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NPArevolutionnaires📢 La Réunion : l’épidémie de chikungunya continue et le bilan s’aggrave: Un nourrisson contaminé par le virus du chikungunya est décédé à l’hôpital Saint-Pierre, portant le nombre de morts à dix sur l’île depuis le début de l’année. Si les neuf autres victimes sont toutes âgées de plus de 70 ans, les nourrissons sont aussi particulièrement fragiles face à ce virus. Quatre d’entre eux sont… npa-revolutionnaires.org/la-re 📢NPA-R #Chikungunya #LaRéunion #SantéPublique #Epidémie #Virus

NPA RévolutionnairesLa Réunion : l’épidémie de chikungunya continue et le bilan s’aggrave - NPA RévolutionnairesUn nourrisson contaminé par le virus du chikungunya est décédé à l’hôpital Saint-Pierre, portant le nombre de morts à dix sur l’île depuis le début de l’année. Si les neuf autres victimes sont toutes âgées de plus de 70 ans, les nourrissons sont aussi particulièrement fragiles face à ce virus.…

30 cases of measles in Guelph and area as virus spreads at elementary schools, medical officer says
There are now 30 cases of measles in the area covered by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health and medical officer of health Dr. Nicola Mercer says they're seeing cases spread within the city's elementary schools.
#health #virus #school #disease #Guelph #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-w

New potential measles exposure in southern Alberta including Calgary: AHS
AHS has issued a public alert after being notified of additional confirmed measles cases in Alberta's south health zone. Certain locations in Calgary, Rocky View Country, Lethbridge, Coaldale and Taber may have been exposed to the virus.
#health #disease #virus #travel #southernAlberta #Calgary
cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mea

New potential measles exposure in southern Alberta including Calgary: AHS
AHS has issued a public alert after being notified of additional confirmed measles cases in Alberta's south health zone. Certain locations in Calgary, Rocky View Country, Lethbridge, Coaldale and Taber may have been exposed to the virus.
#health #disease #virus #travel #southernAlberta #Calgary
cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mea

Having reached the limits of our willingness to prevent #Covid means no more to the #virus than a drowning man’s wet and final inhalation means to the water that surrounds him. I wish these things cared about what they do to us, but they do not—no more than the elite and powerful care about the well-being of the masses they exploit to enjoy their privileged lives of plenty.

Source: @www.cidrap.umn.edu

From the article: "In updates on H5N1 avian flu today, the World Health Organization (WHO) shared new details about Mexico's recent fatal case, the country's first H5N1 infection, along with an updated risk assessment from the WHO and two global animal health groups.

"In an outbreak notice, the WHO said the child from Durango state didn't have any underlying health conditions and became ill on March 7 with fever, malaise, and vomiting. The patient, who according to earlier reports was a 3-year-old girl from Durango state, was hospitalized 6 days later for respiratory failure and was treated with antiviral drugs the following day.

"The child was transferred to a tertiary care hospital and died on April 8 due to respiratory complications. Along with the initial unsubtypable influenza A virus, tests also identified parainfluenza 3. The H5N1 finding was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on April 1, and genetic sequencing revealed that the virus belonged to the 2.3.4.4b clade and the D1.1 genotype, the same one linked to serious infections in the United States and British Columbia, Canada."

#H5N1 #BirdFlu #Virus #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Science

cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza

CIDRAPMexico's fatal H5N1 case involved D1.1 genotype, which has been tied to serious illness
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"The [Division of #Viral #Hepatitis] Laboratory Branch had the highest degree of viral hepatitis expertise of any #PublicHealth laboratory in the world," wrote Scott Becker, the assn's CEO. "Their loss eliminated critical national testing services that do not exist anywhere else within the #HHS agencies."

As of April 16, the assn had not received a response from #RFKJr, Becker said.

#Trump#Musk#DOGE
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…Although 4 new samples have already arrived at the lab & 3 more were waiting in #Florida to be sent, none have been tested by the #CDC. Epidemiologists still at the CDC have been trying to find another place that can do the tests but have been unsuccessful….

…w/o the CDC's scientists to test the genetic material, it will be harder for epidemiologists to confirm whether people w/ #hepatitis C were infected in the same doctor's office or somewhere else where the #virus could still be spreading….

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The scientists at the lab knew what they were doing. Quickly, they analyzed the blood from #Florida using their custom software & found that 9 cases were genetically linked to the same pain clinic, where it was later discovered that a doctor was improperly reusing injection vials. By March, ofcls in FL had restricted the doctor's #medical license to limit the spread of the #virus & packaged new patient samples to send to the #CDC for testing…

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The #hepatitis C #virus, which is spread through contact w/infected blood & can lead to #deadly liver #cancer, is notoriously hard to identify. But if anyone could understand what was #happening in FL, it would be the Division of #ViralHepatitis in the #CDC's HQ.
Using samples from the lab's collection of nearly 1M frozen specimens, scientists helped make the initial discovery of the #HepatitisC virus in the 1980s. In 2020, that #research was awarded the #NobelPrize in #Medicine.
#Trump #science