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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft
Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.
The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21.  ...
 
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    Cholera: Yemen reports the highest toll --WHO

    Mon, 2024-12-23 17:27 — mike kraft
    Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December, accounting for 35 per cent of worldwide cholera cases and 18 per cent of related deaths this year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. UN News

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    U.S. Whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade

    Mon, 2024-12-23 14:06 — mike kraft
    Whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade The U.S. has recorded over 32,000 whooping cough cases this year, compared with around 5,100 as of mid-December last year. Infants are most vulnerable to the bacterial infection. NBC News

     

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    Analysis: Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong direction

    Mon, 2024-12-23 13:04 — mike kraft
    Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong direction This year has been marked by concerning developments in the virus’ spread, including widespread detections in wastewater and mutations observed in the virus. NBC News

    ...No bird flu transmission between humans has been documented, and the CDC maintains that the immediate risk to public health is low. But scientists are increasingly worried, based on four key signals.

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    COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death outlined in international study

    Mon, 2024-12-23 10:29 — mike kraft
    International study reveals COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death Researchers have analyzed cause-of-death data for 24 countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers found that life expectancy declined in 2020 for all but four of the 24 included ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress
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    US flu cases surge in some areas as vaccinations lag --CDC

    Mon, 2024-12-23 10:16 — mike kraft
    US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag The U.S. flu season is underway. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released its latest flu-monitoring data, and noted sharp increases in several measures. AP News

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    Respiratory viruses illnesses increase in US ahead of Christmas week --CDC

    Mon, 2024-12-23 10:06 — mike kraft
    Illnesses caused by respiratory viruses increase in US Ahead of the Christmas holiday week, respiratory virus activity triggering healthcare visits is at the moderate level, with further rises seen for flu, activity up from low levels for COVID-19, and high levels for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its updates, which also included updated seasonal outlooks. CIDRAP

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    Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission

    Fri, 2024-12-20 11:26 — mike kraft
    Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission Reports that cows have been infected despite farmers' preventive measures indicate there are multiple routes of transmission Megan Molteni STAT
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    Bird flu's toll on hens drives U.S. egg prices to all-time high

    Fri, 2024-12-20 11:05 — mike kraft

    Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas

    Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. ...
     
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    Bird flu --review of how people catch it so far.

    Thu, 2024-12-19 19:29 — mike kraft
    How do people catch bird flu? | CNN As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Brenda Goodman CNN
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