Global Community Celebrates Medical Innovations and Milestones Since Defining Leprosy Discovery 150 Years Ago
Yohei Sasakawa, WHO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, speaks at the two-day Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease. The conference coincided with the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Mycobacterium leprae by Norwegian doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Credit: Thor Brødreskift/Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Jun 22 2023 (IPS) The 1873 discovery of Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy by Norwegian doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen, remains one of the greatest paradigm shifts in medical history, a true revolution.
“Before the great discover...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Conferences Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative Source Type: news
This Year Might Be the Worst Tick Season Ever. Here ’ s Why
Marci Silbert wasn’t walking far on the evening of May 6. She, her husband, and another couple were visiting friends for dinner, and after eating, took a brief stroll down a short path to a small pond on their hosts’ property in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. They lingered for just a few moments, and then walked back. But that was all it took.
The next day, her husband noticed a tick embedded in his forearm. Silbert had one on the inside of her knee, and the husband in the other couple had one on his thigh. Out of an abundance of caution, they went to the hospital, had them removed, and were given prophylacti...
Source: TIME: Health - June 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized climate change Disease Environment healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
New Threshold Could Inform Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis Decisions
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 -- A newly defined risk threshold may inform decision-making for the appropriateness of rabies postexposure prophylaxis, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open.
Kelly Charniga, Ph.D., from the U.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Risk Threshold May Help Providers Decide on Rabies PEP Risk Threshold May Help Providers Decide on Rabies PEP
The authors write that an estimated 55,000 people per year in the United States were treated for potential exposure to RABV in 2017 and 2018.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Rabies: the green book, chapter 27
Rabies immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to pet store and other customers kiss it
Wildlife authorities say a raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to pet store and other customers kiss it
A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it, state wildlife authorities said. The raccoon tested negative for the disease, and there is no rabies risk to the public, Maine Department of Inland…#maine #marklatti #latti #auburn #petco #sandiego (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rabies fears prompt baby raccoon to be euthanized after woman brings it to Maine Petco for nail trimming
A baby raccoon was euthanized in Maine after an unidentified woman brought it to a Petco for a nail trimming service on Tuesday where the animal was handled and even kissed by others. The incident prompted fears that many had been exposed to rabies because raccoons are one of the most common…#maine #petco #mtauburnavenue #raccoons #cdc #mainewardenservice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One health approach on dog bites: demographic and associated socioeconomic factors in southern Brazil - Constantino C, Da Silva EC, Dos Santos DM, Paploski IAD, Lopes MO, Morikawa VM, Biondo AW.
Despite being an important public health issue, particularly due to rabies, dog bites and associated risk factors have rarely been assessed by health services from a One Health perspective. Accordingly, the present study aimed to assess dog biting and asso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A case report on a human bite contact with a rabid honey badger Mellivora capensis (Kromdraai Area, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa) - Mohale DK, Ngoepe E, Mparamoto M, Blumberg L, Sabeta CT.
In South Africa, rabies cycles are sustained by both domestic and wildlife host species. Despite the fact that the majority of human rabies cases are associated with dog bite exposures, wildlife species can potentially transmit rabies virus (RABV) infectio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Rabies: How to Respond to Parents' Questions Rabies: How to Respond to Parents' Questions
Worldwide it ' s estimated that rabies causes 59,000 deaths annually.MDedge (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Minnesota man dies from RABIES after waking up to a rabid BAT biting his hand
Man, 84, batted away the animal and quickly washed his hands with soap and water. He was started on treatment but five months later started experiencing an infection later confirmed as rabies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: What you should know about bats and rabies
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Evaluation of our rabies prevention practices: is our approach correct? - Y ıldırım AA, Doğan A, Kurt C, Çetinkol Y.
This study examined the compliance of post-exposure prophylaxis approaches with the guid... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
The politics of breeding: rabies prevention and the shaping of human-dog relations in modern Japan - Huang Y.
Rabies prevention has become a vital part of public health administration owing to the high incidence of rabies in Japan in modern times. The rabies prevention system in Japan, which was gradually established based on the rabies knowledge and prevention po... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
