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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft
Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.
The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21.  ...
 
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    Welcome to the Somerset County, MD Resilience Network

    Sat, 2014-01-11 14:43 — Gina Angiola

    The Somerset County, MD Resilience Network, a nested subsystem of the Maryland Resilience System, will be a clearinghouse for information on resilient recovery and reconstruction efforts from Superstorm Sandy, as well as a place to discuss mechanisms and strategies for improving the health, well-being, and prosperity of Somerset County residents and their communities by fostering a resilient response to change both now and in the future.  Please register to participate.

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    Areas of Damage from Hurricane Sandy in Somerset County

    Sun, 2013-09-29 18:33 — Gina Angiola

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    Ebola outbreak in Uganda declared ended.

    Tue, 2025-04-29 12:59 — mike kraft
    Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak It said the declaration followed 42 days "without a new case since the last confirmed patient was discharged." Elias Biryabarema Reuters

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    The latest outbreak, caused by the Sudan strain of the virus which has no approved vaccine, was Uganda's ninth since the country recorded its first infection in 2000.

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    Bird flu: experts warn of possible pandemic as virus spreads to all 50 states

    Tue, 2025-04-29 10:44 — mike kraft

    Health experts are raising alarms as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads rapidly across US dairy farms. Since March 2024, the outbreak has affected over 1,000 dairy herds nationwide, leading to more than 70 human infections and at least one confirmed death.

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    Measles: Mexico issues travel alert

    Tue, 2025-04-29 10:26 — mike kraft
    As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert The border state of Chihuahua has recorded 713 confirmed cases, with its outbreak linked to the ongoing cluster of cases north of the border in Texas. Javier Carbajal WIRED
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    Mpox surge reported in Sierra Leone

    Tue, 2025-04-29 10:22 — mike kraft
    Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in recent days, a health ministry official told AFP. Science X Medical Xpress

     

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    New form of mpox detected in North Carolina wastewater

    Tue, 2025-04-29 10:19 — mike kraft
    New form of mpox detected in NC wastewater: What we know The NCDHHS has warned N.C. residents about detections of mpox particles associated with more serious symptoms. Iris Seaton The Asheville Citizen Times

     

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    Mpox: Africa CDC and WHO update strategies

    Tue, 2025-04-29 09:53 — mike kraft
    Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist The Africa CDC and WHO have revised their Continental Response Plan for the ongoing mpox outbreaks, focusing on outbreak control and vaccination expansion. The updated strategy aims for a sustainable response while addressing challenges such as local transmission and funding gaps.

     

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    Trump's draft budget reportedly proposes billions of cuts in health, child care and other domestic programs

    Tue, 2025-04-29 09:47 — mike kraft

    Trump's 2026 budget proposal plans billions in cuts, New York Times reported

    President Donald Trump's administration aims to cut billions of dollars from programs that support child care, health research, education and housing in its fiscal 2026 budget proposal, the New York Times reported on Friday.
    The plan would also hit community development and housing assistance and is being finalized by the White House's Office of Management and Budget, according to the report, which cited preliminary documents.
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    Measles cases soar in Europe and the Americas--WHO

    Tue, 2025-04-29 09:37 — mike kraft
    Measles cases in Europe, the Americas skyrocket Measles cases across Europe were up 10-fold in 2024 compared to 2023, while cases in the Americas so far this year are 11-fold higher, according to updates today from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). CIDRAP

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    About 87% of the European cases were reported in Romania, which had the highest notification rate, at 1,610.7 cases per 1,000,000 population, followed by Austria (59.5), Belgium (44.9) and Ireland (39.6).

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    Women's health research gets reprieve from Trump administration's proposed budget cuts

    Mon, 2025-04-28 10:39 — mike kraft
    Women's Health Initiative gets reprieve from HHS cuts The WHI is the largest and longest study of women's health funded by the National Institutes of Health. Tina Reed Axios

    The Trump administration said it's reversing course on a plan to end funding for a decades-long study of women's health after outcry from the research community.

     The Women's Health Initiative was threatened by funding cuts to clinical studies aimed at reducing cancer rates or studying hormone therapy in menopause. Despite the reprieve, researchers remain fearful about its future.

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    Administration proposes cuts in HSS gun research despite continued injuries, deaths

    Mon, 2025-04-28 10:25 — mike kraft
    With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes | CNN Cuts from the US Department of Health and Human Services and proposed changes to the federal budget could threaten research that reveals these kinds of firearm injury patterns. Neha Mukherjee CNN
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    Air pollution: Nearly half of Americans are breathing unhealthy air --study

    Mon, 2025-04-28 09:57 — mike kraft
    Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High - Inside Climate News A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

     

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    Measles, polio and rubella could become endemic in the U.S. if vaccine rates continue to fall--studies

    Mon, 2025-04-28 09:42 — mike kraft
    Measles may be making a comeback in the U.S., Stanford Medicine-led research finds Diseases such as measles, rubella and polio could become endemic to the U.S. again if vaccine rates decline, according to modeling run by researchers at Stanford Medicine and their colleagues. Katia Savchuk News Center
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