#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…
#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…
#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...
#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.
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)
Overwhelmed medics in Gaza on Tuesday continued to try to save victims of missile strikes including attacks near refugee camps in the centre of the devastated enclave that have reportedly killed well over 100 people, the UN health agency said.
Wow!
This has some really interesting (& terrifying) ways that people, incl. professional #HCWs have misunderstood the charts we've all seen about masking & time to infection risk.
Ex:
People mistakenly believe since chart says wearing mask for 5hrs w/ infected person is safe, & they have to be in a room for 6hrs, there's no use wearing a mask since they'll get sick in the 6th hr anyway. 😱😱😱
This is a #MustRead
#MasksWork #MaskUP #Covid #CovidIsAirborne
https://teamshuman.substack.com/p/upgrade-your-masking-chart-explained
During a night of intense bombardment and ground incursions in Gaza, with reports of hostilities still continuing, health workers, patients and civilians have been subject to a total communication and electrical blackout.
Giuseppe Michieli
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