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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-04 09:51 — mike kraft

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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Flu vaccine time for all, and seniors need revved-up shots

Mon, 2022-10-03 18:47 — mike kraft

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans : Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. AP NEWS

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Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say

Mon, 2022-10-03 17:51 — mike kraft

Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say Nature - Emerging variants and waning immunity are likely to push infections higher in the northern hemisphere as influenza also makes a comeback. Callaway, Ewen nature

Evidence is building that the northern hemisphere is on course for a surge of COVID-19 cases this autumn and winter. New immune-evading strains of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, behaviour changes, and waning immunity mean that many countries could soon see large numbers of COVID infections — and potentially hospitalizations — say scientists.

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U.S. CDC suspends country-specific Covid-19 travel advisories

Mon, 2022-10-03 17:31 — mike kraft

CDC suspends country-specific Covid-19 travel advisories The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer maintain a country-by-country list of travel advisories related to Covid-19, the agency said Monday. By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN CNN

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"As fewer countries are testing or reporting Covid-19 cases, CDC's ability to accurately assess the Covid-19 THN [Travel Health Notice] levels for most destinations that American travelers visit is limited," an agency spokesperson said in a statement to CNN Travel.

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U.K. hospitals under heavy pressure due to latest Covid surge

Mon, 2022-10-03 10:17 — mike kraft

Latest Covid surge a ‘heavy straw on camel’s back’ for every hospital in UK Health leaders urge vaccination and return to mask-wearing as hospitalisations rise by 37 per cent in a week the Guardian

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Monkeypox: deaths are rare; here’s why they can be difficult to confirm

Mon, 2022-10-03 10:08 — mike kraft

US monkeypox deaths are rare; here's why they can be difficult to confirm | CNN There have been more than 25,000 monkeypox cases in the United States during the current outbreak and deaths among monkeypox patients are rare. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Ebola: Testing problems hinder Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak

Mon, 2022-10-03 09:04 — mike kraft

Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda's Ebola response MUBENDE, Uganda (AP) — The nurse wanted the toddler with a high fever transferred at once from a private clinic in Uganda to a public hospital even though the child tested positive for malaria amid an Ebola outbreak that has rattled health workers. AP NEWS

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Cholera resurfaces in Haiti, at least 7 reported dead

Mon, 2022-10-03 08:54 — mike kraft

Cholera resurfaces in Haiti as gangs imperil water and hospital access Haiti had gone three years without a new cholera case, after an outbreak in 2010 killed more than 10,000 people. Washington Post

At least one person has died of cholera in Haiti, officials said this week, stoking fears of an outbreak as widespread gang control over several parts of the country worsens access to fuel, clean drinking water and medical care.

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Uganda Ebola cases jump to 50, with 1 more death

Fri, 2022-09-30 19:14 — mike kraft

Uganda Ebola cases jump to 50, with 1 more death Officials add 14 more cases to the total, and the fatality count rises to 24, as officials weigh starting a vaccine trial in the country. CIDRAP

The number of people infected in Uganda's Ebola Sudan outbreak jumped to 50 today, with 14 more cases added to the total, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region said today on Twitter.

One more person died, raising the fatality count to 24.

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