Category: Texas
Texas: H5N1 bird flu confirmed in a human
Texas has confirmed its first case of H5N1 avian flu in a human today. More...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Cattle in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Idaho and Michigan *14 updates*
The U.S. Government has announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been found in cattle in Texas and Kansas. More...
Texas Attorney General sues Pfizer over Covid-19 vaccine claims and censorship
The Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, is suing Pfizer for “misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and conspiring to censor public discourse.” More...
Preprint: Neutralizing antibodies in deer for at least 13 months for 90% of animals
Another preprint out recently outlines the disturbing prospect of a large SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoir developing in white-tailed deer in the US. More...
Monkeypox: More than 64,000 cases reported worldwide
More than 64,000 cases of Monkeypox have been recorded globally since the outbreak began in May 2022. 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...
Moderna looks at producing a Monkeypox vaccine
Moderna is considering turning its mRNA vaccine platform towards finding a vaccine to defend against Monkeypox, according to a recent tweet by the company. More...
USA: 5 gorillas test positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Dallas
Five gorillas at the Dallas Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo said Tuesday. More...
Texas embalmer: “COVID is unlike anything I’ve seen before”
“I was having people that had only been dead for a few hours and there were major clotting issues.
USA: Texas sees coinfections with flu and Covid-19
The Nueces County Public Health District in Texas announced that the County has started seeing people who not only have COVID-19, but the flu as well.