Increased Dengue Virus Infection Risk in the US, CDC Cautions

Dengue virus infections have surged worldwide this year, including in Puerto Rico, which declared a public health emergency in March. Amid rising cases in the US—nearly 2400 as of the second week of July—the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a statement cautioning clinicians, public health officials, and the public about an increased risk of contracting the illness.

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Agosto 2024

Does Infectious Bird Flu Virus Persist After Pasteurization?

In June, the US Food and Drug Administration tested 297 retail dairy samples and found none contained the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu. But a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that small amounts of the infectious virus still remained in some samples of raw milk that were heated at 72 °C (about 162 °F) for 15 seconds, which is a common way to pasteurize milk in the US.

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Agosto 2024

Correction: 'Seroprevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus-specific antibodies in Australia following novel epidemic spread: protocol for a national cross-sectional study

Winkler NE, Koirala A, Kaur G, et al. Seroprevalence of Japanese encephalitis virusspecific antibodies in Australia following novel epidemic spread: protocol for a national crosssectional study. BMJ Open 2024;14:e075569. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-075569 This article has been corrected since it was published online. The changes clarify statements that were unclear on the status of and requirements for ethical approvals. The changes made are mentioned below. EthicsNational Mutual Acceptance ethical approval was obtained from the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). Local approvals were planned to be sought in each jurisdiction, as per local ethics processes. Ethical approval was also obtained from the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood HREC. Active collections are proposed for populations with geographical distribution mirroring locations of human, animal and vector detections in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, (table 1,figure 1B) subject to local…

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Luglio 2024