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Infectious Updates 4-10-2025 [1]
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Date: 2025-04-10
Indiana just reported a cluster of 5 related measles cases, in Allen County where the vaccination rate is only 80%. these are related also to the first case. Hold onto your hats. And don’t give RFK Jr any credit for belatedly and reluctantly admitting that the vaccine is the best prevention measure.
Ten Texas counties now have ongoing transmission, and make up 95% of the cases in the state. Seven cases in Lubbock are tied to exposure at a daycare center.
C.diff is spreading in ICUs on surfaces, and hands or gloves of healthcare providers.
A three year old girl in Coahuila state, Mexico, has died of H5N1flu. Her exposure might have been related to a nearby poultry farm, but is not confirmed. StraitsTimes
Hantavirus has killed three people in the California town of Mammoth Lakes, which has a population of about 7000.
Hantavirus is contracted when people come into contact with infected deer mouse droppings, urine, or saliva. “I want to emphasize that as far as we know, none of these deceased individuals engaged in activities typically associated with exposure, such as cleaning out poorly ventilated indoor areas or outbuildings with a lot of mouse waste,” Dr. Boo said. “Instead, these folks may have been exposed during normal daily activities, either in the home or the workplace.”
This virus has a high fatality rate. It was the cause of death for Gene Hackman's wife several weeks ago.
The UK reports a case of clade 1b mpox with no travel history or contact with known earlier cases.
The incidence of invasive group A Strep infections doubled in 10 US states from 2013 to 2022.
Wyoming found 14% of deer and elk tested were positive for CWD. Far more in deer than elk.
Officials tested 5,276 samples in 2024 from mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, and moose—members of the deer family also known as cervids. The samples were from hunter-harvested, targeted, and road-killed animals. Of hunter-harvested male mule deer tested, 19.4% came back positive, an increase from 18.9% in 2023. Of hunter-harvested white-tailed bucks, 29.2% tested positive, down slightly from 30.3% in 2023. And 2.3% of adult hunter-harvested elk tested positive, which was down from 2.8% in 2023.
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