The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued a Conditional Licensure for a novel oral vaccine against the wildlife spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease.
Announced by US Biologic, Inc. on May 9, 2023, this innovative Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacterin vaccine is spray-coated onto pellets that mice consume.
As the expression goes, if you give a mouse a vaccine….. good things happen!
The only known vector of Lyme disease is blacklegged ticks, which are infected primarily by feeding on mammals, particularly white-footed mice.
First Lyme Disease Vaccine Licensed for Mice
Cancer Patients Give Telemedicine High Marks
Patient survey shows better ratings for access and provider concern with telemedicine versus in-person visits
Which COVID-19 Vaccine Was Best
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to fade away, researchers believe it is critical to understand the impact of vaccination type on neutralizing antibody response durability and identify individual difference factors related to the decline in neutralization.
Published by Scientific Reported on May 9, 2023, researchers reviewed immune response data measured by how many antibodies the body produces following vaccination with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine.
With Increasing Chikungunya Cases, the Americas are Concerned
In response to the current Chikungunya virus(CHKIV) outbreak in the Region of the Americas, health experts recently conducted a webinar to increase attention to this seldom discussed disease impacting about 115 countries.
On May 4, 2023, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported chikungunya cases in the region reached over 210,000 in the first months of 2023.
Paraguay has been significantly impacted with "its worst epidemic in history with 138,730 cases."
Sleepless Nights After Noisy Flights
As the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues reporting a rebound in air travel compared with 2019 activity, a new analysis has found that exposure to even moderate levels of airplane noise may disrupt a person's normal sleep.
Aircraft noise is unique for its multispectral acoustical properties that impact the human auditory system.
The study showed that the odds of sleeping less than seven hours rose as airplane noise exposure increased.
Africa's Marburg Disease Outbreaks Explained
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced how two African countries have been responding to separate outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in 2023.
Initially detected in 1967, MVD is a viral hemorrhagic fever, and infections are often fatal.
In March 2023, the WHO assessed the public health risk posed by the MVD outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and the United Republic of Tanzania as very high at the national level, high at the sub-regional level, moderate at the regional, and low at the global level.
Mpox Outbreaks Continue in 2023
According to new data, the U.S. government and various countries may have prematurely ended their Mpox outbreak activity.
Recent Mpox outbreaks in Chicago, Paris, and Seoul indicated Mpox resurged in 2023.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) forewarned in April 2023 that if Mpox reintroduction occurs and no additional vaccination or sexual behavior adaptations arise, the risk of a Mpox resurgence was greater than 35% in most jurisdictions in the U.S.
COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Menstrual Changes
No association seen between vaccine and menstrual changes requiring health care contact in large study of nearly 3 million women in Sweden
CDC: Monitoring of COVID-19 Will Remain a Priority
Surveillance of COVID-19, COVID-19-associated mortality after expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11 will continue
Unique Dengue Disease Outbreak Heads North
For the first time since 2000, all four types of Dengue virus have been detected simultaneously in the Republic of Costa Rica.
And according to recent data, over 580 Dengue cases have been reported in 2023, a significant increase from 2022.
On May 4, 2023, Costa Rica's Ministry of Health announced the Integrated Vector Control Management Program would carry out various interventions after the confirmation of the four Dengue serotypes in the canton of Sarapaquí.