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Learn moreDas World Health Network fordert, die Prävention postinfektiöser Erkrankungen bereits vor der Infektion anzusetzen. Neben Impfungen braucht es dafür saubere und gesunde Innenraumluft, technische Infektionsprävention und verbindliche Standards als festen Bestandteil einer bevölkerungsweiten Präventionsstrategie.
Learn moreNigeria’s first confirmed Ebola case in twelve years went unrecognized for thirteen days after symptom onset. This article examines delays in diagnosis, potential exposures in healthcare settings, and the importance of early detection, infection prevention, and comprehensive contact tracing.
Learn moreAuthors: Claire Alexander, Kamea Lessoway, Umama Mohsin, Benjamin Onyango
Current Outbreak
New World screwworm (NWS; Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a dangerous pest insect that infects wounds and vulnerable tissues of both animals and humans. Eradication efforts and successes have occurred over more than 50...
Learn moreKenya’s Ebola outbreak has exposed potential gaps in contact tracing, despite the quarantine of known contacts. This article examines the index patient’s journey, infections among relatives and healthcare workers, and the risk posed by exposures that may have gone unidentified.
Learn moreTrack the global transition to clean indoor air: what’s happening in your country, what’s coming up, and what you can do.
Learn moreCOVID-19 is still with us. This illustrated guide covers current symptoms, Long COVID, prevention, and how to protect others if you get sick.
Learn moreThe death of a laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia, prompted concerns about a possible plague outbreak and extensive precautionary measures. This article examines the response, uncertainties surrounding the suspected infection, and the importance of rapid action, laboratory biosafety, and early containment.
Learn moreExplore estimates of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and Germany based on wastewater surveillance data, alongside Mike Hoerger’s weekly COVID-19 forecasts for the U.S.
Learn moreA suspected plague death in Irkutsk, Russia, highlights the importance of immediate biosafety precautions, rapid exposure response, and transparent reporting to prevent outbreaks.
Learn moreStephane Bilodeau, Kaitlin Sundling, Geraldine A. Hamilton, Yaneer Bar-Yam
After 6-20 million deaths and many more disabled, building trust in effective action is needed to end the COVID-19 pandemic
Nearly three years into the ongoing pandemic and despite the availability of numerous...
After a COVID infection, people may experience ongoing or new symptoms due to the damage that the virus has done to the body. This occurs even in those who have mild or asymptomatic infections and in young and healthy individuals. The damage affects the heart, brain, kidney, immune system, and...
Mass testing can control new variants
Mass testing is an effective tool for controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants and is a financially viable alternative to ongoing economic disruption, continued illness and accumulating disability. It is important to take advantage of mass...
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Learn moreWhen communities are safer, everyone in the community benefits. Sharing responsibility makes it both easier and better. Schools are an example of a community institution whose safety affects the community as a whole, and ventilation and air filtering is key to safety in public spaces. More generally see also the five pillars of prevention.
Learn moreInstitutions can adopt safe guidelines to protect all of their employees, members, customers, and visitors.
Learn moreBusinesses can improve safety, protect employee health, and attract customers concerned about safety.
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Get involvedCOVID can have health impacts long after infection. Find information on long COVID, testimonials from those who’ve suffered from long COVID, and updates on the latest research.
After a COVID infection, people may experience ongoing or new symptoms due to the damage that the virus has done to the body. This occurs even in those who have mild or asymptomatic infections and in young and healthy individuals. The damage affects the heart, brain, kidney, immune system, and other organs.
There are international and local support groups for people with long COVID in many countries, on Facebook or other social media. Here is a partial list.
Clinicians need access to high quality resources for information on how to evaluate and treat this new but suddenly very prevalent condition. We have collected links to quality resources on how to best handle the needs of people suffering from lingering symptoms after COVID-19 infections.
It has become clear that long COVID affects a considerable proportion of COVID survivors. While people who have ongoing symptoms of long COVID may adjust their expectations of their own health and abilities, a significant proportion find day-to-day activities are strongly impacted, and many are disabled at work and in home activities.
