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Hawaii researchers: Vaccine candidate for filoviruses shows promise

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) have demonstrated the efficacy of multiple shelf-stable vaccine candidates targeting...

Legionella: A waterborne bacterium of major concern

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The cadre of threats facing the nation’s water management system is alarming and sobering. Arguably, no menace is more compelling and problematic than Legionella, a waterborne...

Saudi Arabia reports 12th MERS coronavirus case of 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported Thursday on an additional Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case. The patient is a 69-year-old man from Riyadh....

Wisconsin issues mosquito-related illness warning after 4 horses contract EEE

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Wisconsin state health officials recently issued a warning concerning mosquito-related illnesses following the reports of the first Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) activity this...

Alabama health officials issue ivermectin warning

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other health agencies have advised against the unauthorized use of the drug ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 in humans. The...

Hawaii reports record high one-day case count of 1678

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Hawaii Department of Health reported 1678 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, a record high one-day case count. The new cases were reported from Oahu (1,239), Big Island (214), Maui...

Arizona: More than 3.5 million residents are fully vaccinated

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Arizona Department of Health Services report hitting a new milestone in the war on COVID-19 Saturday: more than 4 million men, women and children over 12 have now received...

Florida Poison Control reports spike in cases related to ivermectin, Most involve meds for livestock

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Florida Poison Control tweeted last week that they are seeing a spike in cases related to ivermectin, a deworming medication. They report treating 27 patients in August, primarily...

Pfizer vaccine: Side effects are likely mild to moderate in 12-15 year olds at high risk of COVID-19 complications, Clear up quickly

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The side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against COVID-19 are likely to be mild to moderate and clear up quickly in 12-15 year olds at high risk of complications from the infection because of certain...

Dengue in Bangladesh pushes 10K cases, DENV-3 predominates in Dhaka

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Bangladesh reported 252 additional dengue fever hospitalizations, bringing the total this year to 9,857 cumulative cases. Of...