Now that bird flu and other pathogens in chickens have temporarily subsided, the highly infectious African Swine Fever is circulating in China. The outbreak began in wild boars and has spread to domestic herds. Thus […]
Case count is now 140 with 94 deaths. In-country surveillance and at 6 frontiers (Nimule, Juba International Airport, Yambio Airport, Wau Airport, Gangura, and Sakure) is ongoing. There are plans to open 8 additional border screening […]
This aspect of filovirus (like Ebola and Marburg) transmission isn’t often discussed, but it’s time researchers paid close attention to it; particularly as recent evidence indicates that these viruses can hide in the body for […]
Odd. Despite the phrase ‘critical window’, WHO has okayed the start of the school year in the affected region, which means lots of people and children gathering in small rooms. One new Ebola infection has […]
Copyright 2018 Sharon K. Gilbert
