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CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine
The CFIA states that American shipments that have already been certified 'will be permitted to enter Canada' following reports of outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine.
#Canada #Consumer #Health #CanadianFoodInspectionAgency
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851739/cfia-notice-american-commerical-swine-pseudorabies/

Global News Canada 4d ago

CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine
The CFIA states that American shipments that have already been certified 'will be permitted to enter Canada' following reports of outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine.
#Canada #Consumer #Health #CanadianFoodInspectionAgency
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851739/cfia-notice-american-commerical-swine-pseudorabies/

Global News 4d ago

CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine
The CFIA states that American shipments that have already been certified 'will be permitted to enter Canada' following reports of outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine.
#Canada #Consumer #Health #CanadianFoodInspectionAgency
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851739/cfia-notice-american-commerical-swine-pseudorabies/

Global News National 4d ago

CFIA warns of U.S. outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine
The CFIA states that American shipments that have already been certified 'will be permitted to enter Canada' following reports of outbreaks of pseudorabies in commercial swine.
#Canada #Consumer #Health #CanadianFoodInspectionAgency
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851739/cfia-notice-american-commerical-swine-pseudorabies/

Giuseppe Michieli May 11

Lethal #Hantavirus at #Sea: Infectious Disease #Outbreaks on Cruise #Ships and Limits of #Preparedness. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42107514/

Lethal Hantavirus at Sea: Infectious Disease Outbreaks on Cruise Ships and Limits of Preparedness - PubMed

Lethal Hantavirus at Sea: Infectious Disease Outbreaks on Cruise Ships and Limits of Preparedness

PubMed

Bich Nguyen May 8

"Fewer than half of U.S. states are sufficiently prepared for a health emergency, according to research released Thursday...The report comes as the U.S. is set to host 78 World Cup matches in 10 different states from June 11 to July 19. Five of those 10 states performed 'high' in TFAH’s assessment, four in the 'middle' range and one state — Texas — scored 'low' on health emergency preparedness in the report."

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5868344-states-health-emergency-readiness/

#PublicHealth #outbreaks #preparedness #healthcare #WorldCup

Truone May 8

#outbreaks like the current #HantaVirus are in part caused by #climatechange. #Cruiseships on the other hand, produce gigantic amounts of #carbondioxide, #co2. And the #tourists that climb on these ships love to sail to the #artic to take a #FinalLook at the melting #icecaps and ruined #ecosystem, before they disappear forever. It’s #ironic, they seem to have come #fullcircle
#irony #climate #climatehumour #climatedisaster #oil

NYT > Health May 7

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/health/hantavirus-americans-cdc.html

#Health #Politics #Outbreaks

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness

The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.

The New York Times

Giuseppe Michieli May 7

There is no #vaccine for deadly #hantavirus: what that means for future #outbreaks https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fd41586-026-01494-9

There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus: what that means for future outbreaks

Virologist Jay Hooper is developing a vaccine for the rare rodent virus behind an outbreak on a cruise ship.

Giuseppe Michieli Apr 28

#Germany: Avian #influenza: New #risk #assessment by the FLI, https://www.dgs-magazin.de/aktuelles/news/article-10467409-4627/vogelgrippe-neue-risikoeinschaetzung-des-fli-.html

''The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) has updated its risk assessment for avian influenza #outbreaks based on reports from March 2026. A high risk remains for introductions into #poultry farms.''