San Jose woman has all four limbs amputated after contracting rare bacteria infection A woman in San Jose is recovering after contracting a bacterial infection from eating fish she cooked at home. After becoming severely ill, the 40-year-old mother had to have all of her limbs amputated to save her life. After becoming severely ill, […]
San Jose woman has all four limbs amputated after contracting rare bacteria infection A woman in San Jose is recovering after contracting a bacterial infection from eating fish she cooked at home. After becoming severely ill, the 40-year-old mother had to have all of her limbs amputated to save her life. Laura Barajas is still […]
A fresh COVID-19 inoculation drive is set to begin across Japan on Wednesday. The vaccine, which will be available to everyone for free, targets XBB.1.5 — a spinoff of the XBB variant, itself a “recombinant” virus of two prior omicron strains. The free shots will be offered until March next year to prepare residents for […]
In a study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, researchers from the UK and the Republic of Ireland analyzed the wastewater system at the University Hospital Limerick to identify sources of infection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. They found that the dominant microbes in the wastewater had high levels of AMR genes, highlighting the […]
Health authorities across Australia are investigating several Listeria infections. Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria officials are studying three different clusters. A brand of shredded chicken was revealed as the probable source of one nationwide Listeria outbreak. The product is used mainly by restaurants, cafes, and hospitals. Queensland Health officials identified M & J Chickens’ […]
CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live CHICAGO (CBS) — More people are now sick after eating at an Avondale taqueria where a salmonella outbreak erupted. The Chicago Department of Public Health said the outbreak was linked to food from Carnicerias Guanajuato, 3140 N. California Ave. The department now says 30 people have come down […]
China has decided to manage monkeypox as a Class B infectious disease starting from Wednesday as the country reported about 500 cases last month, including its first infections detected in women, according to health authorities. Class B infectious diseases in China also include COVID-19, AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome and rabies. The National Health Commission […]
BYLINE: Kitta MacPherson Newswise — Rutgers researchers have developed a way of detecting the early onset of deadly infectious diseases using a test so ultrasensitive that it could someday revolutionize medical approaches to epidemics. The test, described in Science Advances, is an electronic sensor contained within a computer chip. It employs nanoballs – microscopic spherical […]
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among inmates of CPP, Valencia, Spain The prevalence of infection reached 15.7% (83/528) in the total population studied (Table 1). Only protozoan, with a spectrum of six species, were detected. The most predominant species in the entire population of prisoners studied was the gut microeukaryotic potential pathobiont Blastocystis sp. (7.0%) (37/528). Moreover, […]