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Case examinations in Canada of bird flu Bird flu A H5N1 is very contagious for geese but considered not serious, then it infects various species of birds and sometimes even mammals; now a case of contagion in a boy in British Columbia in serious condition has turned the spotlight on the first human H5N1 domestic case in Canada and the tests would have detected the origin of local poultry farms where avian flu has spread (the version is not the same as genomic sequencing carried out farms in the United States). For the moment according to experts the risk that avian influenza can spread to humans remains low, but it is high in those who expose themselves without protection to infected animals; then the people who had had contact with the boy were tested negative. Milk and its pasteurized products are safe even if generally it is necessary to maintain high surveillance. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 15, 2024 
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 Suspected H5N1 virus in park with feline in Vietnam The samples analyzed in a laboratory in the Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam would have advanced to the health authorities the high suspicion that the cause of the death of forty-four tigers, three lions and a leopard in two tourist sites in the provinces of Dong Nai and Long An in the south of the country may have been the H5N1 avian flu, then there is talk of investigations into other cases in safari parks. Three people who have been in close contact with animals that fell ill before death have been identified, the virus (which usually infects birds and poultry farms in many countries in Southeast Asia) can be transmitted to humans, so they are trying to trace the cases. Shifting attention to Italy, an outbreak of about one hundred cases of dengue in Fano in the Marche region, distributed products to avoid being bitten and the proliferation of mosquitoes. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Oct 03, 2024 n: 5764 Knowledge to be learned about mpox variants Tests should be conducted to understand what the differences are regarding infections from variants of monkeypox (mpox); in fact, apparently the researchers say that caution is needed before declaring for example that the Calde 1 variant is associated with a higher mortality rate than Clade 2, then also with regard to the Clade 1b subvariant perhaps it is an evolution that spreads among humans, possibly even more virulent than the zoonosis Clade 1 (now called Clade 1a) which usually affected infected animals and in a more limited way the men in specific communities. In the meantime while some say that mpox will not be a new Covid there is talk of a case identified in Thailand of a new variant, then in Indonesia the level of attention towards the virus has been raised with dozens of laboratories equipped for viral tests. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 23, 2024 n: 5729 Case of monkeypox in the Philippines Health authorities have not yet sequenced the genome of the mpox virus that infected a Filipino man who had not traveled abroad, is the first case monitored since December last year; this refers to the global alert regarding greater surveillance on monkeypox. Recently Pakistan had confirmed at least one case of the virus even if the exact outcome of the sequencing is not known. Generally people infected with the virus have mild symptoms but in some cases for example with a weakened immune system it can also be fatal especially if it is the new clade 1 variant (are talking about four percent of cases of victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then the "TPOXX" antiviral doesn't appear to work with the clade 1), itchy lesions often form on the skin and even pustules with fever and malaise. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 19, 2024 n: 5725 Possibly low spread for mpox virus in Europe According to the forecasts of the health authorities even if imported cases of monkeypox in Europe will probably rise there will hardly be a wide spread of the mpox virus, then the disease should not be so serious; provided that all surveillance practices are adopted, avoiding close contacts and isolating any cases identified. Since November 2023 for example in the Democratic Republic of Congo there have been over sixteen thousand new cases with the clade 1 mpox variant with over five hundred victims, therefore with a sharp increase in cases; then nine other neighboring countries reported cases. Two days ago the new mpox variant Clade 1b was identified in Sweden, but some say that the risk of a Covid-type pandemic is difficult even if the question remains about possible further mutations of the virus and infections under trace. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 17, 2024 n: 5724 Mpox health emergency in Africa With a one hundred and sixty percent increase in fatalities compared to 2023 health authorities have reportedly declared a health emergency caused by monkeypox (mpox) across the African continent calling for concrete action for greater support from the world as the zoonosis is spreading through sexual intercourse or close contact. Concern rises by monitoring the daily situation and the sending of ten million doses of vaccines is requested and there are fears given the pace of spread that it could also affect the whole world, so accurate surveillance of any cases that could go unnoticed with adequate isolation is necessary, then it must be considered that in an interconnected world it could only be a matter of time for the virus to spread as happened for example for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 14, 2024 n: 5722 Children without vaccinations due to conflict The number of children who do not receive vaccinations considered essential and who protect against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough is increasing due to the multiplication of conflicts in the world, at least according to an international report that shows that there have been about fourteen and a half million fewer vaccinations administered in 2023 compared to thirteen million and nine hundred thousand in 2022; then would have to add another six and a half million who have had only one dose and therefore cannot be said to be properly vaccinated and this could have consequences to prevent any epidemics in the future. Sudan has the highest number of missed vaccinations due to a civil conflict that has been affecting the country since fifteen months, dropping from seventy-five percent in 2022 to fifty-seven percent in 2023 (therefore over seven hundred thousand unvaccinated children). e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 17, 2024 n: 5698 A rare immune protection from Covid Some rare people may have a genetic advantage regarding exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that makes the immune system more resistant and the organism protected from possible infection, at least as shown by saliva samples with DNA analysis carried out in selected individuals with these special characteristics; this could be useful perhaps to develop new vaccines for Covid and also for other viruses or other diseases. Many no longer pay attention to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in reality it continues to claim victims around the world (two thousand six hundred in April according to international organizations); then there are people who claim that they have never fully recovered after being infected and recovered complaining for example cognitive decline and various disabilities, cases of a kind of "mental fog", confusion, forgetfulness, lack of attention. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 28, 2024 n: 5682 Testing milk for fragments of H5N1 virus Take milk off the shelves and test it for fragments of H5N1 avian influenza virus in order to monitor the situation and avoid a possible pandemic, at least according to some researchers following developments in the case of the harmless fragments of the virus that had been found in cases of milk samples processed in the United States. A vaccine to protect the body against the H5N1 avian influenza virus already exists in theory, but in the event of a pandemic there would not be enough doses; therefore it is necessary to prepare suitable structures and systems to deal with the emergency. Testing wastewater can also be a monitoring system, as well as looking for antibodies to the virus in cows to understand if the animals have been infected before while keeping surveillance and attention on the virus high. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 31, 2024 n: 5658 H5N1 mode of contagion under study Influenza A is generally considered a respiratory virus that infects organisms by reaching the throat and then the lungs, but researchers studying how H5N1 avian influenza is transmitted in cows have hypothesized that it can also infect through the mammary glands of animals. This possibility was already known but it surprised the researchers quite a bit, then there would theoretically also be other possibilities of transmission to humans. Recently a person in Texas was infected through close contact with infected cows and this is the second case of its kind since the virus was discovered circulating in some farms in the United States (in at least four states), the mode of contagion may have occurred through the membranes of the eyes of infected milk. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 27, 2024 n: 5654 Health and Wellness * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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