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A 70-year-old Dallas County man has died from the West Nile virus, Dallas County Health and Human Services said Monday, marking the first reported West Nile death in the county this season. The man had underlying medical conditions and was diagnosed with the more serious neuroinvasive form of the disease, West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease, DCHHS said. The department said it …

Health officials have confirmed the first travel-linked cases of Oropouche virus in the United Kingdom this year. The warning asks anyone who returns from affected regions and develops a sudden fever, headache, or intense body aches to contact a clinician quickly. Oropouche is sometimes called sloth fever because the virus circulates in sloths in parts of Latin America. Most people …

If you played Orbital Media’s Scurge:Hive back when it launched in 2006, on both GBA and DS, you’ll already know that it’s a super-solid action effort that takes its cues from the likes of Metroid: Fusion, and then melds them into a tight isometric space adventure. Now, Raitalaika Games has announced that its new Switch port of the game will …

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.  The New York Times Source link

Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC Chester Zoo alone has lost seven baby elephants to disease caused by the virus Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of new vaccine to prevent a deadly virus that affects young elephants. The vaccine, produced by an international research team, aims to prevent the severe disease caused by elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus …

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health and the University of Washington have detected the clade I mpox virus, also known as monkeypox, in Pierce County wastewater. The discovery, made on Sept. 24, has prompted the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the state health department to …

Several dogs in Maine community test positive for potentially deadly virus  WMTW Maine officials warn dog owners after spike in potentially deadly parvovirus cases  WPFO ‘Heartbreaking’: Kentucky shelter urges residents to vaccinate pets after 10 puppies die of parvovirus  WSMV Parvo Virus cases confirmed in Aroostook  WAGM Dog Owners in Maine Urged to Protect Pets From Deadly Virus  Q106.5 Source link

Americans are being advised to practice caution when traveling to a Caribbean island because of an outbreak of a deadly virus. The CDC has placed a Level 2 travel warning on Cuba after local officials raised the alarm over an outbreak of Chikungunya virus, a painful viral infection that can leave victims bedridden for months. The disease is spread by …

A new Covid variant is spreading in multiple states and causing cases to peak nationwide.  The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, has gained momentum in the US since it was first detected in March.  Now CDC figures show Covid viral wastewater activity is now ‘high’ nationally as of the week of September 7, the latest data available, up from …

The deadly mosquito-borne virus that prompted quarantines and restrictions in China this summer has been detected in the United States.  New York health officials reported that a woman from Long Island was diagnosed with chikungunya virus in August.  She said she hadn’t traveled off the island, home to more than 8 million people and the celebrity-loved Hamptons, and now officials …