By Sarah Elmquist Squires, WyoTodayMedia Half of Wyoming’s confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) cases in horses are in Fremont County. There are currently 27 neurologic cases in the state, with 14 confirmed as WNV – of those, 14 neurologic cases are in Fremont County and seven have been confirmed as WNV. According to the Wyoming […]
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mobile device that combines photographs, infrared thermography images, and bacterial fluorescence images may improve detection of wound infections, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Frontiers in Medicine. Jose L. Ramirez-GarciaLuna from McGill University in Montreal, and colleagues assessed the efficacy of the Swift Ray […]
A week after receiving a seemingly innocent dog bite, a woman from Perth, Australia, is dead from a rare infection. Tracy Ridout was playing with her friend’s German Shepherd when she suffered a small nip on her hand, PerthNow reported. Ridout, 53, “didn’t think anything of” the bite, her daughter, Sophie Ridout, told the outlet. […]
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliations: South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (B.T. Trevitt, A.L. Katelaris, C. Bateman-Steel, S. Chaverot, S. Flanigan, T. Cains, M.J. Ferson, V. […]
The person became ill after swimming in Lake LBJ, according to Austin Public Health. AUSTIN, Texas — A Travis County resident has died after developing an illness caused by an amebic meningitis infection, Austin Public Health (APH) announced Wednesday. The public health agency said the person became ill after swimming in Lake LBJ in August. […]
AUSTIN, Texas – A Travis County resident has died after developing an amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake LBJ, and Austin Public Health is warning people to take precautions in natural bodies of water. “Although these infections are very rare, this is an important reminder that there are microbes present in natural bodies of […]
ByMallika Soni Aug 30, 2023 08:28 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Bird Flu In Argentina: Argentina animal health authorities recently reported dead sea lions in several locations along country’s Atlantic coast. Scores of sea lions died from bird flu in Argentina, officials said amid an unprecedented global outbreak that continues to infect mammals. This […]
One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be more successful at infecting people. Talk of mutations sounds scary and it can lead to serious problems, but it would be a mistake to think […]
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Travis County resident got sick and died after developing an illness caused by an amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson earlier this month. Austin Public Health reported the death of the resident and urged people to take precautions when swimming in natural bodies of water […]
A new COVID-19 variant is being closely watched and has infectious disease experts concerned, weeks before a new COVID-19 vaccine is expected to become available. The new variant, BA.2.86, has raised concerns among infectious disease experts because of the number of genetic mutations it has, which they worry could allow the virus to more easily […]