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Ebola case fatality rate is between 40% to 90%

“The illness has a case fatality rate of between 40% to 90% (depending on the virus species) with SUDV having a case fatality rate of approximately 50% seen in previous outbreaks.”… ...More...

October 11, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, Ebola, England, Europe, Facemasks, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Northern Ireland, PPE, Quarantine, Scotland, Symptoms, Transmission, Uganda, UK, Wales

Ebola: 65 health workers under quarantine in Uganda

Chinese news agency Xinhua are reporting that at least 65 health workers are under quarantine for possible Ebola infection in Uganda.… ...More...

October 2, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, Deaths, Ebola, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, PPE, Uganda

Italy: 203 people fined for not wearing a mask on public transport

203 people, including 31 children and 11 drivers, were caught and fined a total of €81,000.… ...More...

September 12, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, Facemasks, Health, Infection, Italy, PPE, Reinfection, Transmission

Monkeypox: Doctor infected while testing patients

An Israeli doctor was infected by monkeypox earlier this week while handling a sample, Hebrew media reported on Thursday.… ...More...

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Fomites, Health, Healthcare, Infection, Israel, Monkeypox, PPE, Transmission, Vaccine

Preprint: The efficacy of facemasks in the prevention of Covid-19

The probability of getting COVID-19 for mask wearers was just 7%, whereas the probability of getting COVID-19 for non-mask wearers was 52%.… ...More...

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Facemasks, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, PPE, Transmission, Vaccine Waning

Spain: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Castilla y León

Spanish health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Castilla y León region.… ...More...

July 22, 2022July 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Europe, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, PPE, Spain, Symptoms, Transmission

Monkeypox: CDC advises travellers to wear a mask *1 update*

The US CDC has amended its advice for travellers for Monkeypox, just one week after its last revision.… ...More...

June 6, 2022July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Facemasks, Health, Infection, Monkeypox, PPE, Transmission, USA, Zoonosis

WHO: Monkeypox may be airborne

In its latest Monkeypox update, the World Health Organisation’s has declared, for the first time, that Monkeypox may be airborne.… ...More...

June 5, 2022July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Infection, Monkeypox, PPE, Symptoms, Transmission, USA

UK: Principles for monkeypox control

The UKHSA has issued new guidance on the control, transmission and biology of Monkeypox cases.… ...More...

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com England, Europe, Facemasks, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Northern Ireland, PCR, PPE, Quarantine, Research, Scotland, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, UK, Wales

UK: Monkeypox classified as an airborne high consequence infectious disease

The UK has classified Monkeypox as a high consequence airborne infectious disease In a recently updated document by the UKHSA, along with MERS, Nipah virus, SARS1 and Pneumonic plague.… ...More...

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com England, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Northern Ireland, PPE, Scotland, Symptoms, Transmission, UK, Wales

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