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    • Mashup Score: 13
      Warmer weather, milder winters may expand mosquito territory in Pa. - 4 day(s) ago

      This is the first installment in an occasional series, Pittsburgh Pests, examining the insects and other creatures that pose health risks in our region. First…

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      Categories: General Medicine News, Infectious Disease
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        “Locally, the mosquito species most responsible for spreading West Nile is the Culex pipiens, also called the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito” https://t.co/vPx5y0bEJU

    • Mashup Score: 5
      'We're on a slippery slope': Alarming number of measles cases sees U.S. on course to no longer consider the disease eradicated - 5 day(s) ago

      Surpassing a yearly measles case count not seen for more than three decades, the U.S. this week inched closer to losing its status as having eliminated…

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      Categories: General Medicine News, Infectious Disease
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        “The information being put out by the federal government leadership is just wrong and we can’t let that stand,” https://t.co/AfiQlftgg6

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      Mosquitoes in Allegheny County test positive for West Nile Virus - 5 day(s) ago

      Mosquitos in six neighborhoods in Allegheny County have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Allegheny County Department of Health on Friday said affected…

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        “In Allegheny County, the last reported human case of West Nile Virus was roughly one year ago.” https://t.co/VGM4I0o1iS

    • Mashup Score: 11
      Editorial: No one should get measles in America - 5 day(s) ago

      There is no good reason for any American to become infected with the measles virus in 2025. Effective vaccines reduced the incidence of the disease to…

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        “while measles is held in cultural memory as a minor childhood illness similar to chickenpox, that’s a sanitized version of reality” https://t.co/U3X4FK5JJC

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      3 killed in listeria outbreak linked to meals sold at Walmart, Kroger - 27 day(s) ago

      Officials in several states are investigating an outbreak of Listeria infections tied to ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals. Sixteen have been…

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        “In total, 17 people from 13 states have been diagnosed as becoming ill from the same strain of Listeria found in FreshRealm’s chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals. The three deaths were reported in Illinois, Michigan and Texas” https://t.co/LYOxnbhlN7

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      What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats - 28 day(s) ago

      The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat”…

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        “The WHO said some western Pacific countries have reported increases in COVID cases and hospitalizations, but there’s nothing so far to suggest that the disease associated with the new variant is more severe compared to other variants.” https://t.co/uLMXDoLRht

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      Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call RFK Jr.'s actions 'destabilizing' - 30 day(s) ago

      NEW YORK — All 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel published an essay Monday decrying “destabilizing decisions”…

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        “deeply concerned..these destabilizing decisions, made w/o clear rationale, may roll back the achievements of US immunization policy, impact people’s access to lifesaving vaccines, & ultimately put US families at risk of dangerous & preventable illnesses” https://t.co/6reDAVvQR6

    • Mashup Score: 21
      mRNA technology makes headway via Pitt, Penn State research - 1 month(s) ago

      A new kind of mRNA vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University could be cheaper to produce and offer a greater…

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        “the FDA is prematurely shutting down mRNA technology when it has enormous promise..It’s a relatively safe vaccine. Every vaccine technology has strengths and weaknesses … to toss it out the window for ideological reasons makes no sense.” https://t.co/YBFdANUZ2H

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      With ticks in their teeny-tiny nymph phase in Western Pa., now is the time to be extra vigilant with preventive measures - 1 month(s) ago

      In addition to concerns with Lyme disease, cases of the tick-borne illness Anaplasmosis are on the rise.

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        “‘We are seeing exponential increases in human cases’..ACHD recorded just under 90 cases of Anaplasmosis in 2023 –– roughly triple the nearly 30 cases reported in 2022” https://t.co/C9WviYXvli

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      Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine panel contains skeptics, nonspecialists - 1 month(s) ago

      WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced eight members of the Centers for Disease…

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        “scientific advisers are chosen for their expertise, without consideration of party affiliation” https://t.co/u2CwG2ptIp

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