9 stories from the One Health Resource Center
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Healio’s One Health Resource Center offers the latest news on infectious diseases that occur through interactions between people, animals and the environment.
We compiled a list of nine top stories from the resource center in 2021.
Q&A: CDC disease detective answers questions about monkeypox
We spoke with Faisal Minhaj, PharmD, a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officer in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, to answer some lingering questions about monkeypox, which occurred this year in two travelers to the U.S. from Nigeria. Read more.
Study demonstrates ‘exciting potential’ of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to control dengue
The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes led to a 77% reduction in the incidence of symptomatic dengue in an Indonesian city, according to researchers, who said the same approach could be used to fight other mosquito-borne diseases. Read more.
Q&A: WHO updates guidance on testing genetically modified mosquitoes
We spoke with Jan Kolaczinski, PhD, MSc, the head of the vector control and insecticide resistance unit in WHO’s Global Malaria Program, after WHO released the second edition of its guidance for testing genetically modified mosquitoes. Read more.
People experiencing homelessness face ‘substantial risk’ for trench fever
Bartonella quintana, the bacterial pathogen that caused trench fever among soldiers during World War I, was identified in 15% of people experiencing homelessness during a recent outbreak in Denver, researchers reported. Read more.
Health officials trace multiple Salmonella outbreaks to backyard poultry
The outbreaks included 163 cases of Salmonella in 43 states, 34 of which resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC. No deaths have been reported, and no recalls on poultry were active. Read more.
Novel coronavirus identified in Malaysian child
Researchers identified a new canine-feline alphacoronavirus in a Malaysian child with pneumonia. If the virus is identified as a pathogen, it may be the eighth known unique coronavirus to cause disease in humans, Greg Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, an infectious disease epidemiologist and professor in the Duke Global health Institute, and colleagues reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more.
Questions remain after WHO team visits Wuhan looking for answers to SARS-CoV-2
A WHO report rated the possibility that the COVID-19 pandemic was started by a lab leak as “extremely unlikely.” Read more.
VIDEO: Physicians will see more health effects of climate change
In this video, Nitin Damle, MD, MS, MACP, past president of the ACP, discusses highlights from his presentation at the virtual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting on the health consequences of climate change. Read more.
Q&A: After COVID-19, what is ‘the next threat’?
We spoke with Greg Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, from the Duke Global Health Institute, about potential emerging viral threats and what can be done to prevent pandemics. Read more.
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