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Chicken farmers benefit from China’s pig fever outbreak

On: September 17, 2018

In: Biological Threats, Emerging Diseases

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 far, the disease has not jumped to humans. NOTE: The quote from the article AfterContinue Reading

Weekly update on Ebola Virus Disease | ReliefWeb

By: Sharon

On: September 17, 2018

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Emerging Diseases

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 points based on the risk of EVD importation from DR Congo. For the full reportContinue Reading

Marburg virus: Army scientists shed light on the mechanism of sexual transmission

By: Sharon

On: August 31, 2018

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Emerging Diseases

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 as long as two years after recovery. Read more at http://outbreaknewstoday.com/marburg-virus-army-scientists-shed-light-mechanism-sexual-transmission-18195/Continue Reading