December 17, 2021
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Healio’s One Health Resource Center provides the latest news on infectious diseases caused by human, animal and environmental interactions.
We’ve compiled a list of nine top stories from the Resource Center in 2021.
Source: CDC.gov/James Gathany.
Questions and Answers: CDC Disease Detective answers questions about monkey pox
We spoke to Faisal Minhaj, PharmD, a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officer at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, to answer some outstanding questions about monkey pox raised by two travelers from Nigeria to the United States this year. Continue reading.
Study shows “exciting potential” of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to combat dengue
The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes resulted in a 77% reduction in the incidence of symptomatic dengue fever in an Indonesian city, according to researchers, who said the same approach could be used to combat other mosquito-borne diseases. Continue reading.
Questions and Answers: WHO updates guidelines on genetically modified mosquito testing
We spoke to Jan Kolaczinski, PhD, MSc, the head of the Department of Vector Control and Insecticide Resistance in the WHO Global Malaria Program, after the WHO published the second edition of its guidelines for testing genetically modified mosquitoes. Continue reading.
Homeless people face a “significant risk” of trench fever
Bartonella quintana, the bacterial pathogen that caused trench fever in soldiers during World War I, was identified in a recent Denver outbreak in 15% of people who became homeless during an outbreak in Denver, researchers reported. Continue reading.
Health officials are pursuing several Salmonella Outbreaks in backyard poultry
The outbreaks included 163 cases of salmonella in 43 states, of which 34 resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC. No deaths were reported and no poultry recalls were in progress. Continue reading.
Novel coronavirus discovered in child in Malaysia
Researchers identified a new feline alpha coronavirus in a Malaysian child with pneumonia. If the virus is identified as a pathogen, it may be the eighth known unique coronavirus to cause disease in humans, Greg Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Professor at the Duke Global Health Institute, and colleagues who have reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Continue reading.
Questions remain after the WHO team visits Wuhan to seek answers to SARS-CoV-2
A WHO report rated the possibility that the COVID-19 pandemic was triggered by a laboratory leak as “extremely unlikely”. Continue reading.
VIDEO: Doctors will see more health effects from climate change
In this video Nitin Damle, MD, MS, MACP, former President of the ACP, discusses highlights from his lecture at the virtual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting on the health consequences of climate change. Continue reading.
Questions and Answers: What is the “next threat” after COVID-19?
We spoke to Greg Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, from the Duke Global Health Institute, on potentially emerging viral threats and what can be done to prevent pandemics. Continue reading.
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