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“It’s kind of like if you were a firefighter trying to put out a house fire, & somebody is standing on the hose trying to have a philosophical debate with you about whether water is good or not,” he said.

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Part of the problem, he said, is that #politicians have sent mixed messages about the importance of #vaccination. Utah state lawmakers even introduced #legislation this year that would have made it easier to opt out of #school vaccination requirements. Though it did not become #law, he said the fact that it had been introduced during the middle of a #measles #outbreak incensed doctors on the front lines.

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The #virus has jumped between under-vaccinated groups of people across the state. Dr. Leisha Nolen, the #Utah state epidemiologist, said that #measles cases had emerged in 22 of the state’s 29 counties. Most of the counties that have been spared have very small populations, she added.

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…For more than a year, large #measles #outbreaks have popped up all over the #US, in places including #Texas & #SouthCarolina. But unlike those outbreaks & many of others over the last 2 decades—which have often had ties to insular religious communities, like Mennonite, Amish & ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups—the virus appears to be spreading through the broader population in #Utah.

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Utah Becomes the New Center of U.S. Measles Cases

Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years.

The New York Times

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Behavioral Psychology reduces itself to absurdity when it tells parents not to comfort a crying infant. CATS ARE NOT LITTLE PEOPLE! If a cat is upset, leave it alone! If it can be done safely, get the cat in an ...

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This video explores the critical public health risks associated with wildlife trade and fur farming, focusing predominantly on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus and its pandemic potential. It offers expert insights into how fur farming—particularly of mink—serves as a significant mixing vessel for various influenza viruses, promoting viral evolution and increasing
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Special Issue: Bird Alert! Current challenges and approaches to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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Did the Romans really use cow-dung to cure measles? I don’t know. Chen & Kottelat did not provide a source for this claim. ..

I hope U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., doesn’t see this post. Given his predilection for alternative therapies, drinking raw milk, collecting roadkill, and swimming in sewage-contaminated creeks, he may recommend cow dung as a pharmacological option in controlling America’s measles outbreak."

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NAME OF THE WEEK #650 Two measly fishes Now that measles is making a comeback in the USA, here are two fishes named for this highly contagious disease. Chaenopsis roseola Hastings & Shipp 1981 --...

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Why Public Health? So you can appreciate being warned about infectious diseases.

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