Category: Infection
America finally starts asking the right questions about the origins of SARS-CoV-2
There were extraordinary scenes at a senate committee hearing last week as Senator Rand Paul forensically cross-examined scientists about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the gain-of-function experiments that may have caused it. More...
Polio: Almost 1 million children in London to be offered polio vaccine
Every child in London aged between 1 and 9 is to be offered a polio vaccine after poliovirus was found in wastewater across the city. More...
Spain: Two child deaths from acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology
Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children. More...
Preprint: Monkeypox virus contamination in an office-based workplace environment
In May 2022, an office worker attended their place of work while experiencing prodromal (pre-lesion) symptoms of monkeypox infection. More...
Anthrax: 15 human cases of cutaneous anthrax, 107 dead cattle in Croatia
Anthrax has been confirmed in fifteen people and dozens of cattle have been found dead in a nature park near Zagreb, Croatia. More...
Spain: Second case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever diagnosed after death
A second case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has been confirmed in a deceased man, formerly a resident of the Bierzo region of Spain. More...
China: 35 infected with Langya henipavirus
The Langya henipavirus, which can be transmitted from animals to humans, has been discovered in China, with 35 human infections reported so far. More...
Long Covid: Persistent loss of smell indicates a high risk of cognitive and memory problems
The loss of smell with Covid, especially if persistent, it indicates a high risk of encountering cognitive and memory problems during the period following infection, and also of cognitive deficits that can persist for months after healing from Covid. More...
The vaccine injured are “the most hated people in modern society”
A member of the vaccine injured group UKCVFamily speaks out about her experiences following vaccination with the Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine. More...
Swine Flu: First human infection from pigs in the US in 2022
The CDC has reported the first human infection with a flu virus that usually spreads in pigs this year. More...