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The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is a warning sign to the U.S.
-great piece but I don't subscribe to a theory that America has ever done anything other than chart it's own course rather than be a team player with the WHO. Too slow in responding. Too reliant in centralised testing.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/05/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-who-world-cup/
Disease Outbreak News (WHO)
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
- lots of great detail & info but "Epidemiological investigations are underway to determine the source of exposure"
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599
Disease Outbreak News (WHO)
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
- lots of great detail & info but "Epidemiological investigations are underway to determine the source of exposure"
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599
Old man yelling at cloud says what?
"Turn off your damn engine if you're sitting on the side of the road!"
Just 0.7% of of universally screened asymptomatic patients produced unrepeatable PCR tests
A recent paper entitled "Diagnostic Value and Outcomes of Systematic SARS-CoV-2 Screening in Asymptomatic Patients" highlights the need for innovative contextual actions in response to positive PCR results during exceptional times of novel pathogen spread. More than that, I had a few issues with the paper's key message, which I'm also worried could easily feed into the…
An exhaustive analysis of polio, it's virus, the other levels of the infection, and everything in between by @mackayim2022
Good to get a refresher, with what is happening in our world:
https://virologydownunder.com/a-little-virus-that-still-can-poliovirus-and-poliomyelitis/
A few things about poliomyelitis ('polio') and poliovirus, the enterovirus that causes this disease. Source: Immunization Action Coalition.[1] What is Polio? Polio is the name used to describe a paralytic disease. It is caused by
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