The concerning bird flu outbreak that has spread to four humans so far as it expands quickly in the U.S. has jumped to dozens of species, infecting mammals in at least 31 states. Among those infected are cows in 12 states, foxes, mice, striped skunks, mountain lions and harbor seals, and alpacas. At least 21 […]
A former employee at Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink alleged that a monkey infected with the Herpes B virus scratched her and that she was fired after informing her superiors that she was pregnant, according to a lawsuit. Lindsay Short, who started working at Neuralink as an animal care specialist in August 2022, accused […]
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus were still detectable after treatment with a standard pasteurization method, researchers said on Friday. The findings reflect experimental conditions in a laboratory and should not be used to draw any conclusions about the […]
“This is a sexually transmitted zombie disease,” entomologist John Cooley said of the phenomenon, which can’t be transmitted to humans Cicadas in Chicago will soon deal with a massive health problem. Insects in the area are expected to become infected with a sexually transmitted disease that is said to turn them into “zombies” and cause […]
CHICAGO — A sexually transmitted disease that is said to turn cicadas into ‘zombies’ and causes their private parts to fall off has been detected in southern parts of Illinois and is expected to reach the Chicago area within weeks. The infection is a white fungus called Massospora cicadina that takes over the male and […]
The Public Health – Seattle & King County issued an alert after they were notified that an adult with a confirmed case of infectious measles traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after their travels in Europe. The confirmed infection came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to public health officials […]
Six people became infected with a parasite known as “brain worms” after eating undercooked black bear meat, or food cross-contaminated with the meat, at a family reunion in 2022 – the Center for Disease Control (CDC) said in a new report. In May 2022 a group of nine family members met in South Dakota and […]
A second dairy farm worker — this time in Michigan — has contracted bird flu in the United States this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in a May 22 press statement. In April the CDC confirmed the first human case of the year, a dairy farm worker infected in Texas. Both […]
A second dairy farm worker — this time in Michigan — has contracted bird flu in the United States this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in a May 22 press statement. In April the CDC confirmed the first human case of the year, a dairy farm worker infected in Texas. Both infected […]
The long-awaited report into the infected blood scandal has detailed how tens of thousands of people were let down by the NHS and other institutions after putting their trust in them. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C while they were receiving NHS care between the 1970s and 1990s in the […]
LONDON (AP) — Victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal, in which tens of thousands of people were infected by contaminated blood or blood products provided by the public health service, will start receiving their final compensation payments this year, the government said Tuesday. Officials announced the compensation plans a day after the publication of […]
There must be “justice and accountability” for any “wrongdoing” when it comes to the infected blood scandal, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said. He said victims affected by the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS have “waited an incredibly long time for justice and the truth”. The comments come as people […]