Man in Arkansas catches virus carried by RATS that has a 40% kill rate - after state scientists discovered 'dangerous' new strain
The patient, from Little Rock, was diagnosed with hantavirus, a family of viruses that kill around 38 percent of patients and spread via rodent droppings. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Los Angeles the 2nd ‘rattiest’ city in the U.S., according to Orkin
When you think of rat-infested cities, dense metropolitan areas on the East Coast might first come to mind. However, according to pest control giant Orkin, Los Angeles also has a serious problem with the troublesome rodents. Orkin has released its annual list of America’s “Rattiest” cities, and…#eastcoast #orkin #cityofangeles #sanfransisco #sandiego #sacramento #benhottel #olverastreet #ktla #hantavirus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The U.S. Scientist At the Heart of COVID-19 Lab Leak Conspiracies Is Still Trying to Save the World From the Next Pandemic
Ralph Baric stepped onto the auditorium stage at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and looked out at the sparse audience that had come to hear him speak. On the large projector screen hanging behind him, the following words appeared: How Bad the Next Pandemic Could Be, What Might It Look Like, and Will We be Ready. The date was May 29, 2018.
“Well, I have to admit I’m a little worried about giving this talk,” Baric said. “The reason is being labelled a harbinger of doom.” The screen shifted, and images of the four horsemen of the apocalypse—Death, Famine, War, and Plague&mda...
Source: TIME: Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Werb Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature freelance Source Type: news
Mystery Respiratory Illness In Argentina Prompts Investigation After 3 People Die
Experts have already ruled out common suspects like Covid-19, the flu and hantavirus after nine people fell sick with the unexplained disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Hantavirus Disease and COVID-19 Hantavirus Disease and COVID-19
The initial symptoms of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome can be difficult to distinguish from those of COVID-19. Can the hantavirus 5-point screen be used to differentiate between the two?American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: First Reports of Locally Transmitted Seoul Hantavirus Infection - District of Columbia, May 2018-December 2018
This report describes initial reports of hantavirus infection in District of Columbia during 2018. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 3, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Transmission Source Type: news
Outbreak investigation reveals " super-spreader " potential of Andes virus
(US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases) " Super-spreader " events and extensive person-to-person contact propelled an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in a small village in Argentina from 2018-2019, according to research published today inThe New England Journal of Medicine. An international scientific team reports the genetic, clinical, and epidemiologic features of the outbreak caused by the Andes virus, a member of the hantavirus family. Their analysis could aid in managing outbreaks of other viral diseases with similar transmission patterns, including COVID-19. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infect...
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 3, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rats also capable of transmitting hantavirus
(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) A group of researchers from Charit é -- Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin have confirmed Germany's first-ever case of animal-to-human transmission involving a specific species of virus known as the 'Seoul virus'. Working alongside colleagues from Friedrich-Loeffer-Institut (FLI), the researchers were able to confirm the presence of the virus in a young female patient and her pet rat. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 12, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
How Deforestation Helps Deadly Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans
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The post How Deforestation Helps Deadly Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans appeared first on Inter Press Service. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Environment Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
COVID-19 Impacts on Biodiversity Science Collections
Survey Results Identify Concerns
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance), and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) surveyed individuals affiliated with US biodiversity science collections to better understand the effects of COVID-19 disruptions and closures on biodiversity research and education collections, and the people who use and care for these scientific resources. The survey was conducted in April 2020.
Biodiversity collections hold a tremendous amount of data and suppor...
Source: AIBS News - May 19, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Hantavirus outbreak: what is Hantavirus? What are the symptoms?
HANTAVIRUS has killed one person in China on Monday, sparking fresh fears of a new pathogen that could spread like COVID-19. What is Hantavirus? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rodent Surveillance After Outbreak of Hantavirus Infection Rodent Surveillance After Outbreak of Hantavirus Infection
What can these rodent surveillance results tell us about a hantavirus infection outbreak that occurred in Yosemite National Park? What have we learned about future exposure risks?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Hantavirus Infection With Renal Failure and Proteinuria Hantavirus Infection With Renal Failure and Proteinuria
This report describes a case of hantavirus-associated acute renal failure and proteinuria. How was this case ultimately diagnosed?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
New Exposure Location for Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Case New Exposure Location for Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Case
A case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is identified in a new exposure location, highlighting the elevated exposure risk in areas without prior record of human cases.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome -- Denver, Colorado, 2018 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome -- Denver, Colorado, 2018
While hantavirus is usually reported from rural areas, this case of a patient who likely acquired hantavirus infection in a Denver apartment building highlights the possibility of urban transmission.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
