Long Covid Expert Interview with Gez Medinger: Episode 33 – The Acid-Base Disruption Hypothesis for Long Covid
In early May, the Research-Aid Networks research team was interviewed by Gez Medinger, co-author of the Long Covid handbook and known from his Long Covid expert interview series, about why an acid-base imbalance might be the missing link to understanding what’s causing Long Covid. Watch part 1 of the interview here Watch part 2 of […]
Here’s how a human bird flu pandemic could unfold
The largest ever global outbreak of avian influenza has started to jump to other animals. Are humans next? This article is written by Dr Jeremy Rossman and was originally published in Science Focus. Read the original article in Science Focus.
Should we be worried that polio has been detected in the UK?
A national incident has been declared after the virus was found in a London sewer. The past weeks have seen continued transmission of SARS-CoV-2, new cases of acute hepatitis in children, monkeypox and now poliovirus has been found in the UK. Several decades ago, poliovirus caused serious epidemics in many countries throughout the world. These poliovirus infections would […]
Reality Check: How worried should we be about monkeypox?
It is unlikely the disease will become a new pandemic but cases are likely to rise over the coming weeks, virologist says. Though still in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are now seeing warning signs of another disease popping up in countries around the world – monkeypox. This is not a new […]
Ebola in the DRC – October 2019 Update
Case figures as of 15th of October 2019: Confirmed: 3113, Probable: 114 Suspected: 411, Fatalities: 2152 If the recent figures are an accurate assessment of the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern DRC, then it may be that an end to the second deadliest outbreak of EVD is within sight. Data released by the DRC health authorities through […]
Ebola Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will soon enter its second year. Beginning on 28 July 2018, the latest WHO estimates put the confirmed death toll at just under 1,500, with over 2,000 confirmed cases as of 24 June. The largest known EVD outbreak occurred in […]
New Developments in the DRC Ebola Virus Outbreak
As the current Ebola virus outbreak in the DRC approaches the one year mark, two new developments may dramatically shape the outbreak and response in the weeks and months to come. On 14 July, the first Ebola virus disease (EVD) case was identified in the city of Goma, the capital and largest city of the […]
Emerging Ebolavirus Therapies
The ongoing Ebolavirus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is the first to use experimental vaccinations and drug therapies from the start of the outbreak. Ebolavirus infection is now a candidate disease under the World Health Organization’s Monitored Emergency Use of Unregistered and Investigational Interventions (MEURI), and compassionate […]
Continuing challenges in delivering effective aid
It has been just over one year since the first reported case of Ebola in North Kivu province of the DRC, and the outbreak is showing no signs of slowing down. Figures released on the 17thof July by the DRC health ministry put the number of confirmed cases at over 2,400, with 1,600 deaths confirmed from […]
Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola
Ebola outbreaks, such as the current one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has claimed 2,074 people’s lives, are widely covered in the media. But another virus is ravaging the DRC with minimal publicity. That virus is measles. Although measles has a much lower mortality rate than Ebola (around 2% compared with around 60%), […]
