Image 1 of 3 ▼ Sonoma County officials are investigating multiple cases of possible infections among athletes who competed in a recent Tough Mudder event at the Sonoma Raceway. From: KTVU FOX 2 The Tough Mudder race was held at the Sonoma Raceway on Aug. 19 and 20. People who clambered through the mud and […]
Tough Mudder staph infections Sonoma County health officials are investigating after roughly two dozen people reported a bacterial infection on their skin following the Tough Mudder Sonoma County challenge over the weekend. The Tough Mudder challenge was held at the Sonoma Raceway on Aug. 19 and 20. People who crawled through the mud and water, and […]
Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionally from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Systemic factors including lack of sovereignty, limited infrastructure and discrimination in local health care systems make Indigenous populations vulnerable to infectious diseases. Yet little research exists to guide public health efforts tailored to remote-living Indigenous populations during global pandemics. In Bolivia, a team of researchers […]
“Selling Sunset” star Amanza Smith was potentially just days from death by the time she was admitted to an L.A. hospital in June, the reality star recently revealed. “I said to them, ‘Yeah, you know, this was so severe I’ve been told that if I had waited like a week or two more I could […]
(CNN) — Preliminary testing of wastewater in the United States has detected the new highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86, according to a risk assessment posted Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC did not give details on where the positive wastewater sample had been collected but said it was part of routine monitoring […]
HONOLULU (KITV4) — The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) reported five new deaths related to COVID-19 and 1,127 new infections over the last seven days in Hawaii. The total number of deaths stands at 1,991. The statewide test positivity rate is 15.3% — the positivity rate in Honolulu County is 17.9%; on the Big […]
An outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to small turtles has sickened 26 people across 11 states. The sale of turtles with shells shorter than 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) has been banned in the U.S. since 1975, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s because tiny turtles are the most common culprits […]
Photo by Francesco Veronesi Researchers have identified a novel parapoxvirus that causes dermatitis in horses, saying it may have the ability to infect humans too. Most known parapoxviruses are zoonotic — that is, they show an ability to be transmitted between animals and humans. Any novel viruses identified in animals should be treated with concern, […]
Health officials in Alabama and New York are warning the public about confirmed cases of a rare, deadly mosquito-borne virus that’s been found in people, animals and insects. The dangerous mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis virus, also known as Triple E, was detected in two people in Alabama, including one person who died as result of […]
(The Hill) — The recently detected BA.2.86 COVID-19 subvariant may be more capable of causing infections in people who previously contracted the virus or have been vaccinated, according to a risk assessment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though it remains unclear if this strain causes more severe illness than others. First […]