A new human case of avian flu is hospitalized in Washington state. This has now been identified as H5 N5. Which makes it the first known human case of that subtype anywhere. It has previously been circulating in birds in northern Europe, and has killed seals.
H5N1, the more common strain worldwide, has been Decimating seal and sealion populations. As well as poultry.
Which makes it a really good thing that an intranasal vaccine Is doing well in early trials. ( I may have linked this story once before.)
A New Jersey man is the first known person to die of the tick-borne meat allergy Alpha-gal syndrome. This stuff is no joke, and it is not just the Lone Star tick that can cause it, other tick species have been implicated, so do your utmost not to get bitten.
The US has topped 1700 reported measles cases, and will probably lose "eliminated" status in January, as Canada already has this month. Sustained local transmission for over a year is the criterion.
A Pakistan study found high levels of drug-resistant bacteria In raw milk samples
Eight cases of an unidentified Viral hemorrhagic fever were found in Ethiopia, and the WHO has sent aid.
A protozoan disease that causes anemia in cattle is Spreading in Missouri. It is primarily spread by a tick.
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