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Before The Last of Us, I was part of an international team to chart the threat of killer fungi. This is what we found

Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO’s The Last of Us. The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the real-life zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It imagines the outcome of society’s collapse and a brutal approach to maintaining public health.

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Global H5N1 bird flu outbreak so bad many countries are now considering vaccination

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

ABC News

Is Bird Flu A Danger To Humans? Here’s What Scientists Know Right Now

A strain of avian influenza, H5N1, has been reported in mammals. While there's fear the virus may jump to humans next, experts say the risk is low.

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Marburg virus explained as 'deadly' Ebola-like disease spreads through parts of Africa

The WHO called an emergency meeting earlier this week to discuss a plan of action to tackle the often-fatal virus.

Daily Record

Water cuts in South Africa are hurting hospitals and clinics - there's an increased risk of infections

South Africa is a water scarce country. Changing rainfall patterns and the escalating electricity crisis are making the situation worse. Treating and distributing water requires electricity. Some of the country’s biggest cities have had to impose water restrictions and residents in other parts have gone months without regular water supply.…

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Teenager Rescued from Rubble in Türkiye 10 Days after Quake

A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Türkiye on Thursday more than 10 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 42,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, as families of those still missing await news of their fate. The 17-year-old was rescued in Türkiye’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Medecins Sans Frontieres gains access to quake zone in Syria

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Sunday to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow over lack of access to the war-ravaged area.

Reuters

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What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

Certain strains of the virus can kill up to 88 per cent of infected people

The Independent UK

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?

It is rising fast as a contender amid dramatic outbreaks among mammals, and could be far deadlier than COVID-19.

Al Jazeera

WHO Chief Ghebreyesus Vows To 'Push Until We Get The Answer' On Covid-19 Origins

WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, referring to the search for the origins of the virus that first began spreading in China in late 2019. Read further on Dynamite News

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WHO maintains public health emergency alert for mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said mpox remained a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, citing continued transmission in some countries.

Reuters

Northwest Syria of ‘Greatest Concern’ after Quake, Says WHO

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was particularly concerned over the welfare of people in northwestern Syria, a opposition-held region with little access to aid, since the earthquakes struck last week. "It's clear that the zone of greatest concern at the moment is the area of northwestern Syria,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Northwest Syria of 'greatest concern' after quake -WHO

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was particularly concerned over the welfare of people in northwestern Syria, a rebel-held region with little access to aid, since the earthquakes struck last week.

Reuters

First outbreak of Marburg virus confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says

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What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

Certain strains of the virus can kill up to 88 per cent of infected people

Al Jazeera

WHO intensifies surveillance in E Guinea after Marburg outbreak

The country officially declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Monday.

Fortune

It's not just 'The Last of Us.' Fungal infections really are a 'major threat' to public health, the WHO says

Fungal infections are the World Health Organization's newest frontier, killing 2 million people every year.

Reuters

Cameroon detects two suspected cases of Marburg virus near Eq. Guinea

Cameroonian authorities detected two suspected cases of Marburg disease on Monday in Olamze, a commune on the border with Equatorial Guinea, the public health delegate for the region, Robert Mathurin Bidjang, said on Tuesday.

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Daily Mirror

Deadly Marburg virus kills nine people in fresh outbreak - and there's no cure

The killer Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of up to 88%, has been identified in Equatorial Guinea who are struggling to contain the deadly outbreak

Chronicle Live

Rod Stewart to play Durham Cricket Club this summer during Global Hits tour

Rock star Sir Rod has announced a show at the Seat Unique Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street in June during his Global Hits Tour

The Independent UK

WHO says Equatorial Guinea confirms 1st outbreak of Marburg

The World Health Organization says Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country

Reuters

Equatorial Guinea confirms country's first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO

Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, following the deaths of at least nine people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

The Conversation

Bird flu continues to spread in mammals – what this means for humans and wildlife

As bird flu continues to decimate poultry and wild bird populations around the world, the virus – a deadly strain called H5N1 – appears to be spreading to mammals. The virus has already been confirmed in foxes and otters in the UK, and more recently in four dead seals.

The Independent UK

After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing

A global target aims to eradicate the deeply entrenched practice of female genital cutting by 2030

The Guardian - UK

Turkey finds a few more earthquake survivors as further rescue hopes fade

Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west Syria

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