Big spike in leptospirosis cases in flooded areas Radio New Zealand July 15, 2024 There has been a big spike in cases of leptospirosis in flooded areas in New Zealand. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection shared in the urine of infected animals, which causes bad flu like symptoms, and two out of three people who contract it are hospitalised. Last year there were 170 cases nationwide, nearly all in … Read More from Big spike in leptospirosis cases in flooded areas Read Article
3 dead in Arizona from illness spread by rodents, officials say 12 News July 12, 2024 Coconino County has reported its first case of the hantavirus since 2016. The county said Friday that three human cases of the virus carried through rodents have been reported over the last 15 months and two have turned fatal. On a statewide level, Arizona’s reported seven cases and three fatalities of the hantavirus over the last six … Read More from 3 dead in Arizona from illness spread by rodents, officials say Read Article
Modern antibiotics can deal with the plague, but recent cases raise other concerns Equities July 12, 2024 The bubonic plague – the most destructive pandemic ever that killed millions in the Middle Ages – is still with us. While it is unlikely that it will return with the vengeance of the Spanish influenza or Covid, it does pop up from time to time. This once massive killer offers insights into how to … Read More from Modern antibiotics can deal with the plague, but recent cases raise other concerns Read Article
