Tag: Viruses
Transmission of RV5 Strain Occurs Infrequently in Neonatal ICU
Estimated rate of transmission was 2.2 per 1,000 patient-days at risk; no gastroenteritis symptoms seen in transmission cases
Mystery Illness Outbreak in Congo May Be Malaria
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There's early evidence that a mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened 416 people...
USDA Orders Testing of Milk Supply for Presence of Bird Flu Virus
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk...
California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A California dairy farm has expanded a recall of its raw milk and...
Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to try to...
Iowa Resident Dies of Suspected Lassa Fever After Trip to West Africa
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of...
IDSA: Vaccination Less Likely With Increasing Social Vulnerability, Black Race
Lower likelihood of vaccination for flu, SARS-CoV-2, RSV seen with increasing quartile of social vulnerability index, especially for Black people
CDC: Oropouche Virus Cases Identified in U.S. Travelers Returning From Cuba
21 Oropouche virus disease cases seen among U.S. travelers returning from Cuba as of Aug. 16, 2024
CDC: Oropouche Virus Activity Linked to Travel to South America
Eleven U.S. travelers have returned home with Oropouche, but there is no evidence the virus is circulating in the United States
CDC Warns of Resurgence of Parvovirus B19
Pandemic brought loss of immunity to the virus, which has now translated into higher infection rates across the U.S.
