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A rare human case of B virus, also known as herpes B or “monkey virus,” has been confirmed in Hong Kong, according to local health authorities. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in the territory confirmed that a 37-year-old male “with good past health” was initially admitted to Yan Chai Hospital’s accident and emergency ward on March 21 to treat a “fever and decreased conscious level”. But he subsequently reached a critical condition and was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit where he was receiving treatment when the CHP last communicated about the case on April 5. The man was reporte...
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Health officials are investigating whether there's a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in older US adults. The inquiry is based on fewer than two dozen cases seen among more than 9.5 million vaccine recipients, health officials said on Thursday. And the available information is too limited to establish whether the shots caused the illnesses, they added. But the numbers are higher than expected and officials are gathering more information to determine if the vaccines are causing the problem. The data was presented at a meeting of an expert panel that ...
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Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Monday due to a growing number of dengue cases that are occurring at a time of higher than usual temperatures caused by the El Nino weather pattern. According to the nation’s health ministry, the number of dengue cases registered during the first seven weeks of this year is twice as high as during the same period in 2023 – with more than 31,000 cases recorded. “This is a grave problem,” health minister Cesar Vásquez said last week before the emergency was declared. “And it is getting out of hand.” The health emergency will enable the...
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The moment the temperature drops, it might seem like everyone around you is suddenly sneezing and coughing. While bacteria and viruses are present all year round, winter is considered the season when people are more likely to catch the common cold or flu. But why? Is the cold really to blame? In 2022, scientists discovered evidence01423-3/fulltext) that people do indeed contract more respiratory diseases when it's cold. The main reason is that cold air damages the immune response in our noses, creating a favourable situation for germs to spread. Researchers in the US found that when the temper...
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For nine years, health officials in the US state of Alaska have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state that resulted in a man's death has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus. Here's what we know about the virus, now known as AKPV. 'Ebola-like' bleeding virus found for the first time in ticks in France. Here’s what we knowWhat is Alaskapox?Alaskapox belongs to a family of brick-shaped viruses that can infect animals and humans. These bugs, known as orthopoxviruses, tend to ca...
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