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The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
Across China, the virus that could spark the next pandemic is already circulating. It’s a bird flu called H7N9, and true to its name, it mostly infects poultry. Lately, however, it’s started jumping from chickens to humans more readily–bad news, because the virus is a killer. During a recent spike, 88% of people infected got pneumonia, three-quarters ended up in intensive care with severe respiratory problems, and 41% died. What H7N9 can’t do–yet–is spread easily from person to person, but experts know that could change. The longer the virus spends in humans, the better the chance that i...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bryan Walsh Tags: Uncategorized CDC Disease ebola Gates Foundation MERS outbreak pandemic Zika Source Type: news

Encephalitis in Australian children: contemporary trends in hospitalisation
Conclusion Hospitalisation of childhood encephalitis has slightly decreased in Australia. High rates of childhood immunisation have been associated with a reduction of varicella-associated encephalitis in Australian children. ADEM, an immune-mediated encephalitis, is the most common recognised cause of encephalitis in children. Young children (<1 year) have the highest admission rates. The high proportion of ‘unspecified’ encephalitis deaths and hospitalisations is an ongoing challenge.
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - December 14, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Britton, P. N., Khoury, L., Booy, R., Wood, N., Jones, C. A. Tags: Health policy, Immunology (including allergy), Meningitis, Vaccination / immunisation, Infection (neurology), Health economics, Health service research Original article Source Type: research

Neurological manifestations of influenza infection in adults and children: results of a national british surveillance study
Conclusion This paediatric and adult UK cohort identified a severity of influenza related neurological manifestation not reported previously. Cases were more common in children, particularly those with underlying neurological conditions. Encephalopathy syndromes such as ANE, AIEF, HSE and AHL were seen more frequently in children and were associated with a worse outcome. Acute movement disorders and Guillain–Barré syndrome were identified more commonly in adults. Influenza related encephalopathy may be more common in those with abnormal genetically determined host inflammatory responses, but the virus itself i...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Goenka, A., Michael, B., Ledger, E., Hart, I., Absoud, M., Chow, G., Lilleker, J., Lim, M., Lunn, M., Peake, D., Pysden, K., Roberts, M., Carrol, E., Avula, S., Solomon, T., Kneen, R. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Meningitis, Infection (neurology), Radiology, Adult intensive care, Radiology (diagnostics) Association of British Neurologists (ABN) joint meeting with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), London, 23-24 October 2013 Source Type: research