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A surge in global dengue cases is raising risk in the US --CDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-25 19:41

CDC warns a surge in global dengue cases is raising risk in US | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to doctors Tuesday to be on the look out for cases of dengue. A surge in dengue cases globally is raising the risk that people could catch the disease in the US. Jen Christensen CNN

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Bird flu: US food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-25 17:23

US food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country. Leah Douglas,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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The American West is drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-25 12:34

The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up, study says Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can&#821… Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post

Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can’t keep up.

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Gavi Includes Ebola, Meningitis, Rabies and Hepatitis B Vaccines in its Portfolio for high risk countries

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-25 12:24

Gavi Includes Ebola, Meningitis, Rabies And Hepatitis B Vaccines In Its Portfolio - Health Policy Watch (healthpolicy-watch.news)

Gavi Includes Ebola, Meningitis, Rabies And Hepatitis B Vaccines In Its Portfolio - Health Policy Watch Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced last week that it will offer high risk countries the option of obtaining preventative Ebola vaccines, particularly for Health Policy Watch

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Finland to become first nation to start bird flu vaccinations for humans

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-25 11:02

Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so. Reuters Reuters

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US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-25 10:33

US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis | CNN Gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health crisis that demands the “collective commitment of the nation” to stop it, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says in a new advisory released Tuesday. Jen Christensen CNN

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The CDC heat and health tracker to help local communities.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-06-24 18:06

Heat & Health Tracker | Tracking | NCEH | CDC The CDC Heat and Health Tracker provides local heat and health information so communities can better prepare and respond to extreme heat events.

Heat poses significant and increasing risks to public health across the United States. Use this dashboard to explore your community’s heat exposure, related health outcomes, and assets that can protect people during heat events.

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Unusual twist: Bird flu moved from dairy cows to poultry in Michigan--USDA

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-06-24 12:10

USDA finds unusual twist: Bird flu moved from dairy cows to poultry in Michigan LANSING — A team of epidemiologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have traced the H5N1 viral spread in Michigan to a single herd of dairy cattle ... The Blade

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USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures against bird flu

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-06-24 10:23

Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures Read the second in a series of regular updates on H5N1 avian flu that STAT is publishing on Monday mornings. Megan Molteni STAT

As the H5N1 outbreak in dairy herds approaches the three-month mark, America’s top animal health official is calling on farmers to step up the use of personal protective equipment, limit traffic onto their farms, and increase cleaning and disinfection practices in their barns and milking parlors.

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