Schools on alert as egg-laying stomach worms cause chaos in classrooms
One school has reportedly seen an outbreak of threadworm - although the issue can be fixed over-the-counter (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deadly hot tub bacteria outbreak in New Hampshire kills one and hospitalizes another at sw.y spa
Both patients stayed at the $200-per-night Mountain View Resort and Spa in New Hampshire shortly before they fell ill with Legionnaires disease, which can cause severe pneumonia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World Health Organization calls for US and other countries to sign up to pandemic treaty - warning Disease X outbreak could kill 20x more people than Covid
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the agency's director Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, warned a new pathogen - dubbed Disease X - was already on the way. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

England's measles hotspots REVEALED amid surge in cases blamed on slump in MMR vacccination rates
London, the epicentre of the outbreak, has logged 59 suspected cases of the highly contagious virus since November 27. Birmingham has reported 48 infections. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

GPNs told to wear PPE when dealing with suspected measles
Nurses and other practice staff should wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when dealing with suspected measles to stop transmission, according to new NHS guidance. The UK Health Security Agency last week declared a national incident based on rising cases of measles and outbreaks in the West Midlands and Yorkshire. In response, NHS England (NHSE) is... Read moreThe post GPNs told to wear PPE when dealing with suspected measles appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - January 22, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news

The symptoms of measles that every parent must know - from a runny nose to the tell-tale rash (and how to tell it apart from other illnesses)
A national incident has been declared by the authorities after outbreaks in the West Midlands and London have sickened hundreds. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

MMR vaccine pop-up clinics to be set-up in schools in bid to thwart measles outbreak as officials urge 'Wakefield generation' to come forward for jabs in unprecedented catch-up campaign
The NHS has sent letters to parents of six to 11-year-olds in England, urging them to make an appointment with their GP if their child has not had both vaccine doses. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rise in measles cases prompts vaccination campaign in England
UKHSA declares national incident as figures suggest more than 3.4 million children have not had MMR jabA national campaign to boost uptake of a vaccine that protects against measles has been launched in England after a rise in cases of the potentially deadly disease.Measles outbreaks have occurred around the country, includingin London, with the West Midlands experiencing cases at theirhighest level since the mid-1990s.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: MMR Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Children's health England West Midlands London Science UK news Source Type: news

Symptoms and signs of measles as UK in grips of dangerous outbreak
Measles cases may spread like wild fire if people aren't jabbed, warns the UK Health Security Agency. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn
Threat of outbreak from microbes trapped in permafrost for millennia raised by increased Siberian shipping activityHumanity is facing a bizarre new pandemic threat, scientists have warned. Ancient viruses frozen in the Arctic permafrost could one day be released by Earth ’s warming climate and unleash a major disease outbreak, they say.Strains of these Methuselah microbes – or zombie viruses as they are also known – have already been isolated by researchers who have raised fears that a new global medical emergency could be triggered – not by an illness new to science but by a disease from the distant past.Continue ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science Editor Tags: Health Microbiology Arctic Environment Science World news Source Type: news

Lodging facilities 20% short of workers at tourist sites in Japan
TOKYO/NAGANO, Japan -- While consumption by foreign visitors in Japan has exceeded the amount before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, lodging facilities in tourist destinations lack more than 20% of the manpower needed and are scrambling to hire enough workers by offering better pay and…#tokyo #nagano (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Recall of Charcuterie Meat Expanded Amid Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that a recent recall of charcuterie meats is being expanded due to a doubling of Salmonella cases linked to the meats. " Since the last update on Jan. 5,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Is America facing its biggest measles outbreak in years? Georgia becomes fifth state to report cases already this year and FDA warns anti-vax movement will kill thousands
Measles, a preventable and highly contagious infection, has re-emerged in the US with cases reported in Delaware , Washington State , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Georgia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UK declares 'national incident' over measles outbreak: Interactive map reveals nearly HALF of children in parts of east London have not had the MMR jab - as experts say distrust of vaccines has increased post-Covid
As few as half of children have had both measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jabs in parts of London. Similarly low levels are also seen in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Salmonella outbreak from Busseto charcuterie sample grows to 22 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting almost four dozen illnesses across 22 states linked to a Busseto brand charcuterie sampler that may be infected with salmonella. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news