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May 17 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING

New deadly mpox strain could soon spread to US fears disease will cross borders CDC report warns

The report comes after officials found a mutant strain of mpox with 'pandemic potential' in the small town of Kamituga.

@DavidJoffe64 @ejustin46 @NjbBari3 @LauraMiers Image Health officials warn that cases of mpox have reached an all-time high in some areas of Africa, which they fear 'could spread to other countries' including the US.
May 16 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
🚨 #BREAKING

📌 WHO's Tedros says we "must prepare" for a potential H5N1 human bird flu pandemic.

In recent years, H5N1 has spread widely among wild birds, poultry, land and marine mammals and now among dairy cattle. Globally, from January 1, 2003, to February 26, 2024, 887 cases of human infection with bird flu were reported from 23 countries. Of these 887 cases, 462 were fatal (CFR of 52%) says WHO.
May 13 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING

Strange illness kills 4 Infects over 177 people in Zamfara, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Symptoms Included Abdominal distension as well as fluid in the abdomen, an enlarged liver and spleen, fever and general body weakness.

@DavidJoffe64 @ejustin46 @LauraMiers @NjbBari3 Image Four people are believed to have died after a mysterious illness runs rampant in Nigeria.

Dr Anka added: "Children are mostly affected and the cases are associated with water consumption. So far, four deaths have been recorded, 177 cases were detected."
May 8 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING

Fears new Covid strain dubbed 'FLiRT' is 'harder to stop' as cases surge around the world

A new strain feared to be behind a sudden rise in cases around the world is feared to be “harder to stop” with increased immunity to current vaccines, it has been reported. Image Latest figures from the UK Health Safety Agency show a rise of 15.7 per cent in confirmed cases as the virus continues to mutate - the most recent strain has been dubbed FLiRT after the technical name for its mutation.
May 7 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING

CDC admits H5N1 bird flu has 'pandemic potential'

In a report quietly published late last week, the agency said avian flu viruses 'have pandemic potential' in a section about rolling out vaccines if there is a human spillover. Image Also last week, a separate study by the US Department of Agriculture released genetic data showing the H5N1 strain tearing through dairy farms had acquired dozens of new mutations.
May 6 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING

Child from Congo dies in Burundi 🇧🇮 from a haemorrhagic fever that appears to be similar to Ebola Virus.

The patient was between 7 and 8 years old.

@DavidJoffe64 @ejustin46 @LauraMiers @NjbBari3 Image She was from neighboring Congo medical sources at the Kamenge military hospital told SOS Médias Burundi she died right after being admitted to this hospital

“The symptoms the little girl presented were bleeding from the nose and anus. That’s why we were afraid,” our sources say.
May 4 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING

Two New FLiRT Covid variants KP.2 and KP 1.1 fastly spreads in US raises concern about a new fresh wave of COVID-19.

"During last 2 weeks, a small surge has been seen in US and there are fears that during summer there, the surge would increase due to KP.2 and KP 1.1 Image The FLiRT variants, especially KP.2 appear to have increased transmissibility compared to previous Omicron sub-variants.

They also show ability to evade immunity from prior infection and vaccines, though the extent is still under study.
May 4 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Gruesome first photo of Texas dairy farm worker who caught bird flu from a cow shows how he suffered bleeding in his eyeballs

The photo shows how the virus caused blood vessels in his eyes to pop, leading to bleeding on the surface of his eyeballs. Patients eyes were red and inflamed in the image due to the infection of H5N1. The confirmation marks the first instance of the H5N1 virus jumping from mammals to humans - a milestone that is of 'enormous concern' to the World Health Organization.
May 3 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
🚨#BREAKING

Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

📌 Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the WHO, said that the virus has an extremely high mortality rate among humans already infected with it. Dr Jeremy said that the H5N1 virus predominantly infected poultry animals and ducks but over the timespan of one or two years the influenza infection has become an animal pandemic.
Apr 19 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING: Mysterious outbreak,Covid-like pneumonia infects 60 people in Buenos Aires of Argentina 🇦🇷

Doctors are on high alert over a mystery flu-like illness with similarities to Covid-19 that has people critically ill in Argentina.

@ejustin46 @DavidJoffe64 @LauraMiers Image International public health surveillance system, ProMed, issued an alert on April 17 after 60 cases of the unknown sickness were reported in Buenos Aires.

This is the same database that first alerted authorities to Covid-19 back in late 2019.
Apr 18 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING:

World Health Organization (WHO) sounds alarm over human cases of bird flu, says ‘looking for new hosts’

The World Health Organization said that A (H5N1) strain has become "a global zoonotic animal pandemic". Image The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday expressed grave concern over the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu infections in other species, including humans.

"This remains I think an enormous concern," WHO's chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva.
Apr 16 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING: Mutated strain of mpox with ‘pandemic potential’ found in DRC 🇨🇩 mining town

Researchers call for ‘swift action’ to halt the outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo as experts warn virus is ‘not over’

@LauraMiers @ejustin46 @DavidJoffe64 @NjbBari3 A mutated strain of the clade 1 virus has been discovered in Kamituga a poor and densely packed gold mining town Photo: STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images. A concerning new strain of mpox with “pandemic potential” has been found in a mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to new research.
Jun 12, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING: Hospitals struggle to provide oxygen as COVID-19 cases rise in Kenya 🇰🇪

@DavidJoffe64 @ejustin46 @LauraMiers @RajlabN @NjbBari3 Members of the medical staf... Kenya could be experiencing a silent surge in the number of patients requiring oxygen as the country faces a new wave of Covid-19. As the virus continues to circulate in the community, there is the possibility of a new, more dangerous sub-variant emerging.
May 19, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING: Baby dies and seven more fall critically ill with ‘usually mild virus’

@DavidJoffe64 @ejustin46 @LauraMiers @RajlabN @TRyanGregory Image A baby has died and seven others were left requiring intensive care after a “usually mild” virus appeared to trigger a serious heart condition, health officials have said.
May 19, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
⚠️ BREAKING: New Covid strain FU.1 is mild but need to be watched in childrens

Little evidence of severe illness but start of new school term calls for vigilance, say doctors

@DavidJoffe64 @ejustin46 @LauraMiers @RajlabN Image A new strain of Covid-19 has not proved to be severe, but it could still spread among children as the school term resumes, according to health authorities.