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Fifteen children have died from Strep A in the UK in recent weeks. Could an outbreak in the US follow?

Amid a recent spike in deaths from Strep A infections in the UK, the CDC is now closely monitoring a possible increase of the bacterial infections in the US. A paediatric infectious disease expert tells Andrea Blanco that previous outbreaks in Britain have not had an impact in America, but…

The Independent UK

Health experts in conundrum over best way to avoid winter ‘tripledemic’

RSV, Covid-19 and flu cases are exploding, but many health officials aren’t forcing masks or discouraging in-person gatherings

The Guardian - US

Anthony Fauci on the lessons that must be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

As Anthony Fauci prepares to leave his role as chief medical adviser at the White House, the world is in a much better place in the fight against COVID-19. But the infectious disease expert is warning against complacency and says the virus still poses a threat.

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Let's make a New Year Covid-19 resolution

Thailand embraces the last month of 2022 not with a winter breeze but with a surge in Covid-19 cases -- a result of a dip in temperatures and increased crowd gatherings, not to mention loosened preventive measures against the infectious disease.

Bangkok Post

Kato requests review of COVID classification

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato has asked an advisory body to consider reviewing the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Disease Control Law.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Home Office warned of ‘poor management’ of infectious diseases at Manston in July

A man from the Manston centre died at a hospital on November 19 from what may have been diphtheria

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers hospitalised with diphtheria as monthly infections rise by 50% after Manston centre death

50 diphtheria cases have been reported in asylum seekers so far in 2022 - a significant increase on 2021

The Independent UK

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Death at migrant processing centre 'may have been caused by a diphtheria infection'

A man who died at Manston migrant processing centre just seven days after he was believed to have arrived by small boat may have been killed by diphtheria, the Home Office admitted after the Immigrations Minister called previous reports of an outbreak 'exaggerated'

Daily Mirror

Fauci gives ‘final message’ to Americans in last public briefing after 54 years of service

“So if they want to remember me — whether they judge rightly or wrongly what I’ve done — I gave it all I got for many decades,” he said during Tuesday’s White House press briefing

The Independent UK

Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'

As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID-19.

WEKU

UK scientists ‘uninvited’ to key European meetings due to Brexit

UK SCIENTISTS have been told they can no longer take part in meetings organised by a key European infectious diseases agency due to Brexit tensions,…

The National (Scotland)

Return of mask wearing on public transport a 'no-brainer', says health expert

Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at UCD Jack Lambert told Newstalk that the health service will be overwhelmed by a "twindemic" over the coming months as patients present with both the flu and Covid

Dublin Live

Irish health expert says mask-wearing is 'no-brainer' as update given on return of Covid restrictions

Irish Mirror

Covid strain dubbed 'Nightmare Variant' doubled cases in days by 'beating immunity'

An infectious disease expert has said XBB is one of a 'slew' of fast-spreading variants.

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Miami Herald

‘Catastrophic situation’: Haiti’s gang violence spurs outbreak of cholera, other illnesses

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When Haiti’s leading infectious disease specialist heard that cholera, the deadly waterborne disease that he and others had spent nearly a decade trying to eradicate in the impoverished country, was back, he was angry.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Cabinet OK's draft requiring hospitals to offer pandemic care infectious disease care

The Cabinet on Friday approved draft legislation to revise the Infectious Diseases Control Law to require certain medical institutions to provide infectious disease care, in preparation for a future pandemic.

The Conversation

Gonorrhea became more drug resistant while attention was on COVID-19 – a molecular biologist explains the sexually transmitted superbug

COVID-19 has rightfully dominated infectious disease news since 2020. However, that doesn’t mean other infectious diseases took a break. In fact, U.S. rates of infection by gonorrhea have risen during the pandemic.

Reuters

Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Ghana has declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, that was confirmed in July, the president's office said on Monday.

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WEKU

Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu

They argue the threat posed by COVID has lessened because of preexisting immunity and access to treatment. Plus, some deaths may be incorrectly blamed on COVID. Others caution it's too soon to tell.

Daily Mirror

I’m A Celeb’s return to Australia 'in chaos' as highly infectious disease rages near camp

The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! set for the 2022 series in Australia is said to be in proximity to the outburst of Q Fever

The Conversation

Life, death, intimacy and privilege: 4 works of COVID fiction – and what they say about us

Pandemics force us to face our mortality, prompting profound questions about life’s meaning. It is not surprising, therefore, that since the days of medieval plague outbreaks, infectious diseases have attracted the imagination of novelists. These stories operate as cautionary tales, holding humanity to account.

WEKU

Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?

Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Govt eyes revision of pandemic-related laws

The government on Friday discussed measures to combat a potential future pandemic and decided to revise relevant laws to make it mandatory for core hospitals to provide medical services and beds to patients when infectious diseases break out or spread.

Bangkok Post

From pandemic to endemic, is Thailand ready?

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin said last week that the government will declare Covid-19 as endemic in October. The decision to label the infectious disease as endemic was based on the relatively limited number of severe cases and fatalities.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Dr. Fauci waged war on foolish refusals of facts. He’s earned America’s heartfelt thanks

Anthony Fauci is calling it a career. And the 81-year-old infectious disease expert — one of the most visible health officials in the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak — deserves America’s heartfelt thanks. Without Fauci’s steady leadership, the COVID-19 pandemic would have created more havoc on our country…

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