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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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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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Australian government calls end to COVID emergency response; doctors warn of risk to public

Fri, 2022-09-30 18:19 — mike kraft

As Australia calls end to COVID emergency response, doctors warn of risk to public Australia will end the mandatory five-day home quarantine for COVID-infected people on Oct. 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, even as some doctors warned the move would put the public at risk. Renju Jose,Lewis Jackson Reuters

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U.S. CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox; Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient

Fri, 2022-09-30 10:45 — mike kraft

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. Nadia Kounang,Katherine Dillinger CNN

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HuffPost Life Can You Mix And Match For The COVID Bivalent Booster Shot?

Fri, 2022-09-30 10:12 — mike kraft

Can You Mix And Match For The COVID Bivalent Booster Shot? Both Moderna and Pfizer have new COVID shots available. Does it matter if you get a different shot than your last one? Experts weigh in. YahooNews

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Taiwan to end COVID quarantine for arrivals and welcomes back tourists

Fri, 2022-09-30 09:44 — mike kraft

Taiwan to end COVID quarantine for arrivals, welcome back tourists Taiwan will end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct. 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday, completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world. Reuters Reuters

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Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases, other countries reporting increases going into fall

Fri, 2022-09-30 09:27 — mike kraft

Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases going into fall BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister warned Friday that the country is seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as it goes into the fall, and urged older people to get a second booster shot tweaked to protect against new variants. AP NEWS

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Other European countries such as France, Denmark and the Netherlands are also recording an increase in cases, Karl Lauterbach told reporters in Berlin.

“We are clearly at the start of a winter wave,” he said.

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