COVID-19 has been confirmed in a mule deer according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. This discovery occurred as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) efforts to test wildlife for COVID-19.
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Publication Date: March 28, 2022
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Post Date: March 29, 2022A 50-year-old male resident of Qatar has a confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
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Publication Date: March 27, 2022
Post Date: March 29, 2022A polluted water supply in a Beijing apartment caused four typhoid fever cases, as revealed by epidemiological investigations.
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Publication Date: March 26, 2022
Post Date: March 29, 2022For an update on the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei in Europe, WHO recently released a report.
Tags: drug resistanceShigella
Publication Date: March 22, 2022
Post Date: March 29, 2022As avian influenza spreads, officials monitor the situation.
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Publication Date: February 18, 2022
Post Date: February 22, 2022After five years, a wild polio outbreak has been declared in Malawi following a positive case in a three-year-old girl.
Publication Date: January 30, 2022
Post Date: February 4, 2022Man-made biothreats have grown significantly in the last two decades because of developments in biotechnology and microbiology. This article discusses tactics to beat intentional and unintentional biological threats.
Publication Date: January 30, 2022
Post Date: February 4, 2022The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) continues to see a rise in confirmed Lassa fever cases.
Publication Date: January 27, 2022
Post Date: February 4, 2022Sixty-one Manitoba facilities are now infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). These current outbreaks follow significant Manitoba outbreaks in 2019 and 2017.
Tags: swine diseaseswine biosecurityporcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv)
Publication Date: January 26, 2022
Post Date: February 4, 2022H5N1 has been detected in waterfowl in North and South Carolina. This particular strain, in rare circumstances, can spread to humans.