"Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. A recently published research letter from the CDC says Central Florida accounted for 81% of cases reported in Florida and almost one-fifth of cases reported across the U.S." #Florida#leprosy#diseasehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/leprosy-endemic-central-florida-cdc-what-to-know-disease/
Rising numbers of wild pigs and macaque monkeys in Southeast Asia pose risks to native forests and could lead to disease spread among livestock and humans, reveals a study led by The University of Queensland. Dr. Matthew Luskin, affiliated with UQ's School of the Environment, alongside his team,
A man proudly shows his tattoo of president #Bukele in his arm during an (illegal) #political rally.
Bukele's fanatics have grown violent, aggressive, nationalistic and irrational. They promote attacks on dissidents and #libel to get them incarcerated.
Today (9/7) is the last day for comments on expanding #wastewater surveillance of #COVID19 and other infectious diseases. Right now there are only FIVE comments.
Please, please comment - This is the only way we can monitor #disease threats in this podunk mess of a nation. #Covid#pandemic will not be the last and we need tools.
From the Law & Political Economy blog. Today's must read:
"Fredric Jameson once noted that 'it is easier to imagine the end of the #world than the end of #capitalism.'
That’s the famous version. What Jameson wrote in context is, 'Someone once said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism. We can now revise that and witness the attempt to imagine capitalism by way of imagining the end of the world.'
#ClimateChange offers a vivid illustration of Jameson’s point. Through climate change, the end of the world as #humans have known it is now imaginable to an unprecedented degree. And capitalism, viewed through the lens of climate change, appears to some observers to be a terminal #planetary#disease."
Indian authorities have instituted mass testing to halt the spread of the deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people in the southern state of Kerala....
For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like a Survivor challenge than a beneficial health therapy, but scientists see a bright future in this human worm farm for treating many chronic conditions.
“They Were Everywhere” – Exploding Monkey and Pig Populations Pose Human Disease Risk (scitechdaily.com)
Rising numbers of wild pigs and macaque monkeys in Southeast Asia pose risks to native forests and could lead to disease spread among livestock and humans, reveals a study led by The University of Queensland. Dr. Matthew Luskin, affiliated with UQ's School of the Environment, alongside his team,
[Explainer]: What is Nipah virus? Kerala starts mass testing after outbreak in India (www.theguardian.com)
Indian authorities have instituted mass testing to halt the spread of the deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people in the southern state of Kerala....
Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial (newatlas.com)
For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like a Survivor challenge than a beneficial health therapy, but scientists see a bright future in this human worm farm for treating many chronic conditions.