WHO: World On Verge Of An Effective Ebola Vaccine

Credit WHO   #10,376   Fresh off of its 12:00 GMT embargo, we have an article appearing in The Lancet detailing the results of a a Phase III clinical trial of the rVSV-ZEBOV candidate Ebola vaccine - and while preliminary - the results are very encouraging.   Utilizing a `ring vaccination’ strategy – where relatives and neighbors of known Ebola cases...

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USGS: New Madrid Simulation Shows Risks For Memphis & Little Rock

Seismic Hazard Map – Credit USGS   #10,375   In 2011 – during the bicentennial of the four great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 – FEMA and other federal agencies mounted the largest National Level Exercise (NLE) to that date, revolving around a catastrophic earthquake occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) that would involve eight Central U.S. States:...

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Defra: Preliminary Analysis Of Germany’s HPAI H7N7 Outbreak

Credit Defra    # 10,374   The announcement earlier this week of highly pathogenic H7N7 Reported At Emsland Poultry Farm comes on the heels of several low path (LPAI) H7N7 detections in recent months in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. Of particular interest, this latest HPAI outbreak was detected less than a kilometer away from a farm that had reported...

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WHO MERS Update – Saudi Arabia July 29th

  #10,373     The World Health Organization has published a new MERS update describing eight recent MERS cases, and their likely route of infection (if known).  All but one are from Riyadh City (#8 is from Hofuf), and three of the cases are listed as contacts or family members of known cases.  A fourth case (#3) is listed as a possible nosocomial...

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CDC Study: Pathogenesis & Transmissibility Of HPAI H5 In Mice & Ferrets

  # 10,372   Its effects on poultry are well established, but determining the pathogenesis (progression of disease) and degree of transmissibility of our recently arrived HPAI H5 viruses among mammals is a  high priority.  While it’s been encouraging that we’ve seen hundreds of poultry outbreaks over the past 18 months without seeing any human cases,...

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RESEP CUMI ASIN KECAP PEDAS SAUS TERIYAKI

Resep cumi asin kecap pedas enak dan praktis dengan tambahan bumbu saus teriyaki. Olahan cumi asin atau cumi yang dikeringkan atau diawetkan ini bisa menjadi salah satu menu hidangan favorit keluarga. Cara memasak cumi asin yang enak dengan bumbu yang sederhana bisa menggunakan resep praktis di bawah ini dengan bumbu kecap pedas dan saus teriyaki.Tips mencuci asin cumi, merendam...

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NYC DOH: Investigating A South Bronx Legionella Outbreak

Legionella Bacteria - Photo Credit CDC PHIL   #10,371   The New York City Department issued a press release today regarding an extended outbreak of Legionella among residents of the South Bronx, which has thus far infected 31 people, killing 2. The source of this outbreak has yet to be be determined.  The Health Department advises:   New Yorkers with...

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The UK’s Space Weather Preparedness Strategy

Credit NASA    # 10,370   Although it may sound like the plot of a bad made-for-TV sci-fi movie, the threat from solar storms is quite real, and is taken very seriously by governments around the globe.  Like great earthquakes (8.0+), and Cat 5 hurricanes, truly destructive solar flares are extremely rare – but they do occur.   A Solar Flare is...

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Louisiana: 2nd Public Water System Reports Naegleria

    # 10,369   For the second time this summer, a public utility in Louisiana has reported finding Naegleria Fowleri – the amoebic parasite that causes an almost always fatal brain infection (PAM aka Primary amebic meningoencephalitis) – in the water being supplied to a small community in Ascension Parish.    You may recall that last week we saw...

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Saudi MOH Reports Another Riyadh MERS Case

  # 10,368   The recent spate of MERS cases emanating from the Riyadh region continues, with the 7th case reported in the last 9 days from the capital city.   Today the Saudi MOH reports on a 67 year old Saudi male listed in critical condition, with (as yet) no risk exposure identified.  ...

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WHO Influenza At The Human-Animal Interface – July 17th

# 10,367   The chart above shows not only the magnitude,  but the abrupt change of pace, of the past 8 month’s H5N1 activity. Egypt alone has reported roughly 180 cases-  which dwarfs anything we’ve seen previously. This chart also illustrates the seasonality of H5N1, with distinct summer troughs reported every year. This time of year, avian flu activity...

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EID Journal: Influenza A(H6N1) In Dogs, Taiwan

    # 10,366   Up until a little over a decade ago, dogs were generally thought to be immune to influenza virus infection.  In 2004, however, the equine H3N8 flu virus mutated enough to adapt to a canine host, and began to spread among greyhounds in Florida (see EID Journal article Influenza A Virus (H3N8) in Dogs with Respiratory Disease, Florida).  ...

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