Kenya: Saving Lives in Nairobi By Vaccinating Dogs Against Rabies
[RFI] Veterinarians in Kenya are promoting rabies vaccinations for dogs in an effort to eradicate the disease in Nairobi, the capital, and to stave off the threat of the virus spreading in urban areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Title: rabies vaccineCategory: MedicationsCreated: 5/28/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/28/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - May 28, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Update on Rabies, TBE, and Cholera Vaccines Before Travel Update on Rabies, TBE, and Cholera Vaccines Before Travel
Healthcare providers should be aware of important updates to vaccine recommendations that could affect patients preparing to travel internationally this summer.CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - May 27, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
There ’s Already a Monkeypox Vaccine. But Not Everyone May Need It
Case counts of monkeypox continue to grow worldwide, raising concerns about how people can protect themselves. So far, the World Health Organization reports that in 12 countries, 92 cases have been confirmed in this recent emergence of the virus, and 28 possible cases are still being investigated. What alarms public health officials about the recent outbreaks is that monkeypox is generally not common or known to circulate in these nations; it’s endemic in parts of central and western Africa, but not in the European and North American nations—including the U.S.—that are currently seeing an uptick in infect...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
There ’ s Already a Monkeypox Vaccine. But Not Everyone May Need It
Case counts of monkeypox continue to grow worldwide, raising concerns about how people can protect themselves. So far, the World Health Organization reports that in 12 countries, 92 cases have been confirmed in this recent emergence of the virus, and 28 possible cases are still being investigated. What alarms public health officials about the recent outbreaks is that monkeypox is generally not common or known to circulate in these nations; it’s endemic in parts of central and western Africa, but not in the European and North American nations—including the U.S.—that are currently seeing an uptick in infect...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
Rabies could return to the US despite strict vaccine regulations, CDC warns
Last year a five-month-old puppy from Azerbaijan spent three days with a family in Pennsylvania before suffering the disease. Its paperwork said it had been vaccinated. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rabies: CDC Updates PrEP Vaccination Recommendations Rabies: CDC Updates PrEP Vaccination Recommendations
In trying to simplify recommendations and make rabies immunization less expensive, the CDC designated five risk levels with different advice based on the level of risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 19, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Rabies in a Dog Imported from Azerbaijan - Pennsylvania, 2021
This report describes a case of rabies in a dog imported from Azerbaijan to the United States. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 19, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Animal-Related Diseases Dog Bites Dogs, Infections from MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Pets Animals Rabies Rabies Vaccine Vaccination Vaccines Source Type: news
Vaccine update: issue 329, May 2022, UKHSA (published 16th May 2022)
This issue features routine vaccination update, MMR vaccination reminder, chickenpox exposures in pregnant women, rabies-like viruses in bats in the UK, immunisation schedule resources, flu immunisation programme 2022 to 2023, updated diphtheria guidelines and vaccine supply. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Use of a Modified Preexposure Prophylaxis Vaccination Schedule to Prevent Human Rabies: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2022
This report describes updates from Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices on rabies PrEp recommendations. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 5, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Pre-exposure prophylaxis PReP Prevention Rabies Rabies Vaccine Vaccination Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Specific Vaccines Infection Cont Source Type: news
Epidemiology of rabies immune globulin use in paediatric and adult patients in the USA: a cross-sectional prevalence study - Burke RV, Russo P, Sicilia M, Wolowich W, Amega N, Nguyen HB.
OBJECTIVES: To compare the epidemiology of paediatric and adult patients receiving rabies immune globulin (RIG). DESIGN: Cross-sectional prevalence study.
SETTING: Eligible participants from the Symphony Integrated Dataverse presenting between ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Rabies shows how scale of transmission can enable acute infections to persist at low prevalence
Science,<a href="https://www.science.org/toc/science/376/6592">Volume 376, Issue 6592</a>, Page 512-516, April 2022. (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - April 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Mancy, Malavika Rajeev, Ahmed Lugelo, Kirstyn Brunker, Sarah Cleaveland, Elaine A. Ferguson, Karen Hotopp, Rudovick Kazwala, Matthias Magoto, Kristyna Rysava, Daniel T. Haydon, Katie Hampson Source Type: news
Ukrainians Face New Hurdle at U.S. Border: No Dogs
Federal health guidelines limit the entry of pets from countries like Ukraine with a high incidence of rabies. For some refugees, the rule has been devastating. #usbordernodogsfederal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Translocation of an Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) Infected with Rabies from Virginia to Tennessee Resulting in Multiple Human Exposures, 2021
This report describes a case of rabies virus in a tamandua leading to exposure among multiple people. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 14, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Diseases & Conditions MMWR Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report Public Health Rabies Rabies Vaccine Wildlife diseases Source Type: news
Capitol Hill Fox That Bit Nine People Tests Positive for Rabies Capitol Hill Fox That Bit Nine People Tests Positive for Rabies
The rabies virus, which affects the central nervous system, has the highest mortality rate of any disease in the world (99.9%).WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
