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The Australia Department of Health (DOH) the National Incident Centre has been activated to support the national response after Victoria and New South Wales both confirmed a monkeypox case today.

Army scientists determined that the body's own natural immune response contributes to disease severity in mice infected with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which causes a widespread tick-borne viral infection in humans. Their work, published May 19, 2022 in PLoS Pathogens, provides a deeper understanding of how the virus causes disease and forms a basis for developing medical countermeasures to prevent and treat infection.

Published information on variants On 1 April 2022 Summary This report has been published to share the detailed variant surveillance analyses which contribute to the variant risk assessments and designation of new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

May 20, 2022 — The Health Department today announced an investigation into a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Highbridge neighborhood in the Bronx (ZIP codes 10452 and 10456) and bordering communities.

New research from The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to better treatment options for a rare but very lethal type of bacterial infection.

When will my infant child stop crying so much? If you are a new parent who, in a more or less sleep-deprived state, googles this question, then the answer could reassure you.

Two common types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria linger in nursing homes, putting vulnerable residents at risk of infection despite cleanings — and even during changes of occupancy, according to a new facility study.

Despite high cardiorespiratory fitness, athletes of all ages and sex can suffer poor health, including cardiac conditions; some may even die during training or competition. While athletes are often thought of as being very healthy, this is not always the case as many are fit but unhealthy (Maffetone and Laursen, 2015; Scudiero et al., 2021). Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one example.

(Precision Vaccinations) The Avian Director at the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka recently reported a third eagle was exhibiting symptoms of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus (HAPI).

A new study by researchers in the United Kingdom indicates that antibiotics given to pregnant women prior to a caesarean birth do not increase the risk of asthma, eczema, or other allergic conditions in children.