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November 4, 2021 7:54 AM
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Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreakTweet Reading time 1 min Christian Fernsby ▼ | November 1, 2021 Namibia suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from Germany and the Netherlands on Monday after outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu.Africa Namibia chicken Namibia's veterinary services directorate said it had with effect suspended the import and in transit movement of live poultry, birds, raw poultry products, live ostriches and ostrich products from the two countries. It said consignments of poultry products packed from 1 October in Germany and 5 October in the Netherlands would be rejected and returned or destroyed at a cost to the importer. ■ WHAT TO READ NEXTHighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in UK and EuropeVietnam reports bird flu outbreaks in 11 localities2nd outbreak of bird flu recorded in Philippines
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November 4, 2021 7:53 AM
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The Western Cape government says that dead seals are dying of malnutrition and that their deaths are not linked to avian influenza, which can affect other species.
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November 4, 2021 7:51 AM
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Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses cause devastating outbreaks in farmed poultry with serious consequences for animal welfare and economic losses. Zoonotic infection of humans through close contact with H5N1 infected birds is often severe and fatal.
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November 4, 2021 7:51 AM
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An asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago killed nearly all dinosaurs, plants, and animals. So how did some creatures survive the mass extinction?
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November 4, 2021 7:50 AM
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AN AVIAN Influenza (bird flu) Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across the UK as a number of detections have been made in wild birds.
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September 30, 2021 10:04 AM
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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the canine influenza virus H3N2 (CIV H3N2) outbreak in Los Angeles County, officials report a total of 279 confirmed cases and 120 suspected cases of CIV H3N2 in dogs in the county between July and September 22, 2021.
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September 30, 2021 10:03 AM
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The ease and effectiveness of the new vaccine may lead to a new way to deliver vaccines that is painless, less invasive than a shot with a needle and can be self-administered.
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September 30, 2021 10:01 AM
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Nature’s ultra low-power, ultra-sensitive detector arrays, also known as our retinas, should be the envy of smartphones everywhere.
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September 30, 2021 10:00 AM
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A 26-year-old woman in southern China has died of H5N6 bird flu amid a rise in isolated cases, health officials in Hong Kong reported on Wednesday. Three other cases were reported earlier this month.The Hong Kong Department of Health said it was notified about the case in Guilin, a city in the Guangxi...
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September 27, 2021 12:05 PM
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India had earlier protested the UK's non-recognition of the Covishield vaccine and warned of “reciprocal measures” if the ‘discriminatory police was not amended.
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September 27, 2021 12:04 PM
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"There is likely a threshold on the size requirements of rocky planets to retain enough water to enable habitability and plate tectonics..."...
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September 27, 2021 12:01 PM
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As influenza season approaches, some universities in the United States are requiring students and faculty members to receive flu shots.
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September 27, 2021 12:00 PM
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Heart attack survivors who used an app to help with medication management and lifestyle changes were far less likely to be readmitted to the hospital.
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bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution...
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Proton pump inhibitors, drugs prescribed for heartburn, could have a beneficial effect on gum disease, according to new research.
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A canine influenza outbreak reported in Los Angeles County is “the largest outbreak of CIV H3N2 ever reported,” the Public Health Department announced.
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November 4, 2021 7:50 AM
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We observed a substantial reduction in cervical cancer and incidence of CIN3 in young women after the introduction of the HPV immunisation programme in England, especially in individuals who were offered the vaccine at age 12–13 years.
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November 4, 2021 7:50 AM
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The stalk domain of influenza virus envelope glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) constitutes the axis connecting the head and transmembrane domains, and plays pivotal roles in conformational rearrangements of HA for virus infection.
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September 30, 2021 10:04 AM
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In this update, information on SARS-CoV-2 virus detections from sentinel and non-sentinel surveillance performed by GISRS and GISRS-associated influenza surveillance systems and reported to FluNet is included in addition to the routine influenza surveillance information.
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September 30, 2021 10:02 AM
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Pfizer Inc said on Monday it had dosed the first patient in a trial testing a flu vaccine based on messenger RNA, the same technology used in the COVID-19 shots made by the U.S. drugmaker and BioNTech .
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September 30, 2021 10:01 AM
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Similar to Covid, other viruses can cause prolonged symptoms that take time to get over.
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September 30, 2021 9:59 AM
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Pfizer has joined the ranks of drugmakers looking to combine seasonal vaccines, revealing new data on Wednesday suggesting its freshly approved 20-valent pneumococcal vaccine can be administered at the same time as the flu shot in older adults.
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September 27, 2021 12:04 PM
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The pandemic has created a cyclical problem by harming mental health while also making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity.
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September 27, 2021 12:03 PM
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Country currently sitting on stockpile of 18.7 million doses, doesn't need any more to fully vaccinate eligible people over the age of 12...
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September 27, 2021 12:01 PM
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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...
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