South Australian public hospitals are under strain with the health department boss declaring a system-wide internal emergency after many staff are sick with COVID.
@PeterLG Then we are starting to hear again of ''pandemic preparedness'' regarding birdflu! Where is the surge capacity we should have mounted in order to cope with the new reality of covid and all other threats?
#Migrant workers face disproportionate risk, compared to general population. According to Amy Liebman, chief program officer Migrant Clinicians Network, these workers make up the bulk of the agricultural and food processing industries. They also are more likely to lack affordable access to health care, and may hesitate to report symptoms if it means not working.
The likelihood of extinction necessitates a rapid response in terms of reassessing the composition of influenza vaccines, enhanced surveillance for B/Yamagata, and a possible change in the biosafety level when handling B/Yamagata viruses in laboratories.
WHO is deeply concerned that a full-scale military operation in Rafah could lead to a bloodbath. More than 1.2 million people are currently sheltering in the area, many unable to move anywhere else.
Based on full #genome#sequences of 26 HPAIV samples from Iceland, which were collected between spring and autumn 2022, as well as 1 sample from the 2023 summer period, we show that 3 different genotypes of HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b were circulating within the wild bird population in Iceland in 2022.
CDC found one virus from a cow with a marker known to be associated with reduced susceptibility to the neuraminidase inhibitors (a change at NA-T438I). This change has been seen rarely in the past in H5N1 viruses isolated from wild birds and poultry.
''We report a massive mortality of 5,224 sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in Peru that seemed to be associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The transmission pathway may have been through the close contact of sea lions with infected wild birds. We recommend evaluating potential virus transmission among sea lions.''
''In conclusion, spread from returning #travelers resulted in #community#transmission of the emergent #Delta#VOC in British Columbia beginning in mid-to-late March 2021. However, growth of #COVID19 cases in the initial 3 months after Delta was detected was likely restrained because additional #NPIs were implemented soon after variant introduction,...''