Florida starts aerial spraying for Zika virus in Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Aerial insecticide spraying to combat mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus started in Miami Beach on Friday.
A plane carrying the insecticide naled released the spray over the targeted area before dawn. The next round is scheduled for 6 a.m. Sunday.

Some residents oppose the spraying, citing the potential for harmful effects. But county officials say the low concentration of naled won’t harm them.

“We are concerned that the naled actually has more of a potential risk of creating the problems we are trying to avert than the actual concern with Zika,” area resident Brik Viera said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-starts-aerial-spraying-zika-virus-miami-beach/

Using insecticides often make insects resistant to them after a while.
More methods are needed.
Here is one.
Odour-baited trap for mosquitoes
http://www.wur.nl/en/newsarticle/A-breakthrough-in-combating-malaria-with-odour-baited-trap-for-mosquitoes.htm

Kong your way is fine if there nothing that can be done for the animal but that can also be misused and cheaper but that's human nature I guess

I didn't mean that you where doing the wrong thing Kong sometimes you have no choice and your a good man so wouldn't missus a weapon . However I have herd of some farmers that will shoot rather than spend heaps on a animal and that's what I meant .

Also preventive use of antibiotics well I shear your views on that but if the animal is sick and antibioctics will cure the animal then yes you should use them .

As for the sheep , wrong country you means that for the Kiwi's . yes we do have sheep but we also have heaps of cattle where in Kiwi land there are way more sheep than cattle .And is the running Joke here when talking about our brothers across the pond in the land of the great white cloud and birds don't fly .

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11 new Zika cases, bringing total number of cases to 329 with 8 pregnant women confirmed

SINGAPORE - Another 11 new cases of locally transmitted Zika were confirmed by noon on Sunday (Sept 11), the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced in a joint statement with the National Environment Agency.

One case is linked to the cluster in Elite Terrace, while the remaining 10 have no known links to any existing cluster.

Eight pregnant women have been confirmed to have Zika. Their doctors are monitoring their conditions as well as providing counselling and support.

The total number of cases in Singapore has reached 329, two weeks after the first cluster was reported in the Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive area.

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Drug-Resistant Leprosy Emerges in West Africa

A recent publication in the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal highlights an investigation identifying a cluster of Guinean patients with drug resistant leprosy infections [1]. Some of the patients were identified to have dapsone-resistant Mycobacterium leprae, as well as a single case demonstrating rifampicin resistance [1]. This finding is significant because while the prevalence of leprosy has declined greatly, there are still approximately 200,000 new cases of leprosy reported globally each year [1]. The emerging threat of drug-resistant leprosy infection could pose a serious public health risk if left unaddressed.

Leprosy is a curable infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa. This disease is caused by a slow-growing bacterium known as Myobacterium leprae, which has an incubation period of approximately five years [2, 5]. Leprosy causes discoloration and lumps on the skin, and, if not treated early, can cause disfigurement and deformities [5]. Leprosy is typically found in tropical areas of Africa and Asia.

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CDC Director: 'Essentially out of money' to fight Zika

Back in February, the Obama administration requested $1.9 billion in funding to fight Zika, but Congress didn’t deliver. After that, the president shifted $650 million from other sources to cover the costs as a stopgap measure. That money is about to run out. - from 538

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Zika battlefield is strewn with bromeliad plants

MIAMI — The battle of the bromeliads is underway in South Florida.

As the region tries to contain the Zika virus, government officials have taken particular aim at the plants that are popular for their vibrant colors but can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Their hard leaves grow in tight, cylindrical formations, which allows water to pool inside and provide a perfect mosquito incubator.

Miami-Dade County and Miami Beach have ordered bromeliads removed from all government property and are encouraging residents to do the same in their homes and businesses. The city of Miami has removed hundreds of plants along the central US-1 corridor. Those who fight mosquitoes every day have applauded those decisions to eliminate the plants that serve as incubators for mosquitoes that spread Zika.

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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'not dishonest', hearing told

A Scots nurse who survived Ebola will not face charges of dishonesty at a misconduct hearing.

Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was infected while working in Sierra Leone in 2014.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is alleging that Ms Cafferkey allowed a wrong temperature to be recorded when she returned to Heathrow and she left a screening area without flagging it up.

But it said she had no case to answer over dishonesty and that her judgement had been impaired due to illness.

Good for her!

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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'not dishonest', hearing told



A Scots nurse who survived Ebola will not face charges of dishonesty at a misconduct hearing.

Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was infected while working in Sierra Leone in 2014.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is alleging that Ms Cafferkey allowed a wrong temperature to be recorded when she returned to Heathrow and she left a screening area without flagging it up.

But it said she had no case to answer over dishonesty and that her judgement had been impaired due to illness.


Good for her!

+100

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Unique Utah Zika case remains medical mystery

SALT LAKE CITY A case of the Zika virus in Utah is now the only one in the continental U.S. that’s still puzzling researchers on exactly how it spread, health officials said Tuesday.

The man caught the illness after caring for his infected father, who had an extremely high level of the virus in his blood when he died in June, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One possibility is that he transmitted the virus to his son through a bodily fluid in a way that hasn’t been recognized with Zika yet, officials said. The son kissed and hugged his dying father and helped care for him in a hospital, according to the report.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/unique-utah-zika-case-remains-medical-mystery/

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Zika Virus Found in Eyes of Adult Patients, Study Finds

The Zika virus has been found in fluid around the eyes of some patients, shedding new light on how the virus affects healthy adults, according to a study published today in Journal for the American Medical Association Ophthalmology.

The eyes of six patients infected in South America were swabbed by researchers from the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health in China. When they tested their eye fluids, they found Zika virus RNA.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/zika-virus-found-eyes-adult-patients-study-finds/story?id=42110508

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7 children hospitalized after contracting infection at California dental clinic

Seven children have been hospitalized for a potentially deadly bacterial infection after visiting a dental clinic in Southern California, and 500 more may be at risk. Based on previous outbreaks of the infection, oral cellulitis, health officials say the source may be contaminated water, the OC Register reported.

The affected children all underwent pulpotimies, wherein infected pulp is removed to prevent tooth loss, at Children’s Dental Group beginning May 3. The procedure is sometimes referred to as a baby root canal.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/09/15/7-children-hospitalized-after-contracting-infection-at-california-dental-clinic.html

oral cellulitis, has to be pretty painful.

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Self-medicated use of antibiotics? Not in the USA (or at least not legally). They are by Prescription only in the USA... for humans.

I know.
But there are MANY other countries where you can buy antibiotics without prescription.
In Europe for instance Spain.
In South Asian countries where prostitute women eat antibiotics on a daily bases.
Then we have the problem in countries where prescription of antibiotics is high.

We're battling the prescribed antibiotics these days in Croatia!
Most of the doctors don't give them up now, unless it's sthg serious...
;)

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non-profit org. Play4Life in Zagreb, Croatia, EU

Some good news.

The first outbreak of Zika virus in the continental U.S. was declared over Monday, even as more Zika-infected mosquitoes were found in a nearby Zika zone.

No new case of Zika has been found in the Wynwood area in the north of Miami for 45 days, so the up-and-coming arts and foodie district has been declared free of local transmission.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/zika-virus-outbreak/one-florida-neighborhood-comes-zika-list-n650641

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Rising concern over drug-resistant germs prompts UN response



NEW YORK (AP) — World leaders are pushing to end the overuse of antibiotics and to encourage the development of new medicines, driven by concern that drug-resistant germs could lead to millions of deaths and undermine the global economy.

For only the fourth time in its 70 year history, the United Nations is holding a special meeting Wednesday devoted to a health issue: This time, on the rise of untreatable infections that is being propelled by the way drugs are overused and misused in both people and animals.

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-09-20/rising-concern-over-drug-resistant-germs-prompt-un-response

About time.

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The Five-Second Rule Is Not Legit, New Study Says

A straightforwardly titled study — “Is the Five-Second Rule Real?” — led by food microbiologist Donald W. Schaffner at Rutgers University has sadly concluded that no, it’s not. Alas, if you pick up food from the floor, germs are probably coming with it.

The finding appeared online this month in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

An earlier study from Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences in England had suggested that food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped was “less likely to contain bacteria than if left for longer periods of time,” but Schaffer noted that this study did not appear in a peer-reviewed journal.

http://site.people.com/food/five-second-rule-real-not-true-study/

I will pick up a pill from the floor, but not food.

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Cat Scratch Can Sometimes Lead to Serious Illness: CDC



WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If Fluffy the cat gets out of sorts and scratches you, it's possible you could get a bacterial infection called cat-scratch disease that might even land you in the hospital.

An estimated 12,000 Americans are infected each year with cat-scratch disease, and around 500 must go to the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-09-21/cat-scratch-can-sometimes-lead-to-serious-illness-cdc

Cat bites also leads to infection.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/who-labels-drug-resistant-superbugs-fundamental-threat-humans-n651981

Drug-Resistant Superbugs Are a 'Fundamental Threat', WHO Says

Anne Miller showed the world what a miracle drug looks like.

The 33-year old nurse had been sick for a month after suffering a miscarriage in 1942. Her temperature spiked to as high as 107 degrees as she lay dying from childbed fever, once a major killer of young women.

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Cat Scratch Can Sometimes Lead to Serious Illness: CDC



WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If Fluffy the cat gets out of sorts and scratches you, it's possible you could get a bacterial infection called cat-scratch disease that might even land you in the hospital.

An estimated 12,000 Americans are infected each year with cat-scratch disease, and around 500 must go to the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-09-21/cat-scratch-can-sometimes-lead-to-serious-illness-cdc

Cat bites also leads to infection.

Cat scratch fever... LOL.

This has been known about since the 1950s.

B. henselae infection can be transmitted by a number of organisms.

This is news... how??

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https://youtu.be/iY57ErBkFFE

#Texit

Don't blame me, I voted for Johnson(L) in 2016.

Truth is dangerous... especially when it challenges those in power.

The MythBusters did a show on the 5 second rule what did they find out ?

http://www.discovery.com/tv.../mythbusters/.../five-second-rule-minim...

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Wells Pharmacy Network recalls hundreds of products

(CNN)A major recall has been issued for all sterile products recently produced by the compounding pharmacy Wells Pharmacy Network. The recall was prompted by concern from the US Food and Drug Administration "over a lack of sterility assurance," according to the recall announcement issued Thursday.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/health/wells-pharmacy-network-recall/index.html

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