Tag: flu
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China records first human death from H3N8 bird flu
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed three flu casesavian H3N8 in humans in the past year in Chinaamong which the most recent was reported to this institution on March 27 and corresponded to a woman who died from this infection in the middle of the same month. The victim suffered from underlying diseases and…
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In the spring… How do we differentiate between allergies, influenza, and corona?
To differentiate between the two, Dr. Mohamed Ezz Al-Arab, advisor to the Egyptian Center for the Right to Medicine, explains to “Sky News Arabia” how to distinguish between allergies and respiratory diseases, as well as the difference between influenza and Covid-19. The difference between allergies and viral diseases According to Dr. Ezz Al-Arab, allergies and…
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The influenza B epidemic continues to rise in the Region of Murcia
The influenza B epidemic continues to rise in the Region of Murcia. The incidence rises 24% in the last week, reaching 60.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the latest epidemiological surveillance report from the Ministry of Health. Covid infections also increased slightly -7.7%-, after a long period of decline. Meanwhile, the gradual reduction in…
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The two supposed cases of bird flu in Guadalajara were false positives
Roosters on a poultry farm. A study indicates that the samples of the workers of a poultry farm “most likely” were contaminated on the farm The cases of two workers at a farm in Guadalajara that were investigated as avian flu infections were false positives. The infections were not real, but were “most likely” due…
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Bird flu approaches humans
Birds killed by bird flu are removed by workers on a French farm last June / AFP High alert | The contagion of minks on a Galician farm unleashes the concern of scientists. Since 2003, only 870 people have been infected in the world, according to the WHO, but with a very high mortality rate.…
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37% of children up to five years old have received the flu vaccine
Cloe, 4, watches an explanatory video with virtual reality glasses while the nurse administers the vaccine, yesterday at the Antonio García de Molina de Segura health center. / ENRIQUE MARTINEZ BUESO Health seeks to increase coverage in the final stretch of the campaign with massive text messages to parents 37% of children between 6 and…
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Health alert for an outbreak of bird flu in a mink farm in Galicia
Minks on a farm in Belarus. / Reuters A study suggests that the virus that killed 4% of the animals on the farm and forced the slaughter of 52,000 could be spread by wild birds before mutating The bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Galicia was able to jump from wild birds and…
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The pressure remains in hospitals in the Region of Murcia although admissions due to flu drop
Access to the health center of San Andrés, in Murcia, yesterday. / NACHO GARCIA / AGM The occupation continues to be close to 100% in the ICU of La Arrixaca, where 56 patients remained yesterday awaiting admission Hospitals in the Region of Murcia are facing another week of high healthcare pressure, although the flu is…
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Influenza has become a nightmare.. A family mourns the serious illness of their daughter
Mum Kirsten noticed her 4-year-old daughter Kira started showing symptoms of a cold just a few days after Christmas. The little girl was taken to hospital where it was discovered that her oxygen saturation levels were extremely low, prompting doctors to test for leukemia, a type of cancer that affects white blood cells. Kirsten explained…
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Honduras activates National Emergency Plan for cases of bird flu
Honduras activated this Thursday the National Emergency Plan in response to detected cases of avian influenza in pelicans, with the aim of reducing the spread of the disease and protecting poultry heritage. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), Laura Suazo, said that the National Emergency Plan provides “legal and operational certainty”…