Category: America
American Coronavirus News
Brazil: First case of monkeypox in a dog
The Brazilian Ministry of Health has been notified of the first confirmed case of monkeypox in a domestic animal. More...
CDC: Advice for schools on monkeypox
What should we do if a person who has been exposed to monkeypox develops symptoms while in our setting? More...
USA: up to 4 million people out of work due to long Covid
Around 16 million working-age Americans (those aged 18 to 65) have long Covid today. More...
CDC: Paralytic poliomyelitis in an unvaccinated person in New York
In June 2022, poliovirus was confirmed in an unvaccinated immunocompetent adult resident of New York hospitalized with flaccid lower limb weakness. More...
Covid-19: When do the winter waves start?
You might be surprised to learn that, in Europe at least, the winter wave may have already started. More...
Monkeypox: anecdotal report of a double mpox vaccine breakthrough infection
A report on Reddit today of a couple who were double vaccinated against monkeypox who now have a confirmed breakthrough infection. More...
Monkeypox: 87% of household samples still contaminated after 15 days
Of the 31 environmental swab samples collected by the CDC from the property of a person infected with monkeypox, 87% were still contaminated with the virus after 15 days. More...
Monkeypox: Anecdotal evidence of reinfection within three weeks
An anecdotal report from Reddit of someone who may have become reinfected with monkeypox within three weeks of his first infection, although an uncleared persistent infection is also a possibility. More...
USA: Polio in New York City wastewater
Sewage samples in New York City provided to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified presence of polioviruses indicating a risk of community transmission. More...
Monkeypox: Infected by a kiss on the cheek, unimaginable pain, then my DOGS got lesions..
David Watson from California giving evidence on his recent experience with monkeypox – he caught it by kissing a friend on the cheek – his husband then became infected – then his TWO DOGS started showing lesions. More...