How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster?
(MedPage Today) -- Preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised people hasn't gotten any easier as the pandemic trundles on into its fifth year. The monoclonal antibody tixagevimab-cilgavimab (Evusheld) has long gone by the wayside for... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Study Addresses Nasal Rinsing and Nonkeratitis Acanthamoeba Infection
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- In a report published in the April issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the details of 10 cases of nonkeratitis Acanthamoeba infection are described from 1994 to 2022, all of which occurred among immunocompromised... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Kenya: Rights Group Condemns Mandatory HIV Testing
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Commission of Human Rights (KNCHR) has condemned the discrimatory action by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of dismissing 133 candidates after being subjected to mandatory HIV and pregnancy testing in a recruiting process. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Human Rights Kenya Source Type: news

South Africa: Someone Close to Me Has Been Diagnosed With TB - What Should I Do?
[spotlight] Tuberculosis can infect anyone. It is caused by bacteria and spreads through air and is very common in South Africa. Dr Janet Giddy shares how she deals with Mrs Worried - an anxious and fearful voice seeking advice when someone close to her, like her domestic worker, has been diagnosed with TB. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Africa: Infectious Diseases Fester in Wake of Drought, War - UN Report
[Reporter] A UN agency signals a worrying uptick in the spread of infectious diseases as "successive shocks" expose thousands of people across the country to measles, cholera, and malaria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Agribusiness Economy, Business and Finance Climate Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Environment Ethiopia External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Researchers Link HIV Infections Spike to Drought
[New Times] Scientists say droughts could heighten the transmission of HIV, particularly through activities like transactional sex, The East African reports. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Climate East Africa Environment Eswatini Health and Medicine Lesotho Southern Africa Uganda Zambia Source Type: news

Africa: Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How
[IPS] Boston, US -- I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 16, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine Tuberculosis United States, Canada and Africa Source Type: news

‘Lab-leak’ proponents at Rutgers accused of defaming and intimidating COVID-19 origin researchers
Fraudsters. Liars. Perjurers. Felons. Grifters. Stooges. Imbeciles. Murderers. When it comes to describing scientists whose peer-reviewed studies suggest the COVID-19 virus made a natural jump from animals to humans, molecular biologist Richard Ebright and microbiologist Bryce Nickels have used some very harsh language. On X (formerly Twitter), where the two scientists from Rutgers University are a constant presence, they have even compared fellow researchers to Nazi war criminals and the genocidal Cambodian dictator Pol Pot. But now, their targets have had enough. A dozen scientists filed a formal complaint ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Measles Control So Far in 2024:'Not Off to a Great Start'Measles Control So Far in 2024:'Not Off to a Great Start '
The recent rise in cases across the country is linked to unvaccinated travelers and lower-than-ideal vaccination rates, experts said.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us — Here’s How
It is critical that African scientists tackle African problems, and the reasons extend beyond access. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Khisi MdluliBOSTON, US, Mar 15 2024 (IPS) I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera. Even though South Africa and eSwatini a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khisi Mdluli Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news

Brazil to release millions of anti-dengue mosquitoes as death toll from outbreak mounts
Mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria that inhibit spread of disease to be introduced in six cities after successful pilot schemeA dengue-fighting strategy that involves releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be rolled out to six Brazilian cities in the coming months as the country battles a severe outbreak of dengue fever, a viral disease transmitted by theAedes aegyptimosquito.Factors such as hotter and wetter weather caused by the climate crisis and the circulation of previously absent subtypes of the virus are fuelling an explosion of dengue in Brazil, which has recorded1.6m probable cases since January – ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro Tags: Global health Global development Insects Animals Environment Wildlife World news Society Infectious diseases Dengue fever Brazil Medical research Source Type: news

Groups aim to standardize nuclear medicine imaging of CV infections
Eleven medical associations have released guidance on the use of PET/CT and SPECT/CT for patients with cardiovascular (CV) infections. The recommendations could improve patient care, as current clinical tools are often insufficient in complicated cases, noted lead author of the guidance Jamieson Bourque, MD, of the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville. The document was published jointly March 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, the Heart Rhythm Journal, and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. “The stakes are high with cardiovascular infection because the incidence is incr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news

Epilepsy Linked to Higher COVID Hospitalization, Death Rates Epilepsy Linked to Higher COVID Hospitalization, Death Rates
Epilepsy was linked to a significantly increased the risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 early in the pandemic, while healthcare utilization rates declined.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Opinion: COVID, 4 Years on Opinion: COVID, 4 Years on
A quick update on some important new dataMedscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Viewpoint Source Type: news

North Carolina labor chief rejects infectious disease rule petitions for workplaces
North Carolina’s elected labor commissioner has declined to adopt rules sought by worker and civil rights groups that would have set safety and masking directives in workplaces for future infectious disease outbreaks like with COVID-19. Commissioner Josh Dobson, a Republican, announced Wednesday…#northcarolinas #joshdobson #northcarolina #stateaflcio #naacp #generalassembly #lukefarley #braxtonwinston #charlottecitycouncil #labordepartment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news