#dengue — Public Fediverse posts

#PSA From someone who's been through it: you do NOT want to get dengue; if you visit Florida, take precautions (see first link). Beware: the dengue vaccine isn't available in the U.S., only if you are traveling abroad. No, it doesn't make sense, especially because, as the world warms, we'll see more Aedes mosquitos in the mainland.

#Dengue #TampaBay #Vaccines

https://www.fox13news.com/news/dengue-fever-local-cases-tampa-bay-area

CDC on dengue:
https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/prevention/index.html

National Vaccine Information Center on dengue:
https://www.nvic.org/disease-vaccine/dengue/dengue-and-dengue-vaccine-quick-facts

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/239177/ Zika, dengue, Nil occidental : et si la salive des moustiques ouvrait la voie à un vaccin ? #2026 #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #Dengue #des #Health #Moustiques #Nil #occidental #Salive #Santé #Zika

#Steady #Klimacrew

Ein Forscherteam hat mithilfe von Künstlicher Intelligenz die #Proteinstrukturen der #Flaviviridae-#Virenfamilie untersucht, zu der u.a. #HepatitisC, #Zika und #Dengue gehören.

Dabei haben sie Entdeckungen gemacht, die die Entwicklung von #Impfstoffe​n erleichtern könnten.

https://tino-eberl.de/nutzen-kuenstlicher-intelligenz/mit-ki-gegen-viren-wie-neue-technologien-die-impfstoffforschung-voranbringen/

#KünstlicheIntelligenz #Impfstoffforschung #Virologie #Science #Virusforschung #KINutzen #Retröt

𝑯𝒐𝒚 𝟐𝟔 𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂...

#diadelperro #diainternacionaldelactrizydelactor #dianamibia #diainternacionalcontraeldengue #26deagosto #efemerides #historia #cultura #namibia #perros #teatro #dengue

The number one killer on Earth " Mosquitoes"

Mosquitoes now have their own World Mosquito Day, which falls on August 20th of each year, commemorating the date in 1897 when British mycologist Ronald Ross discovered that Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria.

#Mosquitoes #MosquitoBorneDiseases #PublicHealth #Dengue #Malaria

Cada 20 de agosto es el Día Mundial del Mosquito, fecha para conmemorar al médico británico Sir Ronald Ross, que en 1897 demostró que la malaria se transmite a través de la picadura de mosquitos hembra del género Anopheles, un hallazgo que revolucionó la lucha contra esta enfermedad.

#mev #salud #mosquito #malaria #dengue

Tropical Diseases Like #Dengue Fever and #Chikungunya on the Rise in #Europe

https://www.wired.com/story/tropical-diseases-dengue-fever-and-chikungunya-on-the-rise-in-europe/

El Niño pode aumentar casos de chikungunya e dengue no Brasil

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://iclnoticias.com.br/el-nino-casos-de-chikungunya-e-dengue-no-brasil/

I’m not really a cat person anymore… but if I have to choose between the massive patches of #mosquito bites these mosquitoes seem to cause nowadays and having every cat in the neighbourhood chase after me, I’m definitely choosing the cats.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13106807/

#catnip #malaria #dengue #science

Sri Lankan universities close, shift to online classes amid #dengue surge

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sri-lankan-universities-closeshift-to-online-classes-amid-denguesurge/article71202449.ece

Mückenstiche werden in Deutschland riskanter: Tigermücken können Viren wie Dengue oder Zika übertragen, heimische Mücken das West-Nil-Virus. Ärzt:innen nennen Alarmzeichen—wer Symptome bemerkt, sollte früh handeln. 🦟⚠️🧠 Weitere Infos: https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/ratgeber/Stechmuecken-nerven-Und-diese-Tiere-bringen-gefaehrliche-Krankheiten-nach-Deutschland-id31056341.html #Gesundheit #Infektion #Tigermuecke #WestNilVirus #Zika #Dengue #Abo

Estudo aponta maior incidência de reação alérgica à vacina Qdenga do que a observada nos ensaios

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://iclnoticias.com.br/estudo-vacina-qdenga-ensaios/

Sri Lanka dengue fever cases surge to 44,000 cases this year

Sri Lanka is battling the worst outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever in years, with more than 44,000 cases and 28 deaths recorded since January, an official said, putting ‌public hospitals under strain. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #srilanka #dengue #health Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on…

https://fllics.com/en/video/sri-lanka-dengue-fever-cases-surge-to-44000-cases-this-year/

Entenda o que pode ter causado as mortes com relação a vacina da dengue | BandNews TV

Saiba mais em: 📱 Redes sociais: 📸 Instagram: 🐦Twitter: ➡️ TikTok: 🔵 Facebook: #bandnewstv #vacina #butantan #saúde #dengue

https://fllics.com/en/video/entenda-o-que-pode-ter-causado-as-mortes-com-relacao-a-vacina-da-dengue-bandnews-tv/

Infectious Information 5/28/2026 – Daily Kos

The health authorities are “playing catch-up” on the burgeoning Ebola outbreak, made worse by violent conflict in the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #avianflu #climate/environmentfight #Dengue #dkgreenroots #Ebola #foreignpolicy&internationalissues/events #Hantavirus #infectiousinformation #leptospirosis #malaria #myocarditis #staph.aureus
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/672599/

Infectious Information 5/28/2026 – Daily Kos

The health authorities are “playing catch-up” on the burgeoning Ebola outbreak, made worse by violent conflict in the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #avianflu #climate/environmentfight #Dengue #dkgreenroots #Ebola #foreignpolicy&internationalissues/events #Hantavirus #infectiousinformation #leptospirosis #malaria #myocarditis #staph.aureus
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/672599/

Infectious Information 5/28/2026 – Daily Kos

The health authorities are “playing catch-up” on the burgeoning Ebola outbreak, made worse by violent conflict in the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #avianflu #climate/environmentfight #Dengue #dkgreenroots #Ebola #foreignpolicy&internationalissues/events #Hantavirus #infectiousinformation #leptospirosis #malaria #myocarditis #staph.aureus
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/672599/

Superbe découverte antivirale.
Ce n'est pas du préventif, pas un vaccin, c'est du curatif mais non chimique cette fois et d'une redoutable efficacité. Il reste au moins à étudier quel en est l'effet sur les structures sphériques intracellulaires non virale mais sphériques comme les vacuoles, soit digestives, soit sécrétrices, et les sphérules ribosomales du réticulum endoplasmique granuleux (le REG) présent dans toutes les cellules et en charge de la gestion de l'énergie de la cellule (glucose/ATP/Krebs).

L'image du pop-corn utilisée ici est très américaine : tape-à-l’œil et peu explicative en regard de ce qu'on sait faire avec le son. L'image d'une note de musique mettant en résonance des verres à paroi fine, en cristal ou pas, jusqu'à ce qu'ils s'en brisent, éclatent sans qu'on les touche est plus proche de ce qui se passe dans ce qu'ils ont trouvé. L'autre image connue de la résonance est celle d'une troupe traversant un pont suspendu en marchant au pas cadencé : les pieds frappant le pont tous en même temps le font vibrer, osciller et il peut même casser comme ça. C'est pour ça que les troupes traversant les ponts ne le font jamais en marchant au pas. C'est une image plus précise et plus fidèle que celle d'un pop-corn explosant sous l'effet d'une chaleur qui n'a rien de sonore ou de vibratoire au-delà de l'atome.
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Traduction de https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ultrasound-rupture-covid-flu-viruses.html
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PHYS-ORG - 7 mai 2026
Les ultrasons détruisent les virus de la COVID-19 et de la grippe sans endommager les cellules constituées
(ndt : les virus ne sont pas des cellules)
Par Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP

Rédaction : Sadie Harley, rédactrice scientifique
Révision : Robert Egan, rédacteur adjoint
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Des chercheurs de l'Université de São Paulo (USP), au Brésil, ont découvert que des ultrasons à haute fréquence, similaires à ceux utilisés lors d'examens médicaux, peuvent éliminer des virus comme le SARS-CoV-2 et le H1N1 sans endommager les cellules humaines. Dans un article publié dans Scientific Reports, ils expliquent comment ce phénomène, appelé résonance acoustique, provoque des modifications de structure des virus jusqu'à ce qu'ils se brisent et soient inactivés.

"C’est un peu comme abattre le virus en criant. Dans cette étude, on montre que l’énergie des vibrations sonores induit des déformations morphologiques sur les particules virales jusqu’à ce qu'elles en explosent, un phénomène comparable à celui qui se passe avec les popcorns. En déformant la structure du germe, la membrane protectrice du virus appelée enveloppe se déforme et se brise ce qui l'empêche de s’attaquer aux cellules humaines" explique Odemir Martinez Bruno, professeur à l’Institut de physique de São Carlos (IFSC) de l’USP, qui a coordonné l’étude.

L’inactivation des enveloppes virales avec des ultrasons ouvre de nouvelles perspectives thérapeutiques contre les maladies virales. L’équipe mène d’ailleurs déjà des tests in vitro sur d’autres infections virales telles que la dengue, le Chikungunya et le Zika. Ce traitement alternatif est particulièrement intéressant parce qu'en général le développement des antiviraux est ardu. "Bien que cette approche soit encore loin de l'utilisation clinique, elle constitue une stratégie prometteuse contre les virus à enveloppe parce que le développement d'antiviraux chimiques est complexe et ses résultats sont difficiles à obtenir. En outre c'est une solution écologique parce qu'elle ne génère aucun déchet, n'a aucun impact environnemental et ne favorise aucune résistance virale" explique le Pr Flávio Protásio Veras, professeur à l'Université fédérale d'Alfenas (UNIFAL) et chercheur postdoctoral à la FAPESP.

Ces recherches ont réuni des scientifiques de différents domaines. Outre les physiciens théoriciens et les acousticiens de l'IFSC, l'initiative a bénéficié de la collaboration de spécialistes du Centre de Recherche en Virologie et du Centre de Recherche sur les Maladies Inflammatoires (CRID), tous deux affiliés à la Faculté de Médecine de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP), à la Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques (FCFRP-USP) et à la Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de l'Université d'État de São Paulo (UNESP). Ces spécialistes ont contribué aux analyses structurales et toxicologiques à l'aide de techniques telles que la microscopie et la réfraction lumineuse. L'initiative a également bénéficié de la collaboration du Pr Charles Rice, professeur à l'Université Rockefeller aux États-Unis et lauréat du prix Nobel de médecine 2020. Le Pr Rice a fourni des virus fluorescents pour visualisations en temps réel.

C'est de la géométrie

La découverte a surpris les chercheurs car elle contredit la théorie de la physique classique : la longueur d'onde des ultrasons est bien supérieure à la taille des virus et, en théorie, cette différence de taille empêche toute interaction. "Le phénomène est purement géométrique. Les particules sphériques, comme le sont de nombreux virus à enveloppes, absorbent efficacement l'énergie des ultrasons. C'est cette accumulation d'énergie à l'intérieur du virion qui provoque de façon répétée ces modifications de structure de l'enveloppe virale, ce jusqu'à ce qu'elle se brise. Donc, si ces virus étaient pyramidaux ou carrés ils ne subiraient pas cet "effet popcorn" de résonance acoustique" explique le Pr Martinez-Bruno. Il souligne que l'efficacité de cette technique n'est perturbée en rien par les variants comme ceux observés pendant la pandémie (par exemple Delta puis Omicron) parce que le processus dépend strictement de la forme globale du virus et non de mutations génétiques (ndt : des "récepteurs-harpons" qui tapissent sa surface extérieure et qui déchirent, pour pourvoir entrer dedans, les parois des cellules qu'ils touchent).

Réglage de la fréquence

"Cette technique n'est pas destinée à la décontamination. Celle-ci existe déjà. Les ultrasons sont déjà utilisés pour stériliser le matériel dentaire et chirurgical mais ils agissent suivant un phénomène physique différent, appelé cavitation, qui détruit la matière organique" précise Martinez-Bruno. Il explique que la résonance acoustique et la cavitation diffèrent principalement par la fréquence utilisée et leurs effets sur les virus et les cellules. "Alors que la cavitation se produit à basses fréquences et détruit les virus et les tissus par l'implosion de bulles de gaz, la résonance acoustique opère à des fréquences élevées, de 3 à 20 MHz" précise-t-il. Concernant la résonance acoustique, il explique que l'énergie sonore interagit avec la structure virale, provoquant des vibrations internes jusqu'à la rupture mécanique de l'enveloppe virale, ce sans modifier ni la température, ni le pH du milieu. "Il en résulte un mécanisme sélectif et sûr car seul le virus absorbe cette énergie et en est déstructuré, c'est sans risque pour les cellules humaines ajoute-t-il.

L'article "Ultrasound destabilizes and disrupts the structural integrity of enveloped respiratory viruses", publié dans le Brazilian Journal of Physics (2026), est disponible à l'adresse suivante : https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13538-026-02020-y.

Détails de la publication :

Flavio P. Veras et al., "Ultrasound effective destabilizes and disrupts the structural integrity of enveloped respiratory viruses", Scientific Reports (2026). DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37584-x

Naruna E. Rodrigues et al., "Trapped Acoustic Energy and Resonances in Spherical Scatterers", Brazilian Journal of Physics (2026). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13538-026-02020-y
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#science #medecine #virologie #ultrasons #pandemie #covid #zika #dengue #chikungunya

#Moustique tigre : #Zika, #dengue, #chikungunya, la progression semble "inévitable"

Présent dans des dizaines de communes du #PuydeDôme, le #moustiquetigre continue de s’étendre. https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/puy-de-dome/clermont-ferrand/moustique-tigre-zika-dengue-chikungunya-la-progression-semble-inevitable-3343457.html

À quoi servent les moustiques ? https://www.nationalgeographic.fr/animaux/animaux-nuisibles-comprendre-a-quoi-servent-les-moustiques-virus-piqures-france-ecosysteme-insectes

#animaux #insecte #sante #environnement #nature #info #information #actu #actualites

#Science #Mosquitoes #Dengue #Zika https://mastodon.social/@mackayim2022/116401488581869120

“For more than 15 years, the World Mosquito Program has worked with Queensland Health to help safeguard the region from diseases like dengue.

The program releases Aedes aegypti (dengue) mosquitoes carrying a naturally occurring bacteria called Wolbachia.

This bacteria is found in more than 50 per cent of all insect species and stops the mosquitoes from transmitting viruses such as dengue and Zika.”

Etwa die Hälfte der Weltbevölkerung lebt in Risikogebieten für das #Dengue-Virus. Mit dem #Klimawandel & der Ausbreitung der #Tigermücke kann es zunehmend auch in Europa auftreten. Mehr Einzelheiten zur Impfstoffentwicklung und Bekämpfungsstrategien hört ihr im Podcast #viroLOGISCH von Florian Krammer. https://virologisch.podigee.io/38-38-dengue-virus-von-den-tropen-nach-europa

#News: #Deforestation is making mosquitoes bite humans more! 🧐🦟 As #forests disappear, #mosquitoes lose their natural prey and target us instead, spreading diseases like #Zika and #dengue fever. 🌴☠️🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260115022754.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#News: #Deforestation is making mosquitoes bite humans more! 🧐🦟 As #forests disappear, #mosquitoes lose their natural prey and target us instead, spreading diseases like #Zika and #dengue fever. 🌴☠️🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260115022754.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260115022754.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Hola titánicos, cada 30 de enero se celebra el día Mundial de las Enfermedades Tropicales Desatendidas, visibilizando esta amenaza que afecta a 1.500 millones de personas de las comunidades más pobres del mundo.

https://somosdisca.es/dia-mundial-de-la-enfermedades-tropicales-desatendidas-etd-2026/

#DiaMundialDeLasEnfermedadesTropicalesDesatendidas #EnfermedadesTropicalesDesatendidas #EnfermedadesTropicales #dengue #changas #infecciones #infecciondengue #fiebredeldengue #salud #enfermedadmental #EnfermedadesDesatendidas #enfermedaddechagas #DengueFieber #lepra #rabia #Leishmaniasis #sarna #disca #discapacidad #Disability #disabilities #titan #titanicos #gentetitanica #somosdisca

The #Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a #travel-related case of #Zika virus and a separate travel-related case of #dengue virus. Although both are on Oʻahu, these are unrelated cases. More: https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/doh-identifies-separate-travel-related-cases-of-zika-and-dengue-virus-on-o%ca%bbahu/

29-Oct-2025
Researchers uncover previously unexplored details of #mosquito’s specialized detection mechanisms
Biologists use cutting-edge imaging technology to probe anatomical adaptations designed to target carbon dioxide emitted by humans

The researchers focused on these features in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes, which are known to spread #yellowFever, #dengue, #chikungunya and #Zika viruses.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103931

#science #health #tropicalDisease

Patiently waiting for blood sucking mosquito species to become endangered species.
#mosquitoes #culicidae #insects #malaria #dengue #yellowfever #zika #chikungunya #aedes #aedesaegypti #aedesalbopictus #endangeredspecies #parasites #parasiticspecies #populationcontrol #pests #pestcontrol #pestextermination #mosquitotraps

Die #Klimakrise trifft #Nordeuropa:

Die Asiatische #Tigermücke breitet sich durch den #Klimawandel zunehmend nach #Nordeuropa aus.

Städte wie #Frankfurt, #London und #Wien bieten bereits geeignete Bedingungen. Die #Mücke kann #Viren wie #Dengue oder #Chikungunya übertragen.

Besonders mittelgroße Städte gelten als gefährdet.

https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Tigermuecke-breitet-sich-rasant-nach-Nordeuropa-aus-article25984467.html

#Tropenkrankheiten #Stechmücken #Gesundheitsschutz #Vektorübertragung #Gesundheitsrisiko

Die Asiatische #Tigermücke breitet sich in Europa immer weiter aus & kann #Tropenkrankheiten wie #Dengue, #Chikungunya oder #Zika übertragen. Aber wie hoch ist das Ansteckungsrisiko? Und wie schützt man sich am besten? Julia Demann & ihre Kolleg:innen von #Quarks erklären. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntyqpVwa6iM

Die #Klimakrise trifft #Deutschland:

Die Asiatische #Tigermücke breitet sich zunehmend in #NRW aus.

Behörden sehen klimatische Bedingungen und #Reiseverkehr als Hauptursachen. Bisher gibt es bestätigte Populationen in #Bonn, #Kerpen und #Brühl.

Zur Eindämmung rufen Kreise und Städte die Bevölkerung zur Mithilfe auf. Stehendes Wasser sollte vermieden, Gefäße regelmäßig geleert oder abgedeckt werden.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/behoerden-tigermuecke-wird-sich-in-nrw-weiter-ausbreiten-102.html

#InvasiveArt #WestNilVirus #Dengue #Zika #Klimawandel

The Hidden Dangers Mosquito Bites Can Cause.

#mosquito #pestcontrol #dengue #mosquitoes #mosquitobites #mosquitorepellent #insects #insect #mosquitos #malaria #mosquitokiller #nature #mosquitocontrol #bugs #health #o #zika #endmalaria #defeatmalaria #controledepragas #summer #insectrepellent #worldmalariaday #chikungunya Hello my dear readers, God has created many types of creatures in this world. God created human beings. Human beings are considered to be the most…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/the-hidden-dangers-mosquito-bites-can-cause/

#France, Premier cas #autochtone de #dengue détecté en #Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur cet été https://www.francetvinfo.fr/france/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/premier-cas-autochtone-de-dengue-detecte-en-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur-cet-ete_6702801.html#xtor=RSS-3-[lestitres]

L'agence Régional de Santé annonce ce 2 août qu'un cas de dengue a été détecté chez une personne résidant à la Colle-sur-Loup. C'est le premier cas autochtone dans la région cette année. Une démoustication et une surveillance renforcée vont être mises en place

OPS {#PAHO} considera actual #brote de #dengue una #epidemia sin precedentes https://boletinaldia.sld.cu/aldia/2024/06/01/ops-considera-actual-brote-de-dengue-una-epidemia-sin-precedentes/

En lo que va de año las Américas registran más de 8,1 millones de casos de dengue, situación considerada hoy por la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) como epidemia sin precedentes.

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

"Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

"From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

"Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-danger-of-invisible-biolabs-across-the-u-s/ar-AA1g2xoJ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=63e1f402a65c4defaf12a4efa4962d12&ei=7

#BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

"Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

"From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

"Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-danger-of-invisible-biolabs-across-the-u-s/ar-AA1g2xoJ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=63e1f402a65c4defaf12a4efa4962d12&ei=7

#BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

"Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

"From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

"Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-danger-of-invisible-biolabs-across-the-u-s/ar-AA1g2xoJ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=63e1f402a65c4defaf12a4efa4962d12&ei=7

#BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

"Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

"From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

"Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-danger-of-invisible-biolabs-across-the-u-s/ar-AA1g2xoJ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=63e1f402a65c4defaf12a4efa4962d12&ei=7

#BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

"Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

"From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

"Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-danger-of-invisible-biolabs-across-the-u-s/ar-AA1g2xoJ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=63e1f402a65c4defaf12a4efa4962d12&ei=7

#BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

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