The World Health Organization asked China for detailed information about a surge in respiratory illnesses in children, including pneumonia, as top pediatric medical centers across the country are overwhelmed with patients. The WHO cited reports including one this week from ProMED, which tracks outbreaks of infectious diseases around the world, warning of an “undiagnosed pneumonia […]
Representative image of an air purifier. Photo: HS You/Flickr CC BY ND 2.0 The COVID-19 pandemic led to many calls for improved indoor air quality with claims that doing so would reduce the risk of the virus spreading. But the real-world evidence to support these claims has been lacking and studies undertaken during the pandemic […]
A Nipah virus outbreak occurred in the Kozhikode district of the southern Indian state of Kerala between September 12–15. The outbreak resulted in six people being infected with two deaths, while authorities contained the outbreak through testing over 1,288 close contacts and closing several schools, workplaces and public transport networks. Health workers collect blood samples […]
By Phelan Chatterjee, Fergus Walsh & Tulip MazumdarBBC News Mayur Kakade The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for more information on “clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia” reportedly spreading among children in the north of the country. Reports by non-state media say paediatric hospitals in parts of China are overwhelmed with sick children. Chinese authorities […]
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size NSW is in the grip of its eighth COVID-19 wave with the latest NSW Health data revealing that infection rates have doubled since the beginning of October. Released on Thursday, the data shows a 16 per cent increase in community infections in the fortnight to November 18, […]
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of dozens of infections caused by Salmonella Newport. As of November 22, the agency reported 40 confirmed patients in the outbreak. The FDA has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what food or foods are being traced. The FDA has not reported where the […]
Receiving at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine before the first infection is strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing post-covid-19 condition, commonly known as long covid, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings, based on data for more than half a million Swedish adults, show that unvaccinated individuals were […]
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), experts say there is need for increased awareness and efforts among the population, government and policymakers towards preventing and reducing further emergence and spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). They said AMR has become a threat to humans, […]
Reports that children’s hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning and other cities are ‘overwhelmed with sick children’. The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked Beijing for more information on an outbreak of mysterious pneumonia in northern China that appears mostly to be affecting children. The WHO made “an official request for detailed information on an increase in […]
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – There’s a mystery illness affecting dogs around the country. It’s an upper respiratory infection. And as some of people plan to travel for the holidays with their dogs, there are some concerns that illness will spread further. The infection is highly contagious and dogs get sick quickly. But the vet we […]