Avian flu detected in North Carolina dairy herd

“the number of dairy herds in previously affected states continue to grow, with the total now at 21...In addition to North Carolina, 17 other states have tightened their cattle import rules to varying degrees”

“Although the presence of H5N1 in US cattle herds increases the risk of the virus getting into humans via farm workers, it is the spread of the virus to pig farms that presents the bigger threat.”

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Bird flu may be spreading in cows via milking and herd transport

New data challenge assumed transmission route and some call for restricting cattle movement

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The second phase of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (N&N) £11m orthopaedic centre has been approved by South Norfolk Council (SNC). edp24.co.uk/news/24125316.… 👇 Full story

Infectious diseases still cause around a quarter of deaths worldwide.

From drug discovery to delivery, we need to do more to fight them.

Here’s how we can create a better R&D ecosystem that meets the needs of everyone, everywhere 💡
wellcome.org/news/reforming…

Wise words from our Noelia D Falcon, Ph.D....
#UEAWellbeing

A deadly new outbreak is testing Africa’s ambitious public health efforts
With foreign aid increasingly uncertain, Africa wants to tackle disease emergencies on its own.

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New images confirm the #MarsHelicopter sustained rotor damage during Flight 72. Our helicopter has flown its final flight.

Ingenuity defied the odds and captured our hearts. #ThanksIngenuity for showing us what’s possible when we dare mighty things. go.nasa.gov/3HvSPef

Flight 72. That’s the final flight for our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter .

Ingenuity and its team proved that powered, controlled flight on another world was possible. #ThanksIngenuity . You may rest, but your legacy will continue to soar: go.nasa.gov/4ba7byi

World Health Organization (WHO) was created after a #cholera #epidemic threatening many countries. Since then, many international instruments were adopted to make the world healthier and safer (IHR, PIP Framework), progress were made in vaccine and therapeutics. I wish more for humanity in 2024.

“Nearly 600 have died of suspected mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, with a further 11,988 infected, in what has become the nation’s largest-ever outbreak.”

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Students at the University of East Anglia have launched a fight to restore a pharmacy onto the campus following the closure of its Boots branch. edp24.co.uk/news/23928619.… 👇 Full story

The Viral Threat Almost No One Is Thinking About

Flu viruses and coronavirus started the last few pandemics. Could the next one be a paramyxovirus?

theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.

Biotechnology company @Colorifix has been announced as the first tenant at the Ella May Barnes state-of-the-art laboratories and workspace at
Norwich Research Park.

New Anglia LEP is proud to have supported the development.

newanglia.co.uk/new-tenant-for…

#Norwich #biotech #research

New 2023 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report is out!

10.6M people fell ill with TB last year, with 1.3M deaths

A long way to go, to acheive the SDG goals

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The CDC is expanding its disease surveillance of international travelers
An ongoing coronavirus monitoring program will now test for more than 30 pathogens

sciencenews.org/article/cdc-ex…

Through a rotation-based PhD, EDESIA students have the opportunity to train in a wide range of disciplines across the translational pathway of nutrition research. PhD student Luke explains more 📽️

Apply to the EDESIA programme by 29 November ➡️ buff.ly/3SedfyI

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This study needs as many eligible participants as possible and they will help power the the largest ever genome-wide association study into the genetics behind ME.

If eligible (UK-based with an ME/CFS diagnosis) please consider signing up, deadline closing soon!