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Officials confirm human case of plague in Colorado

mages Group Editorial/Getty Images/File CNN —  A case of plague has been confirmed in a person in Pueblo County, Colorado, officials said Tuesday. The case was flagged Friday from preliminary test results, and the potential source of the infection is still under investigation, … Read More

Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cattle, Farm Worker Infected, Virus Fragments in Milk

Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai

222 nm far-UVC light markedly reduces the level of infectious airborne virus in an occupied room

An emerging intervention for control of airborne-mediated pandemics and epidemics is whole-room far-UVC (200–235 nm). Laboratory studies have shown that 222-nm light inactivates airborne pathogens, potentially without harm to exposed occupants. While encouraging results have been reported in benchtop studies and … Read More

Far-UVC Light Can Virtually Eliminate Airborne Virus in an Occupied Room

Far-UVC light is a promising new technology for reducing airborne virus levels in occupied indoor spaces, but its effectiveness has not been evaluated in real-life scenarios. A study by Columbia researchers now shows that far-UVC light inactivated nearly all (>99%) … Read More

UV light treats beet disease and combats fungicide resistance

Germicidal ultraviolet light is effective at killing a damaging fungus that infects table beets, adding an important organic tool to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance, according to a new Cornell study. While UV light is already used to … Read More

UV light treats beet disease and combats fungicide resistance

Germicidal ultraviolet light is effective at killing a damaging fungus that infects table beets, adding an important organic tool to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance, according to a new Cornell study. While UV light is already used to … Read More

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, which has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans. An outbreak that began in 2020 has led to the deaths or killing of tens of millions of poultry. … Read More

Whooping cough outbreak reported around the world

Weakening of DTP vaccine’s long-term effects, outdoor air pollution and bacterial mutation being pointed out as plausible reasons for outbreakhttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/video/health/whooping-cough-outbreak-reported-around-the-world-95628

New Type of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air as Safe as Outdoors

A new type of ultraviolet light that may be safe for people took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%, a joint study by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of … Read More