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Dengue outbreak declared in Cook Islands

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Cook Islands, a country of 15 islands in the Pacific, is experiencing an outbreak of dengue fever. According to the Cook Islands government, eight cases of  dengue virus...

Texas A&M researchers show water treatment removes enveloped viruses

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Among the many avenues that viruses can use to infect humans, drinking water may pose only a tiny risk for spreading certain viruses like the novel coronavirus. However, in cases where there is unauthorized...

E. coli outbreak sickens 16 on 5 states, One death in Washington

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with federal and state health agencies, are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. As...

Zika virus vertical transmission research

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In this Outbreak NewsBites podcast, I look briefly at new research from the University of South Florida (USF) on Zika virus vertical transmission. See the paper here: Zika Virus–Infected Decidual Cells...

Rio de Janeiro reports least amount of dengue cases in a January in 20 years

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Rio de Janeiro has not seen so few dengue fever cases for the beginning of the year since 2000, when records were kept,  according to data from the Municipal Health Department. In January 2021, only...

Promising results from FIRST COVID-19 pill vaccine tested in humans

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Vaxart, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oral vaccines administered by tablet, today announced preliminary data from its Phase 1 study of VXA-CoV2-1 showing that its oral COVID-19...

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Influenza: Investigational intranasal vaccine deemed safe and elicits strong immune response: Phase 1 study

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An experimental single-dose, intranasal influenza vaccine was safe and produced a durable immune response when tested in a Phase 1 study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The investigational...

Brazil reports more than 8000 confirmed measles cases in 2020

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In 2020, Brazil health officials reported 8,448 confirmed measles cases, including 10 deaths. Pará State saw the most cases with 5,385 confirmed cases, followed by Rio de Janeiro...

Brazil: Mayor of Rio Branco issues emergency declaration over dengue fever

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Rio Branco is the capital of Acre state in western Brazil, and since the beginning of the year, 1,494 reported cases of dengue were registered through Jan 21. This represents...

Haiti reports 66 confirmed diphtheria cases in 2020, Most in Western Hemisphere

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In 2020, there were 80 confirmed cases of diphtheria reported in the Western Hemisphere and the Caribbean island country of Haiti accounted for more than 80 percent of the total...