As the Northern Hemisphere confronts the impact of the 2022-2023 flu season, India is reporting a different type of infectious disease known as 'tomato flu' that is rapidly spreading into various states in India.
Tomato flu gained its name based on the eruption of red and painful blisters throughout the body that gradually enlarged to the size of a tomato.
Like other types of influenza, tomato flu is very contagious, as reported by the peer-review journal The Lancet.
India's Tomato Flu Isn't Influenza
Pet Traveling Tips For Airport Screening
With year-end holiday travel accelerating, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects a measurable increase in pets brought to airport security checkpoints in 2022.
Recent TSA data indicates airport activity is fast approaching levels last seen in 2019.
Traveling through the security checkpoint with your pet can be easy when you know what to expect, confirmed the TSA on December 14, 2022.
New Surveillance Case Definition Developed for MIS-C
Four changes included in new case definition, including no required duration of subjective or measured fever
Uganda Unlocks Following Recent Sudan Ebola Outbreak
The Voice of America (VOA) reported yesterday the Republic of Uganda's Vice President Jessica Alupo announced that the government was immediately lifting all movement restrictions and curfews in the Mubende and Kassanda districts regarding the Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) outbreak.
Ugandan authorities announced last month that new SUDV cases were decreasing, and the last confirmed patient was discharged at the end of November.
The current SUDV outbreak was declared on September 20, 2022.
Argentina's Airports Will Be Busy in 2023
As the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 event displayed to millions of people, Argentinians are looking forward to celebrations throughout 2023.
As the victors of the world's most exciting World Cup final ever, Argentina's home airports are preparing to welcome more visitors next year.
In most years, Argentina is the recipient of millions of travelers from Europe, Canada, South America, and elsewhere.
And current travel advisories indicate 2023 could be a banner year for Argentina's tourism industry.
This optimism is supported by the U.S. Department of State.
Nasal Flu Shot Reduces Scarlet Fever and Group A Strep Infections in Children
A new analysis published today suggests an approved nasal spray flu vaccine may also reduce the rate of group A strep and scarlet fever infections in children.
The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a pre-print, not yet been peer-reviewed analysis on December 16, 2022, that indicated the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) nasal spray could be deployed in England to reduce ongoing scarlet fever or invasive group A strep (iGAS) outbreaks.
Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Not Linked to Worse Outcomes After Surgery
No association seen with death, major adverse cardiovascular events, rehospitalization following elective major noncardiac surgery
2.7 Million Arboviral Disease Cases Confirmed in the Americas
A small group of arboviruses stays mainly out of the news, but their thirteen-year circulation pattern is very newsworthy.
In the Region of the Americas, a total of 2,780,947 cases of arboviral disease have been reported so far this year.
As of week #40, new data indicates there has been a 95% relative increase in arboviral cases compared to 2021.
Australia's Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak Spreads Down South
As Australia heads into its summer season, a Japanese encephalitis (JE) outbreak is expanding in rural areas surrounding the Murray River.
In November 2022, the JE virus was detected in pigs in the Murray River region, confirming the risk for JE in humans in this area.
The Murray River is located in Southeastern Australia and is the third longest navigable river in the world, after the Amazon and Nile.
Australia's JE outbreak began in 2021.
These Ebola Vaccines Found Protective
While the world has recently focused on the Sudan ebolavirus outbreak in the Republic of Uganda and its lack of protective vaccines, a new study clarifies the value of other Ebolavirus strains vaccines.
Zaire Ebolavirus has been causing outbreaks in Africa with high mortality and morbidity for years.
Two vaccine strategies to prevent Ebola virus disease (EVD) have received World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification status and were used during the most recent outbreaks.