Doctors are suspecting a 17-year-old honor roll student who suddenly collapsed and then died was infected with a rare tick-borne illness.
Joseph Elone of Poughkeepsie, New York died shortly after midnight on August 5th according to NBC New York. The honor roll student who was hoping to become an environmental engineer collapsed in his front yard in the evening of August 4th. Continue reading
Peruvian officials are showing concern about an outbreak of the H1N1 “swine flu” that has killed at least five people in the impoverished country.
The Ministry of Health confirmed the number of identified cases has jumped from 46 to 73. They also confirmed the third death was a 38-year-old police officer who died within 48 hours of admission to St. Joseph’s hospital. Continue reading
Doctors in New York are reporting over 100,000 people have been infected with a new bacteria that causes the same symptoms as Lyme disease without the same rash indicators.
The researchers say that the bacteria also cannot be detected by current Lyme disease tests meaning many of the sufferers of Borrelia Miyamotoi get no explanation for their symptoms. Continue reading
A chicken in Scott County is confirmed with avian influenza and state officials have quarantined poultry within a 6.2-mile radius around the infected bird’s farm. Continue reading
The recently discovered H7N9 bird flu has now infected a second country.
Taiwan reported its first confirmed case of the virus Wednesday. A 53-year-old man is in critical condition at a hospital according to the Centers for Disease Control. The man had been working in China and returned to Taiwan via Shanghai. Continue reading
On the same day that a World Health Organization official announced the H7N9 strain of bird flu is “one of the most lethal”, other statements are indicating the organization is not as sure of their previous view the virus does not transmit between humans.
“The situation remains complex and difficult and evolving,” WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Security Keiji Fukuda said at a pressconference. “When we look at influenza viruses, this is an unusually dangerous virus for humans.” Continue reading
Chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds from a live-poultry trading zone in Shanghai after an unusual strain of bird flu that has so far killed six people in the country was found in pigeons on sale in the city, state-run media outlet Xinhua reported Friday. Continue reading
China is reporting four more cases of the H7N9 bird flu.
The H7N9 virus, which has killed two people, is now confirmed to have been found in seven people. Three women, 32, 45 and 48, and one 83-year-old man were diagnosed between March 19th and 21st. Continue reading
Confirmed cases of dengue fever in Brazil have almost tripled in the first seven weeks of 2013.
Over 200,000 people have been confirmed to have the deadly virus compared to only 70,000 people during the same time period in 2012. Thirty-three people have died so far. Continue reading
The coronavirus that has killed 6 of 12 confirmed patients has been found to be much more infectious to humans than previously announced by doctors according to a new study by Swiss researchers. Continue reading
