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How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, shown in series of emails

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-25 10:24

Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu - KFF Health News Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals. kffhnamym KFF Health News

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Bird flu: State and industry input led US Agriculture Department to relax bird flu testing order for cows

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-23 10:01

Exclusive: State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows The U.S.

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Long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-18 10:19

Search continues for treatment that reduces long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on the risk of developing long COVID was led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. ... Weill Cornell Medical College Medical Xpress

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Novavax's trial of combo COVID-flu shot put on hold because of safety concerns

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-16 09:56

US FDA pauses Novavax's trial of combo COVID-flu shot on safety concerns The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put Novavax's trial of an experimental COVID-flu vaccine combination on hold after one person who received the shot reported nerve damage, the company said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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COVID rapid test guidance: When to take them and do they actually expire

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-15 10:07

Rapid tests: When to take them and do they actually expire? There are some rapid tests you might be able to take past the expiration date on the box. Here’s what to know. Gina Cook, Erika Gonzalez, News4 Anchor/Reporter, Patricia Fantis NBC4 Washington

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According to Covid.gov, people should take an at-home test when:

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Explainer: Why free COVID tests from the government are expiring so soon

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-11 10:55

Why free COVID tests from the government are expiring so soon Many of the free COVID tests being shipped out now will be expiring within a few months. CBS News

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U.S. FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-09 10:04

FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use The test joins other over-the-counter COVID-19/flu tests already available under emergency use authorization. CIDRAP

As the country heads into the respiratory illness season, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday its marketing authorization of the first over-the-counter (OTC) rapid-antigen COVID-19/flu combination test outside of emergency use authorization.

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U.S. to begin testing travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-08 11:14

CDC to begin testing travelers from Rwanda for deadly Marburg virus Because of an outbreak of Marburg virus, travelers who have visited the African country recently will be screened for symptoms at three airports. NBC News

...Starting mid-October, airline passengers who have been in Rwanda in the last 21 days will have their travel to the United States rerouted” to one of three airports: Chicago O’Hare, JFK in New York and Washington Dulles in suburban Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Monday.

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WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 11:07

Mpox in Africa: WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder. BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus.

The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.

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Bird flu: US investigating potential human-to-human bird flu transmission in Missouri

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-02 10:30

US investigating potential human-to-human bird flu transmission Health authorities in the U.S. are studying seven people who developed influenza symptoms after being exposed to a Missouri bird flu patient, raising the possibility of the first human-to-human transmission ... Medical Xpress

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Six were health care workers who encountered the first American known to be infected with bird flu without previous exposure to a sick animal, and the other was a close household contact of the patient. All developed mild respiratory symptoms after their exposure.

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