Mastodawn

Counties in New Jersey with Bird Flu in their waste water, last couple weeks:
Union, Essex, Bergen, Middlesex, Hudson, Passaic...
"Not just for poultry farmers anymore!"
[link is to US waste water analysis for avian influenza A(H5), updated weekly by the #CDC]
#BirdFlu #avian #flu #deadly #poultry #farmers #airborne #virus #MaskUp #mask #FaceShield #PPE #Centers for #Disease #Control #NewJersey #infections
https://www.cdc.gov/wastewater/emerging-viruses/h5.html?

Wastewater Data for Avian Influenza A(H5)

View wastewater data for avian influenza A(H5), the virus that causes bird flu, by site and week.

CDC's Wastewater Monitoring Program

CBC Prince Edward Island 2d ago

Islanders with ear and sinus infections can soon get treatment from pharmacists
Pharmacists in Prince Edward Island will soon be able to offer treatments to people with ear and sinus infections. Health and Wellness Minister Cory Deagle made the announcement in the legislature on Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-legislature-pharmacists-ear-sinus-infection-treatment-9.7201360?cmp=rss

Steven Saus [he/him]2d ago

A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds

A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

#coronavirus #health #infections-&-disease #viruses
https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/a-pill-can-stop-people-from-developing-covid-after-being-exposed-to-the-virus-trial-finds

The New Yorker [Unofficial]5d ago

A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/a-scientists-close-call-with-hantavirus-aboard-the-mv-hondius

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getmisch 6d ago

One traveler is mildly pregnant, while another has morning sickness. Those two are traveling carefully, the others are possibly infecting fellow passengers
- this all sounds off mark yet bullseye simultaneously.
"One U.S. Citizen Tests Mildly Positive for Hantavirus..."
#hantavirus #human #transfer #Andes #USA #seven #cases #airline #staff #infections too #WHO #infectious #diseases
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/one-us-citizen-tests-mildly-positive-hantavirus-another-has-mild-symptoms-2026-05-11/

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Tim Zee May 10

@georgetakei
Not unlike what he said the day after the first COVID-19 infection was identified on American soil.
#DonaldTrump #Hantavirus #COVID-19 #PublicHealth #infections

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨May 8

🚢🧼 Epidemiologists study how the interconnected environments of cruise #ships allow #infections to spread between passengers. Factors such as shared ventilation systems, buffet dining, and communal #water sources like hot tubs make these vessels more susceptible to certain pathogens.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-explains-why-cruise-ships-are-so-prone-to-disease-outbreaks

#health #science #biology #travel #medicine #viruses #safety #education #research