Tag: Viruses
CDC: Five Cases of Neonatal Enterovirus Infection Identified in San Diego
Mothers of three infants were diagnosed with chorioamnionitis before delivery; mother of remaining two had endometritis
Florida Keys Issues Dengue Fever Alert After Two Cases Reported There
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Health officials in the Florida Keys have issued a dengue fever alert after...
FDA Study Shows Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu in Milk
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As bird flu continues to spread among U.S. dairy cows, reassuring new government...
Dairy Cows Moved Across State Lines Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States,...
Man Dies in First Fatal Case of Alaskapox
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Alaska health officials say a man in that state has died after contracting...
Zoonotic Virus Spillover Set to Continue Increasing Worldwide
If current trends continue, pathogens are expected to cause four times the number of spillover events, 12 times the number of deaths by 2050
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in...
CDC Advisers Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get Mpox Vaccine
Current daily average of new cases is one to four per day; two deaths were reported in September
Shortage of RSV Vaccines for Infants Prompts CDC Alert
Agency says Beyfortus should be reserved for infants with underlying health conditions and those who are younger than 6 months old
IDSA: Wastewater Surveillance Allows Monitoring of Viral Infections
Positive correlation seen for composite influenza A virus signal with weekly confirmed clinical cases
