South Sudan: South Sudan Declares Massive Red Eye Outbreak On Uganda Border
[Independent (Kampala)] Juba -- South Sudanese health officials on Monday declared an outbreak of conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, along the border between Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine South Sudan Uganda Source Type: news
U.S. government in hot seat for response to growing cow flu outbreak
In early March, veterinarian Barb Peterson noticed the dairy cows she cared for on a Texas farm looked sick and produced less milk, and that it was off-color and thick. Birds and cats on the farm were dying, too. Peterson contacted Kay Russo at Novonesis, a company that helps farms keep their animals healthy and productive. “I said, you know, I may sound like a crazy, tinfoil hat–wearing person,” Russo, also a veterinarian, recalled at a 5 April public talk sponsored by her company. “But this sounds a bit like influenza to me.”
She was right, as Peterson and Russo soon learned. On 19 March, birds on the Tex...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mozambique: Nine Blinded Due to Self-Medication for Conjunctivitis
[AIM] Maputo -- The health authorities at Nampula Central Hospital (HCN), in northern Mozambique, have been forced to remove the eyes of nine patients due to complications caused by self-medication for hemorrhagic conjunctivitis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
U.S. dairy farm worker infected as bird flu spreads to cows in five states
Texas officials today issued a
“health alert”
about the first confirmed case of a human infection with a bird influenza virus that has found its ways into dairy cows. The worker developed conjunctivitis, a mild eye infection that frequently occurs when avian influenza viruses jump into humans.
The case is the latest surprise in the global march of the flu strain, a subtype of H5N1 known as clade 2.3.4.4b that has devastated wild birds and poultry around the world for more than two years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has confirmed that the virus has infected cattle at farms in...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 2, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Person in the U.S. Tested Positive for Bird Flu
In a rare case, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on April 1 that a person in the U.S. has tested positive for avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Despite the positive test, however, the CDC says risk to the general public remains low.
Health officials have been tracking an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza since a new variant emerged and began killing birds on multiple continents in 2020. Sixty-seven countries reported outbreaks in 2022, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), followed by another 14 in 2023. Human cases, however, remain rare. Only 11 infectio...
Source: TIME: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Mozambique: - Conjunctivitis Outbreak Spreads to Seven Mozambican Provinces
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have already recorded over 8,000 cases of conjunctivitis, since the disease has spread to seven provinces in less than a month. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
Uganda: Kampala Officials Issue Red Eye Disease Alert for Schools
[Nile Post] The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has warned all headteachers and principals of both government and private education institutions in Kampala regarding an outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as red eye disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Malawi: Rise of Pink Eye - 26 New Cases Registered in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] District director of health and social services Prince Chirwa says the district has registered 26 conjunctivitis cases, also known as pink eye disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 13, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Angola: Benguela Reports First Cases of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis
[ANGOP] Benguela -- Eleven cases of hemorrhagic conjunctivitis have been reported in the province of Benguela since March 2, local health authorities reported Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 8, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Angola Central Africa Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news
Angola: Luanda With Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Pink Eye
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The city of Luanda has been facing, in recent days, an outbreak of contagious hemorrhagic Pink Eye (conjunctivitis), said this Thursday the director of the National Ophthalmological Institute of Angola (IONA), Luísa Paiva. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Angola Central Africa Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news
Kenya: Doctors Concerned About Conjunctivitis Outbreak
[DW] Many doctors in Kenya are worried about the common 'red eye' infection that has been spreading across East Africa. While not considered a dangerous disease, the rate of infection has alarmed some families. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
New Gene Therapy for Skin Wounds Improved Vision in Young Boy
(MedPage Today) -- Ophthalmic administration of beremagene geperpavec (B-VEC; Vyjuvek) improved visual acuity in a young patient with cicatrizing conjunctivitis due to dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, researchers reported.
With treatment with... (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - February 8, 2024 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
What is the Differential Diagnosis of Normal Eye Crusts or Rheum?
Discussion
Sleep crusts go by lots of names including “sleepies,” “sleepers,” “eye goop,” “eye sand,” and many other names. Rheum is the medical term. Sleep crusts are common. The sandman from folklore, is said to sprinkle magical sand into people’s eyes to encourage sleep and wonderful dreams.
Crusts are composed of mucous, oil, skin cells, and dust/debris that is all a normal part of normal tear production and protection of the eye. While awake, blinking helps to clear this from the eye and move it to the nasolacrimal duct. This does not occur during sleep and there...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 29, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Conjunctivitis: How Common Is It in Patients on Dupilumab? Conjunctivitis: How Common Is It in Patients on Dupilumab?
Adults with AD have a significant and disease severity –dependent increased risk of developing ocular surface diseases, including conjunctivitis and keratitis.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - December 29, 2023 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Allergy Relief In Sight: Immunotherapy For Allergic Conjunctivitis
Allergen immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for managing allergic conjunctivitis. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
