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#Serologic #tests rule out #avianflu in #Missouri #HCWs; CDC confirms 2 Washington infections
Source: CIDRAP, {Excerpt} Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said serologic testing has ruled out H5 avian flu infection among five healthcare workers who had symptoms around the time they were exposed to a patient in Missouri, though results suggest a household contact was likely infected at the same time. At a Department of Health…
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#Attacks on #hospitals and #HCWs jeopardize provision of #health in #Lebanon
Source: World Health Organization, Statements, {Excerpt} Since the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon on 17 September 2024, WHO has verified 23 attacks on health care in Lebanon that have led to 72 deaths and 43 injuries among health workers and patients. Fifteen incidents impacted health facilities, while 13 impacted health transport. Hospitals in Lebanon are already under…
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#WHO concerned about escalating #health #crisis in #WestBank, 14 June 2024, #Statement: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-06-2024-who-concerned-about-escalating-health-crisis-in-west-bank
Closure of #checkpoints, obstructions, & detentions of #HCWs, rising #insecurity, as well as #siege & closure of entire #towns & communities has made movement within West Bank increasingly restricted, impeding access to health facilities. Extensive infrastructure & housing damage, particularly in N West Bank, have compounded situation by obstructing access for #ambulances...
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#Betacoronavirus #Infection #Outbreak, São Paulo, #Brazil Fall 2023, Emerg Infect Dis. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/3/23-0990_article
-- We report a #human CoV #OC43 infection #outbreak in hospitalized patients and #HCWs in São Paulo, Brazil, occurring after SARS-CoV-2 cases disappeared. Infection was associated with HCWs in 5 (29.4%) patients. Routine surveillance including a respiratory virus panel can improve coronavirus detection in both healthcare professionals and patients.
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Viral #shadows in the #MiddleEast: Revisiting #MERS-CoV Post #SARS-CoV2, J Infect Pub Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.01.006
-- This #zoonotic virus poses a significant #risk, especially to #HCWs, given its substantial case #fatality rate, estimated at 34.4%, which surpasses that of many other respiratory viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
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#Gaza #HCWs pushed to the limit amid #airstrike ‘#carnage’ https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1145077
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''As of 27 Sept. '23,1288 #contacts of confirmed cases were traced, including high-risk contacts & #HCWs, who are under #quarantine and monitoring for 21 days. Since 12 Sept., 387 samples have been tested, of which 6 cases were positive for #Nipah virus infection, & all remaining samples tested negative. Since 15 Sept., no new cases have been detected. This is the 6th #outbreak of Nipah virus in India since 2001.''
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😷 How to get prepared for an outbreak of the rare but severe Marburg Virus Disease #MVD? In response to recent cases in neighbouring Tanzania, healthcare workers #HCWs from all over Rwanda 🇷🇼 participated in a #preparedness training this week. -
[Articles] #Immunogenicity of #bivalent #omicron (BA.1) #booster #vaccination after different priming regimens in #HCWs in the #Netherlands (SWITCH ON): results from the direct boost group of an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00140-8/fulltext?rss=yes
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[Articles] #Immunogenicity of #bivalent #omicron (BA.1) #booster #vaccination after different priming regimens in #HCWs in the #Netherlands (SWITCH ON): results from the direct boost group of an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00140-8/fulltext?rss=yes