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02-03-2021 WHO Russian authorities have reported 7 poultry farm workers aged 29 to 60 years infected with the A(H5N8) strain of avian influenza, also known as bird flu. This is the first reported detection of this strain of avian influenza in humans. The human infections occurred on a poultry farm in Astrakhan, Russian Federation, and were reported to WHO by Russian health officials via channels of the International Health Regulations (2005). Concerns were raised when 101 000 out of 900 000 egg-laying hens on the farm died in early December 2020. An investigation by Russian veterinary public-...

Clinical Reference Labs Makes At-Home COVID-19 Saliva Test Available Through Walgreens Find Care WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Clinical Reference Laboratory, privately held clinical testing laboratories in the U.S, said Wednesday that it makes first at-home COVID-19 saliva test available through Walgreens Find Care. The FDA-authorized, saliva-based COVID-19 RT-PCR test expands testing access with a comfortable, at-home alternative - eliminating in-person waits and reducing exposure risk, Clinical Reference Laboratory said in a statement. Clinical Reference Laboratory received FDA Emergency Use Auth...

Share There is a mixed feeling of fear and excitement in a non-crude oil producing community, Otuabula 2, in Ogbia Local Government Council of Bayelsa State when crude oil was discovered to have spurted from the ground. Whether the crude oil was forced out of the ground by human or natural causes is yet-to-be-established but National Oil Spill Detection And Response Agency (NOSDRA) has visited the site and taken samples for testing, Nigerian Tribune learnt. However, an environmental scientist attached to the NOSDRA Reference Laboratory who also visited the site and pleaded not to be mentioned...

The List Of Approved COVID-19 PCR Testing Laboratories By Soko Directory Team / Published February 12, 2021 | 3:43 pm KEY POINTS One of the ways to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is true (through) carrying out tests. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya, so many sectors were affected. Businesses came to a halt. People lost their jobs and the government experienced a drop in revenue. Fear took over all the faces that you could meet on the streets. The Ministry of Health issued guidelines for Kenyans to follow in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. Among the guidelines were for Kenyans ...

Published February 12, 2021, 12:42 AM About 3,000 pigs have been culled in Leyte province since January as local authorities rushed to stop the spread of the highly-contagious African swine fever (ASF) Teams from the local government have been leading the depopulation of live pigs raised within the 500-meter radius from the location of hogs confirmed as ASF carriers. “In the past three weeks, the ASF spread is not yet totally controlled since there are new areas added to the infected zone and these are closer to Tacloban City, the regional capital,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Eastern ...