flu season, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. Meanwhile, 39 severe flu cases and 8 deaths were reported last week, as well as 91 […]
Diesel pollution increases Aspergillus fumigatus resistance to itraconazole by over 64 times, highlighting the need to identify resistance mechanisms. The presence of diesel particles resulted in an over 64 times higher minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of itraconazole needed for Aspergillus fumigatus. This points to an increased advancement of azole resistance through diesel pollution, according to […]
