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UK: First human case of H5N1 bird flu found in Buckfastleigh, Devon 3 UPDATES

A person in the Buckfastleigh, Devon, area of the southwest of England has been confirmed as having contracted H5N1 bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. More...

January 6, 2022March 28, 2024 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, England, Infection, Superspreader events, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, UK, Vaccine

Sars-CoV-2 filmed attacking the brain of a bat

Sars-Cov-2 has been filmed attacking cells in a bat’s brain. More...

January 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Deaths, Health, Infection, Side Effects, Symptoms

Vegetarian diet may provide more protection against severe Covid than triple vaccination

After adjusting for important confounders, participants who reported following plant-based diets had a 73% lower odds of moderate Covid, and those following plant-based or pescatarian diets had 59% lower odds of severe Covid. More...

January 4, 2022July 11, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Diet, Health, Healthcare, Hormones, Hospitalization, Infection, Vaccine

Preprint: Evidence for a mouse origin of Omicron

“In this study, we identified mutations acquired by Omicron before its outbreak, and tested whether the molecular spectrum of these mutations was consistent with the cellular environment of human hosts.” More...

January 3, 2022July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mice, Omicron, Origins, Reservoir, Transmission

USA: 3 lions test positive for Sars-CoV-2 in New Orleans zoo

Three of six lions at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana have tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 this week, the zoo has announced. More...

January 2, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Lions, Louisiana, Reservoir, Transmission, USA, Zoonosis

Poland: Sars-CoV-2 spillover event from mink that lasted at least three months

We report the spillover of mink-adapted SARS-CoV-2 from farmed mink to humans after adaptation that lasted at least three months. More...

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mink, Poland, Reservoir, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Y453F

Preprint: Evidence for a mouse origin of the Omicron variant

Pre-outbreak Omicron mutations in the spike protein significantly overlap with mutations in mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2. More...

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, Mice, Mutation, Omicron, Origins, Reservoir, Transmission, Variants

Preprint: Omicron now binds to mouse ACE2

“Here, we show that the Omicron RBD binds to human ACE2 with enhanced affinity relative to the Wuhan-Hu-1 RBD and acquires binding to mouse ACE2.” More...