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Highly Antibiotic-resistant Strain of MRSA That Arose in Pigs Can Jump to Humans
June 28, 2022

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(EurekAlert) A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – has emerged in livestock in the last 50 years, probably due to widespread antibiotic use in pig farming.

The strain, called CC398, has become the dominant type of MRSA in European livestock in the past fifty years. It is also a growing cause of human MRSA infections.

The study found that CC398 has maintained its antibiotic resistance over decades in pigs and other livestock. And it is capable of rapidly adapting to human hosts while maintaining this antibiotic resistance.

The results highlight the potential threat that this strain of MRSA poses to public health. It has been associated with increasing numbers of human infections, in people who have and have not had direct contact with livestock.

“Historically high levels of antibiotic use may have led to the evolution of this highly antibiotic resistant strain of MRSA on pig farms,” said Dr Gemma Murray, a lead author of the study, previously in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and now at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Read more here: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/956339

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WHO monkeypox emergency committee to reconvene due to ‘evolving situation’

June 29, 2022 3:52 PM GMT+1

The World Health Organization will reconvene an emergency committee on monkeypox due to the "evolving situation," Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday—this after the organization declared Saturday that the virus wasn't an international public health emergency "at present."

The committee "advised that I should reconvene them quickly based on the evolving situation, which I will do," Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press availability, adding that the virus is potentially poised to "move into high-risk groups including children, the immunocompromised, and pregnant women."

"We are starting to see this with several children already infected," he said.

The WHO did not immediately respond to an email inquiry regarding when the committee might meet.

Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the committee on Saturday acknowledged the situation should be "closely monitored," and the decision not to declare an emergency be "reviewed after a few weeks," noting the global outbreak's "emergency nature" and the "intense response efforts" required to control it.

https://fortune.com/2022/06/29/monkeypo ... situation/

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WHO monkeypox emergency committee to reconvene due to ‘evolving situation’

June 29, 2022 3:52 PM GMT+1

The World Health Organization will reconvene an emergency committee on monkeypox due to the "evolving situation," Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday—this after the organization declared Saturday that the virus wasn't an international public health emergency "at present."

The committee "advised that I should reconvene them quickly based on the evolving situation, which I will do," Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press availability, adding that the virus is potentially poised to "move into high-risk groups including children, the immunocompromised, and pregnant women."

"We are starting to see this with several children already infected," he said.

The WHO did not immediately respond to an email inquiry regarding when the committee might meet.

Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the committee on Saturday acknowledged the situation should be "closely monitored," and the decision not to declare an emergency be "reviewed after a few weeks," noting the global outbreak's "emergency nature" and the "intense response efforts" required to control it.

https://fortune.com/2022/06/29/monkeypo ... situation/

I just hope this is not another COVID-19 but it is strange that it originally in the LGBTQ community and now could move to non-LGBTQ.

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/health/c ... index.html

CDC activates Emergency Operations Center for monkeypox, U.S. to deploy nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses to fight outbreak

This is good news, we already have a vaccine for this virus that works. Assuming the government can deploy vaccines and track and trace properly this doesn't have to turn into the next disaster. I'm both hopeful and concerned, hopeful that the initial burst of institutional action will be enough to curtail monkeypox's spread, and concerned that if it isn't, our institutions haven't learned anything from covid in the case of a prolonged pandemic.

Problem with that is, just because we have vaccines doesn't mean people will take them. I'm less worried about our institutions having not learned lessons, and more about a certain group of people who think science is political and vaccines are conspiracies.

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WHO monkeypox emergency committee to reconvene due to ‘evolving situation’

June 29, 2022 3:52 PM GMT+1

The World Health Organization will reconvene an emergency committee on monkeypox due to the "evolving situation," Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday—this after the organization declared Saturday that the virus wasn't an international public health emergency "at present."

The committee "advised that I should reconvene them quickly based on the evolving situation, which I will do," Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press availability, adding that the virus is potentially poised to "move into high-risk groups including children, the immunocompromised, and pregnant women."

"We are starting to see this with several children already infected," he said.

The WHO did not immediately respond to an email inquiry regarding when the committee might meet.

Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the committee on Saturday acknowledged the situation should be "closely monitored," and the decision not to declare an emergency be "reviewed after a few weeks," noting the global outbreak's "emergency nature" and the "intense response efforts" required to control it.

https://fortune.com/2022/06/29/monkeypo ... situation/

I just hope this is not another COVID-19 but it is strange that it originally in the LGBTQ community and now could move to non-LGBTQ.

Not really surprising, AIDS went the same away. Admittedly that took longer to jump, but homophobia was more rampant then.

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Listeria Outbreak In Florida Leaves 22 Hospitalized And One Dead
by Dr. Becky Corkill
July 1, 2022

Introduction:

(IFL Science) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an investigation notice into a Listeria outbreak in Florida. This outbreak has so far caused 22 hospitalizations and one death. No specific food item has been identified as the source and most people who fell ill lived in or traveled to Florida a month before they got sick.

The illness was first reported on January 24, 2021, through to June 12, 2022. It is thought that the true number of people who have been infected is a lot higher, and any recent cases may not yet be recorded due to the potentially long incubation time and the time it takes to identify when people are part of the outbreak.

So, what is Listeria?

Listeria infection is caused by a germ called Listeria monocytogenes, and people often get sick within two weeks of eating food contaminated with the bacteria. For this outbreak, it is unclear whether there is a specific food item that is linked to these cases.

Read more here: https://www.iflscience.com/listeria-ou ... rts-64276

Here is the CDC investigation notice: [url] https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/ ... index.html [/u

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A Rampant Explosive Gastrointestinal Illness Has Been Hitting The Grand Canyon
by Beccy Corkill
June 30, 2022

Introduction:

(IFL Science)The Grand Canyon in Arizona and is home to one of the most magnificent examples of erosion found anywhere in the world. But now according to a recent report, it is also home to a gastrointestinal illness that has been devastating over 150 back-country campers and private and river rafters so far this year.

The illness has symptoms that are consistent with norovirus, including nausea, stomach cramping/pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Norovirus has been confirmed in at least eight rafting trips.

The National Park Service has been working with the Coconino County Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and investigate the situation. Since early June, there have been comprehensive control measures that have seen a decrease in reports of the illness.

Norovirus is a very contagious disease and outbreaks are common, although typically it is not life-threatening. The virus normally spreads through contaminated food and surfaces and also from infected people to others. Unfortunately for the Grand Canyon visitors, the norovirus can spread easily on rafts and in camps – due to people being all squished up in communal areas and on group trips, and a lack of easily accessible washing facilities.
Infection with this virus is not a pleasant experience, especially on a campsite when you are far away from shiny, washable modern toilets that have the comforts needed when your body is being violently flushed out from both ends. Symptoms also tend to last around 1-3 days.

Read more here: https://www.iflscience.com/a-rampant-e ... yon-64262

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A Rampant Explosive Gastrointestinal Illness Has Been Hitting The Grand Canyon
by Beccy Corkill
June 30, 2022

Introduction:

(IFL Science)The Grand Canyon in Arizona and is home to one of the most magnificent examples of erosion found anywhere in the world. But now according to a recent report, it is also home to a gastrointestinal illness that has been devastating over 150 back-country campers and private and river rafters so far this year.

The illness has symptoms that are consistent with norovirus, including nausea, stomach cramping/pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Norovirus has been confirmed in at least eight rafting trips.

The National Park Service has been working with the Coconino County Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and investigate the situation. Since early June, there have been comprehensive control measures that have seen a decrease in reports of the illness.

Norovirus is a very contagious disease and outbreaks are common, although typically it is not life-threatening. The virus normally spreads through contaminated food and surfaces and also from infected people to others. Unfortunately for the Grand Canyon visitors, the norovirus can spread easily on rafts and in camps – due to people being all squished up in communal areas and on group trips, and a lack of easily accessible washing facilities.
Infection with this virus is not a pleasant experience, especially on a campsite when you are far away from shiny, washable modern toilets that have the comforts needed when your body is being violently flushed out from both ends. Symptoms also tend to last around 1-3 days.

Read more here: https://www.iflscience.com/a-rampant-e ... yon-64262

Well, that sucks. I won't say why that happens but will say that is partly why such shouldn't happen.

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It is weird how for about 40 years we stopped nearly all global outbreaks outside of the flu and now we're having multiple outbreaks. Could it be that our medical tech is failing us? At some kind of evolutionary level.