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New #virus [Xue-Cheng virus (XCV)] discovered in #febrile patients (nonspecific acute to severe disease) with recent tick bites in northeastern China. #XCV is an #orthonairovirus alike e.g. #CCHF @NEJM
Human Infection with a Novel Tickborne Orthonairovirus Species in China | NEJM
This report describes a novel tickborne orthonairovirus species identified in patients
presenting with an acute febrile illness in China.
www.nejm.org
January 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
New #virus [Xue-Cheng virus (XCV)] discovered in #febrile patients (nonspecific acute to severe disease) with recent tick bites in northeastern China. #XCV is an #orthonairovirus alike e.g. #CCHF @NEJM
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Pakistan's polio count hits 67 for 2024 as 2 other nations confirm new cases www.cidrap.umn.edu/polio/pakist...
Pakistan's polio count hits 67 for 2024 as 2 other nations confirm new cases
Pakistan has 3 new wild poliovirus type 1 infections, while the DR Congo and South Sudan report more vaccine-derived cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Pakistan's polio count hits 67 for 2024 as 2 other nations confirm new cases www.cidrap.umn.edu/polio/pakist...
Check our paper. Pre-epidemic #Zika virus strains cause more CNS-damage in mouse embryos than epidemic strains. The virus may have evolved to attenuation, resulting in disease rather than premature in utero death. @Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epidemic Zika virus strains from the Asian lineage induce an attenuated fetal brain pathogenicity - Nature Communications
During the 2015–2016 outbreak, Zika virus infection was linked to birth defects. Here, the authors show that epidemic strains cause less severe disease in mouse embryos than pre-epidemic strains and c...
www.nature.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Check our paper. Pre-epidemic #Zika virus strains cause more CNS-damage in mouse embryos than epidemic strains. The virus may have evolved to attenuation, resulting in disease rather than premature in utero death. @Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Louisiana patient with severe #H5N1 #birdflu contracted the virus from birds, but the virus next evolved (acquired mutations) in the patient. Importance of genomic surveillance in people & animals! Prevent exposure of people to infected animals & environments!
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana
CDC has sequenced the influenza viruses in specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who was
www.cdc.gov
December 27, 2024 at 9:13 AM
The Louisiana patient with severe #H5N1 #birdflu contracted the virus from birds, but the virus next evolved (acquired mutations) in the patient. Importance of genomic surveillance in people & animals! Prevent exposure of people to infected animals & environments!
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
This patient had sexual contact with a person with #mpox (-like symptoms), they isolated on their own before diagnosis. No high-risk contacts in #Belgium identified. Risk to the public in Belgium remains low, according to the #ECDC
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/belgium...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/belgium...
Belgium becomes 8th non-African country to confirm clade 1b mpox case
Belgium reported the case on December 18 in an adult traveler returning from an African country where the clade 1b virus circulates.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 24, 2024 at 7:44 AM
This patient had sexual contact with a person with #mpox (-like symptoms), they isolated on their own before diagnosis. No high-risk contacts in #Belgium identified. Risk to the public in Belgium remains low, according to the #ECDC
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/belgium...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/belgium...
People in the impoverished district “vulnerable” ~malnutrition rate ~ 40%, recent serious typhoid outbreak. The DRC is also experiencing a seasonal influenza outbreak.
healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-...
healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-...
DRC Expects Diagnosis Of ‘Disease X’ By Weekend; Mpox Continues To Spread - Health Policy Watch
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expects to diagnose ‘Disease X’, which has killed at least 79 people in the Panzi district of Kwango Province by the
healthpolicy-watch.news
December 5, 2024 at 8:44 PM
People in the impoverished district “vulnerable” ~malnutrition rate ~ 40%, recent serious typhoid outbreak. The DRC is also experiencing a seasonal influenza outbreak.
healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-...
healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-...
November 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Thanks Dan! What a pleasure to work with you! Your talk at the #PRPconference2024 was -as always- top! Thanks for introducing me to bsky
Incredible #virology talks today from Manon Laporte and Johan Neyts at #PRPconference2024. I'm glad we could contribute #cryoEM data to one of these exciting antiviral discovery projects! 💊
p.s. I seem to have influenced Johan to join bluesky, so please give him a follow 😉 @neytsjohan.bsky.social
p.s. I seem to have influenced Johan to join bluesky, so please give him a follow 😉 @neytsjohan.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Thanks Dan! What a pleasure to work with you! Your talk at the #PRPconference2024 was -as always- top! Thanks for introducing me to bsky