CIDRAP- NEWS BRIEFS September 4, 2024 News brief Today at 2:12 p m Stephanie Soucheray, MA Topics COVID-19 A new study from researchers at the University of South Australia reveals that wearable activity trackers, such as Apple Watches and Fitbits, show promise in detecting early signals of disease—particularly atrial fibrillation associated with stroke and COVID-19
US - Human H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in Missouri - September 06 . . . I’m actually quite nervous about that case I think that, from what we know, as you probably heard in the news, this case had no known link to exposure to H5N1 It was a person with underlying predisposition to pulmonary infection, but no contact to anything that could remotely be linked back to a likelihood of H5N1 exposure
CIDRAP- NEWS BRIEFS August 5, 2024 - FluTrackers News and Information News brief 53 minutes ago Lisa Schnirring Topics Misc Emerging Topics The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently issued an epidemiological alert for rising Oropouche virus infections, urging countries to step up surveillance amid spread to new areas, reports of the first deaths, and suspected maternal transmission
Avian flu H5N1 discussion - news case lists links - 2022+ BBC News The current wave of bird flu is the worst one ever in Europe, and in the US "A hundred and sixty million domestic birds worldwide have been killed by this virus, or have had to be culled by farmers to contain it," says Professor Munir Iqbal of the UK's Pirbright Institute, which specialises in animal welfare
CIDRAP- NEWS BRIEFS 13 June, 2025 - FluTrackers News and Information In a news release, Moderna said the FDA has approved mResvia (mRNA-1345) for the prevention of RSV in people ages 18 to 59 years old who are at increased risk for disease The vaccine was initially approved by the FDA in May 2024 for adults ages 60 and older
CIDRAP- NEWS BRIEFS May 6, 2025 - FluTrackers News and Information News brief 39 minutes ago Stephanie Soucheray, MA A study in European Heart Journal yesterday shows a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events in recipients of the shingles vaccine in the 8 years following vaccination
Avian flu H5N1 discussion - news case lists links - 2022+ WCS NEWS RELEASE Urgent Message from WCS as the Avian Influenza Virus Threatens Wildlife Across the Globe Massive Die-Off of Elephant Seals in Argentina Due to Avian Influenza Is Latest Sign that the Virus Is an Existential Threat to Wildlife NEW YORK , NY | JANUARY 15, 2024
CIDRAP- NEWS BRIEFS March 28, 2025 - FluTrackers News and Information News brief Today at 12:00 p m Lisa Schnirring Topics Polio Mpox Two African countries—Angola and Nigeria—have reported new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 cases (cVDPV2) cases this week, according to the latest weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Angola’s patient had a paralysis onset of