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The COVID-19 Delta variant: What is it and why should we worry?

June 24, 2021January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

In December 2020, the B.1.617.2 variant, also known as the COVID-19 Delta variant, was first documented in India (1). Originally referred to as the “India

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Ebola Update: Death in Nigeria, Impact on Healthcare Workers, and Containment Measures in Liberia

July 29, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Nations around the world have voiced concern about West Africa’s Ebola outbreak spreading via air travel, with warnings like “Ebola only a plane ride away.”

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Research & Policy

World Hepatitis Day 2014

July 28, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Monday, July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day, a global public health campaign led by the WHO to raise awareness about the five hepatitis viruses (A,

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Ebola Update: Largest Outbreak on Record Causes 603 Deaths

July 17, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

On July 15, the WHO reported a total of 964 cases including 603 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Guinea still has the greatest

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Summer: Time for Influenza Pandemics?

July 1, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

In the U.S. and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, the flu is usually considered a wintertime illness. However, some of the most significant influenza

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Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Found in Brazil Sewage Samples – What Does It Mean?

June 24, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Environmental samples from Campinas, São Paolo have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), though the country has not reported any polio cases since

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Update on Chikungunya in the Americas

June 18, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral illness found for the first time in the Americas in December last year, has been spreading throughout Caribbean territories and continues

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Featured Series

Infectious Diseases and the World Cup

June 16, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Over 600,000 people are expected to be traveling from around the world to attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which began on June 12 in

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Outbreak News

MERS Update: Old Data Emerges in Saudi Arabia, News on Jordan and Algeria

June 9, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

The case count of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) in Saudi Arabia has risen from 575 to 688, following a review of old data

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Largemouth Bass Virus Discovered in Snakehead Fish

August 15, 2013January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

The US Geological Survey reported August 13 that a virus known to cause illness in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has also been found in northern

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