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South Africa COVID-19 strain detected in Denmark

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 The Statens Serum Institut in Denmark reported today on the first case of virus variant B.1.351 / 501Y, which was originally detected in South Africa. The Danish covid-19 case...

South Africa COVID-19 variant in the UK identified, Travel restrictions

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Public Health England recently reported that as of Thursday, 35 genomically confirmed and 12 genomically probable cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant which originated in South Africa...

Sweden reports 80K COVID-19 vaccinations administered

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Swedish Public Health Agency reports up to and including 10 January, a total of approximately 80,000 people had been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Sweden. There are still...

Mad Cow disease case reported in Spain

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Ministerio de Agricultura in Madrid, Spain recently notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of a case of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow on...

France reports death due to rabies–European bat Lyssavirus type 1, a 1st for the mainland

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to a retrospective analysis, the Institut Pasteur has reported the death of a 60-year-old Limoges man had died from European bat Lyssavirus type 1 in August...

London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, declares a ‘major incident’ as COVID-19 spreads rapidly

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today declared a ‘major incident’ due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus across the capital and the increase of Covid-19 cases in hospitals, which has left...

Norway reports 3 additional UK COVID-19 virus variant cases, total now 19

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Norway Institute of Public Health, or Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) reported today three new cases of the United Kingdom virus variant in the country. The people in question...

Sweden reports 1st South African COVID-19 virus variant

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up from Sweden’s health officials, the Public Health Agency reported the first case of the virus variant of COVID-19 reported from South Africa. The case...

Nearly 9,000 poultry to be culled in Denmark due to bird flu outbreak

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By Teddy Cambosa Local authorities in the municipality of Vibord in Denmark have decided to cull nearly 9,000 poultry after a farm in the Lovel village found that it is dealing with a strain of bird flu. According...

Four new cases of the UK COVID-19 virus variant detected in Sweden

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up report from Sweden, an additional four cases of the covid-19 variant reported from the UK have now been detected in Sweden. The lab analysis work has been intensified,...