While cases of monkeypox are dropping, some scientists warn this virus will remain a global threat. And there’s a chance it could evolve in the years ahead in ways that might make it tougher to tackle.
Tag: Outbreaks
As food-poisoning outbreaks sweep America, here’s what an expert says pregnant women should refuse to eat
Getty Images With an uptick in news about food-poisoning outbreaks, pregnant women need to be aware of which foods carry certain risks. Foodborne illnesses such as listeria can be riskier for pregnant women and their unborn children than the average person. Food-poisoning expert Bill Marler advises people to avoid foods including sprouts, raw eggs, and pre-cut […]
Skipped vaccines for personal belief reasons ‘have caused a lot of damage’ in U.S. measles outbreaks, MD says
Since 2009, the number of ‘philosophical-belief’ vaccine nonmedical exemptions has risen in 12 of 18 U.S. states that currently allow this policy, researchers find.
The Fix for E. Coli Outbreaks Could Be…the Blockchain
By the time the US figures out the source of E Coli, many more people will have gotten sick. Making our food supply traceable could speed things up. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae242ecae3a24477dbe4d3c/master/pass/Lettuce-FINAL.jpg
Baltimore’s 911 system, Boeing join Atlanta in week of crypto-malware outbreaks
Enlarge / Ransomware took Baltimore’s 911 system offline on March 24 and 25 as the city’s IT department worked to isolate and restore the computer-assisted dispatch network. (credit: Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images) Last Friday, the City of Atlanta was struck by a ransomware attack that took much of the city’s internal and external […]
Science Says: Why Europe still has so many measles outbreaks
While parts of the world have all but banished measles, Europe is still getting hit with large outbreaks where some people don’t get vaccinated.
CDC official who handled Zika and Ebola outbreaks mysteriously missing
A respected Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official who worked on the Ebola and Zika outbreaks has disappeared without a trace. He was last seen leaving work midway through the day, saying he was feeling ill. The Harvard-educated epidemiologist and US Navy officer Timothy J. Cunningham, 35, has been missing since February 12, […]
Satellites help predict malaria outbreaks months in advance
Malaria is one of the greatest health threats in tropical regions like the Amazon, but predicting its spread is difficult. While it’s no secret that mosquitoes prefer warm air and standing pools of water, how do you translate that awareness to a large scale? By getting a little help from orbit, apparently. Researchers are using […]
Deadly, drug-resistant fungus sparks outbreaks in UK—and it’s stalking US
Enlarge / A strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at the CDC. (credit: CDC) More than 200 patients in more than 55 UK hospitals were discovered by healthcare workers to be infected or colonized by the multi-drug resistant fungus Candida auris, a globally emerging yeast pathogen that has experts nervous. Three of […]
Polio outbreaks hit Congo in new eradication setback
Two separate outbreaks of the polio virus have been confirmed in Congo, the World Health Organization says. These are the first cases of polio in the vast Central African nation since 2012. CBC | Health News
