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S. Korea Expands Booster Shots as COVID-19 Cases Creep Up

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country. The 40,226 new cases reported Wednesday marked the country’s highest daily jump in more than two months, although hospitalizations and deaths remain stable, AFP said. Baek Gyeongran,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Every latest suspected monkeypox case in England

Doctors are asked to report suspected cases of the infectious disease

Wales Online

Male dogs are more likely to develop contagious nose cancer from sniffing other dogs' genitals

Normally we don’t think of cancer as an infectious disease – but what if we told you there is a contagious cancer, thousands of years old? This cancer is not, however, caused by transmission of a virus. These are cancer cells that can be physically passed on between dogs.

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Polio was recently detected in sewage in the UK – here's what else scientists look for in our wastewater

We recently learned that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022. Poliomyelitis (polio) is an infectious disease that can cause paralysis and death, mainly in children.

The Conversation

Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation

Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.

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Minnesota reports Twin Cities adult is state’s first monkeypox case

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has reported a presumptive case of monkeypox, an infectious disease that has raised concerns because it has emerged globally over the past year and has been found in 26 U.S. states.

Tribune News Service

Biden's COVID "new normal" is not normal

The administration is trying to normalize COVID deaths as they shift the goalposts on what it means to “beat” COVID

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New Disease X could arrive any day as virus outbreaks 'getting worse' amid polio in UK

Two and a half years since the first outbreak of Covid-19, experts are warning more disastrous pandemics are likely on the way as we live in a "perfect storm for emerging infectious diseases"

Daily Mirror

Large tuberculosis cluster emerges in Singapore

Singapore has imposed mandatory screening for tuberculosis in an apartment block after about 170 people tested positive for the infectious disease.

Bangkok Post

What is foot and mouth disease and can humans get it?

Foot and mouth is a potentially fatal and highly infectious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals

The Independent UK

This is the polio vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester as 'national incident' declared

Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus that can spread from person to person and cause paralysis

Manchester Evening News

Fauci says he's 'example' for COVID-19 vaccinations

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters

The Independent UK

South Korea reports first confirmed monkeypox case, steps up monitoring

South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level to "caution" for the infectious disease.

Reuters

After COVID, This New Infectious Disease Outbreak Threatens North Korea; Kim Jong-Un Chips In With Family Reserve Medicines

North Korea, which for a large time remained insulated from the global COVID-19 outbreak, began reporting cases this year.

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Japan to establish infectious disease agency

The government plans to establish a Cabinet infectious disease crisis management agency to strengthen the nation's response, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday.

The Independent UK

N. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave

North Korea has reported the outbreak of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing wave of COVID-19

Asharq Al-Awsat

NKorea Faces Infectious Disease Outbreak Amid COVID Battle

North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region on Thursday, putting further strain on the isolated country as it battles chronic food shortages and an unprecedented wave of COVID-19 infections. Leader Kim Jong Un sent medicines to the western port city of Haeju on…

Chicago Sun-Times

Dolly Parton donates another $1M to medical center’s infectious disease research program

Parton’s new gift will support a variety of ongoing research at the at Vanderbilt University Medical Venter, including understanding how viruses and bacteria cause disease.

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Dolly Parton gives $1M to infectious disease research, again

Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville

The Independent UK

Kishida unveils plan to set up pandemic crisis control unit

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to establish an infectious disease crisis management agency to better prepare for future pandemics

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese version of CDC eyed to combat infectious diseases

The government is to include the establishment of a Japanese version of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its plan to drastically strengthen its infectious disease countermeasures, it has been learned.

The Guardian - AU

Monkeypox virus: what are the symptoms and should Australia be worried?

Infectious disease was first recorded in 1970 but a surge in cases has led to global health emergency

Tribune News Service

COVID funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools

Many U.S. schools were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking pipes, mold and antiquated heating systems — long before the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the importance of indoor ventilation in reducing the spread of infectious disease.

The Conversation

How should an Australian 'centre for disease control' prepare us for the next pandemic?

Over the past two years, Australians have become familiar with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks. COVID won’t be the last pandemic to affect our lives.

Chronicle Live

'Urgent need' for monkeypox antiviral studies according to research from team including Newcastle infectious disease experts

Newcastle medics contributed to a study into how monkeypox cases have previously progressed in the UK.

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