APHA involved in 20 E. coli and Cryptosporidium outbreaks
Seven E. COLI and 13 investigations into Cryptosporidium in England and Wales require APHA in 2024, according to a recent report. APHA was part of seven investigations that were produced…
Norovirus dominates in Hong Kong outbreaks
The number of diseases transmitted by food in Hong Kong decreased in 2024 compared to the previous year, but there was an increase in the edge of the Norofille virus,…
US aid cuts are hurting Africa’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Kampala, Uganda – The head of the Public Health Agency on the continent said on Thursday, before a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options. Jean Cassia,…
How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
Dangerous pathogens left not guaranteed in laboratories throughout Africa. Inspections on MPOX, Ebola and other infections were stopped at airports and other inspection points. Millions of unregistered animals that are…
Wastewater sampling could be key to early warning of new disease outbreaks | Medical research
Taking samples of wastewater can predict the outbreak of the new disease and the emergence of new variables for weekly pathogens or months before they become wide. Control of pathogens…
Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Sonia Stokes, an emergency room doctor in the San Francisco Bay area, is preparing for herself for a daily flood of patients with coughing, pain, fever, vomiting, and other flu…
Avian flu outbreaks see 1.8 million farmed birds culled
BBC learned that nearly 1.8 million cultivated birds and prisoners have been executed in the past three months due to the spread of bird flu throughout the United Kingdom. There…
Multiple Arctic outbreaks to affect more than 250 million in central, eastern US into mid-January
The central, southern, and eastern United States are bracing for the coldest, most extreme polar air in years, which will come in waves and last until mid-January. Storms carrying snow…