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Giuseppe Michieli

#Measles #outbreaks spark #concern over rare 'horrific' #neurological {SSPM: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis} disorder cbc.ca/news/health/measles-com

As measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.

CBCAs measles outbreaks grow, doctors are on the lookout for rare but serious complications | CBC NewsAs measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.
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Nonilex

The US now has >600 #measles cases in 22 states, acc/to the #CDC [& who knows if that’s being accurately reported]. That includes 481 cases in #Texas alone. The country has now reported >2X the number of measles cases this year than were reported in all of 2024.

The CDC says there have been 6 measles #outbreaks so far this year.

#health #PublicHealth #vaccines #science #medicine #Trump #RFKJr #HHS #ConspiracyTheories #eugenics
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PrivacyDigest

The #CDC buried a #measles forecast that stressed the need for #vaccinations

Leaders at the Centers for #Disease Control and #Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near #outbreaks where #vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
#vaccines

arstechnica.com/health/2025/03

Ars Technica · The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinationsBy ProPublica
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Norbert_R 🧣🐘🦣

#ScientificAmerican

See How #Measles #Outbreaks Flourish Where #Vaccination Rates Fall

Measles continues to spread in Texas and other states and has caused the first reported U.S. death from the virus in a decade. Vaccination data over time reveal vulnerabilities in protection
scientificamerican.com/article

Scientific American · See How Measles Outbreaks Flourish Where Vaccination Rates FallBy Ripley Cleghorn
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Steve Dustcircle 🌹

Making #America #Sick Again:
How #Trump’s Drastic #Layoffs at the Centers for #Disease Control cripple our Response to #Norovirus, #Measles #Outbreaks

juancole.com/2025/02/response-
#health #CDC

Informed Comment · Making America Sick Again: How Trump's Drastic Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control cripple our Response to Norovirus, Measles OutbreaksBy Jordan Miller, Arizona State University (The Conversation) - In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key public health datasets in January 2025, the Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term agenda. In addition, the administration has begun a widespread purge of the federal public health workforce. As of Feb. 19, around 5,200 employees at the CDC and the National Institutes of Health had been let go.
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Nonilex

At the #CDC, 2 prestigious training programs were gutted: one that embeds recent #PublicHealth grads in local #health depts & another to cultivate the next generation of PhD lab scientists. But the agency’s #Epidemic #Intelligence Service—the “disease detectives” who track #outbreaks around the world—has apparently been spared, perhaps because of an uproar among alumni after a majority of its members were told on Fri that they would be let go.

#Trump#law#science
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases
#Outbreaks among the #unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even #vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.
There were more than 32,000 cases of #whoopingcough in #2024.
#Antivaccine campaigns often targeted the #MMR #vaccine, which protects against #measles, #mumps and #rubella. Experts tend to worry most about a resurgence of measles.
nytimes.com/2025/01/13/health/
archive.ph/Kxmn5

The New York Times · Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ DiseasesBy Apoorva Mandavilli
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#US #vaccinations fall again as more #parents refuse lifesaving shots for #kids
US becomes more vulnerable to #outbreaks as #vaccination ratesfall into 92 percent range. Only 0.2 percent of all #vaccinationexemptions are medically justified.
Coverage for #MMR fell to 92.7% in 2023–2024
#DTaP coverage fell to 92.3%
Vaccination rates vary by state, town, zip code, and community. In #Idaho, for example, vaccination rates for the four key vaccines hover around just 80%
arstechnica.com/health/2024/10

Ars Technica · US vaccinations fall again as more parents refuse lifesaving shots for kidsBy Beth Mole
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Ms. Que Banh

A new #ResearchNetwork set up to help counter #Africa’s surge in #mpox cases is urgently seeking #funding, as #outbreaks emerge in previously unaffected parts of the continent.

Mpox is an #InfectiousDisease caused by the #monkeypox #virus. It can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. Although most people make a full recovery, it can develop into a serious, or fatal illness.

A #consortium, called #MpoxReC, was announced in #TheLancet in May this year. Jean Nachega, coordinating committee chair, says the immediate priority is to secure funding for research activities across #MpoxEndemic countries.

The focus is in response to burgeoning outbreaks, not only in #endemic countries, but also in previously unaffected parts of Africa, especially through sexual contact. Nachega and co-authors of The Lancet announcement say the continent’s leading mpox #scientists continue to struggle to secure critical #research funding to help contain the persistent threat.

“Mpox is a serious #health concern, not only for #African countries but for the world. #COVID19 showed clearly that #viruses have no respect for borders, and if we don’t accelerate efforts to eliminate mpox in Africa, we risk its spread to other continents,” Nachega tells #NatureAfrica.

nature.com/articles/d44148-024

www.nature.comNew push for mpox research funding, as cases surgeAfrica-led consortium points to urgent need for data collection and collaboration
#Medical#HealthNews
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