The virus can cause encephalitis, a potentially fatal swelling of the brain, or meningitis, inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord that can be life-threatening.
Officials have issued a public health alert for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the raw ground beef products subject to the alert bear the establishment number "EST. 960A" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to food service institutions and retail locations nationwide.They were produced on March 28, 2024, have a use/freeze by date of April 22, 2024 and packaging data of...
Although the disease is rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from the virus has increased in recent years, the health department said.
Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are increasingly becoming a public health concern in Europe.
Last September witnessed what used to be a truly rare weather phenomenon: a Mediterranean hurricane, or “medicane.” Once upon a time, the Mediterranean Sea simply didn’t get hot enough to produce hurricanes more than every few hundred (yes, few hundred!) years. In this case, however, Storm Daniel assaulted Libya with a biblical-style deluge for four More
Genomic analysis suggests that the outbreak probably began in December or January, but a shortage of data is hampering efforts to pin down the source.
A rare, but dangerous tick-borne virus is on the rise. Here's what to look
Officials from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife sent the gosling to receive an animal autopsy, necropsy, to find out if toxoplasmosis was the reason for its death.
Up to 160 whales have beached themselves at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough, more than 250km south of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities are rushing to save more than 150 whales from a mass stranding at a beach in Western Australia’s south-west. Four pods have spread across roughly 500 metres at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough and 26 of these have died, Parks and Wildlife Service Western...
Global warming has made mosquito-borne diseases possible in more countries with unprepared public health systems.
Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hearMosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said.The insects spread illnesses such as malaria and dengue fever, the prevalences of which have hugely increased over the past 80 years as global heating has given them the warmer, more humid conditions they thrive in. Continue reading
Netflix will soon be in business with the Dead Boy Detectives. With the fantastical horror — premiering tomorrow, April 25 — following its young leads as they solve paranormal mysteries, the Supernatural connections are easily made. Especially with Steve Yockey, who produced and wrote for the beloved CW series, serving as co-showrunner and executive producer alongside […]