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What We're Reading - January 2024
 


Editor's Note:  All of us are confronted with more material than we can possibly hope to digest  each month.  However, that doesn't mean that we should miss some of the articles that appear in the public media on topics of interest to the epi community.  Moving forward, the EpiMonitor will curate a list of some of the best articles we've encountered in the past month.  See something you think others would like to read?  Please send us a link at info@epimonitor.net and we'll add it to the list.

 

Public Health Topics

 

 

 

 

Measles and Misinformation Are Two Huge Public Health Threats (Time via AppleNews)

          http://tinyurl.com/bd7kfdpv

  As measles spreads in England, health authorities warn the outbreak could snowball (NBC News)
           http://tinyurl.com/bf9snnnp

 

 

Milestone in malaria battle as first EVER mass vaccination campaign begins in Africa (Daily Mail)

           http://tinyurl.com/2r4pzzek

  A potent antibiotic has emerged in the battle against deadly, drug-resistant superbugs (LA Times)
           http://tinyurl.com/53jkmh7e
  We got lucky with the mystery dog illness (The Atlantic via AppleNews)
           http://tinyurl.com/2mnbjtnz
  A deadly new outbreak is testing Africa’s ambitious public health efforts (Vox)
           http://tinyurl.com/mw7eu335
  Despite 'game-changing' new RSV shots, uptake lagged among infants, adults: Experts (ABC News)
          http://tinyurl.com/y7zys9vu
     
  Scientists Made A Discovery In Alaska Could Have Gone Wrong Fast (BuzzNet)
              http://tinyurl.com/2b3wk47x
     
  Arctic 'zombie' viruses in Siberia could one day be released by Earth's warming climate and trigger a new pandemic, scientists warn (Daily Mail)
              http://tinyurl.com/3fj2xvfz
     
  NYC issues public health advisory about social media, designates it an "environmental health toxin" due to its impact on kids (CBS News)
              http://tinyurl.com/3btfj2pn
     
  Alzheimer's May Begin With Weird Vision Problems (Newsweek)
              http://tinyurl.com/yc6zaxe9
     
  Pet Dragons Linked to Rare Salmonella Strain in U.S. and Canada (NY Times)
               http://tinyurl.com/bdhfazfd
     

    COVID-19

 

  Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is spawning. Its descendants are climbing the charts, as the global death toll mounts (Fortune)
              http://tinyurl.com/2urt9wah
     
  There’s a Huge COVID Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It (Wired)
              http://tinyurl.com/4jpc58sn
     

 

A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles (NPR)

         

            http://tinyurl.com/3rx23hed

 

   

 

New, highly mutated COVID variants ‘Pirola’ BA.2.86 and JN.1 may cause more severe disease, new studies suggest (Fortune)

         

             http://tinyurl.com/fupvhkzn
     
  Highest levels of COVID infections seen in Bay Area wastewater surveys since they began  (San Francisco Chronicle)
               http://tinyurl.com/pnm9n8ms
     
  Evidence mounts that COVID in pregnancy can cause health issues in babies (NBC News)
               http://tinyurl.com/yy8t2969
     

 

 

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