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96 Global Health NOW: Deeper H5N1 Worries; HIV Flares in the Philippines; and The Tinge of Cringe July 25, 2024 A dairy cow stands in the 4-H stall at the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania fair. September 25, 2022. Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Deeper H5N1 Worries  
The H5N1 virus outbreak in the U.S. presents a greater challenge than previously described, .
 
The study, which investigated infected cattle on nine farms in four states, reveals the focus on mild illness in cows and transmission via milk isn鈥檛 the full story, .

• The virus was found in +20% of nasal swabs among the cows studied.


• Some of the farms reported a sharp increase in cow deaths.


• The virus was transmitted to cats, raccoons, and wild birds that may have carried the virus to other areas.

Warning: There are likely multiple routes of transmission, per study co-author and Cornell University virologist Diego Diel.

• 鈥淚 think it will be really difficult to control it at this point,鈥� Diel said.

Baffling: Though U.S. health officials argue the outbreaks on dairy cattle farms can still be stopped, Brown University epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo told she hasn鈥檛 seen a clear plan for ending the outbreaks.

What to look for: The major concern is if the virus becomes more successful in making use of receptors in humans鈥� upper respiratory tract, said Thomas Peacock, a U.K. virologist at the Pirbright Institute.

• That would allow the virus to spread among people as seasonal influenza viruses do.

Related: How to Pinpoint the H5N1 Mortality Rate in Human 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   The death toll from landslides that hit southern Ethiopia earlier this week has climbed to 257鈥攂ut the UN expects the final count to nearly double, and said that 15,000+ people need to be evacuated after the disaster, which was triggered by heavy rains.
 
Huge wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and Canada have burned hundreds of thousands of acres over the past week, forced thousands of people to evacuate, and compromised air quality as far away as Denver and Chicago.
 
U.S. infant mortality increased in 2022 for the first time in two decades; more than 20,500 babies died in 2022 before the age of 1, ; the 5.6 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births marked a 3% increase from the previous year.
 
A Hawaii judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a state law mandating the licensing of practitioners and teachers of traditional Native Hawaiian midwifery pending the outcome of a lawsuit aiming to overturn the statute. DATA POINT HIV/AIDS HIV Flares in the Philippines
The Philippines is struggling to quell the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia Pacific region, as annual new infections shot up from 4,400 in 2010 to 28,000 in 2023鈥攁 540% spike, per new UNAIDS data. 

Without major intervention, Filipino health leaders say 400,000+ people in the country could have HIV by 2030.

A young epidemic: 88% of new HIV detections last year were among 15鈥�35 year olds鈥攎ainly among gay and bisexual men and transgender women. Almost half of cases came from those under 24.

• 鈥淲e used to call [the epidemic] hidden and growing, but now we鈥檙e saying it鈥檚 fast and furious,鈥� said Loyd Norella, the HIV programme manager at the Pilipinas Shell Foundation. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS Dobbs鈥� Long Shadow
Since the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 2022 Dobbs ruling took effect, 14 states have fully banned abortion, and another three have banned it after six weeks of gestation. (A fourth six-week ban will take effect in Iowa on Monday.)

• In addition to their immediate effects on people seeking abortion, these bans are limiting access to lifesaving health care in a long-lasting way by impacting where prospective OB-GYNs choose to study and work. Legal hurdles to providing and referring patients to abortion care are deal-breakers for some physicians.


• Gaps in abortion training stand to exacerbate disparities in reproductive health and lead to a rise in complications and maternal mortality鈥攅specially in rural areas.

One solution: Cross-state training programs between protective and restrictive states; such initiatives are already ramping up to help train more students.

THURSDAY DIVERSION The Tinge of Cringe
When a group of researchers set out to study blushing, they faced a vexing question: How to embarrass their subjects to ensure red cheeks. 

鈥淪inging karaoke is, of course, very embarrassing,鈥� lead study author Milica Nikoli膰 .

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam decided to 鈥渋nflict karaoke鈥� on young women aged 16鈥�24鈥攁 group for being especially self-conscious, .

Pitch perfect pain: The women were asked to sing tunes to 鈥渆nsure maximum mortification鈥�: Think 鈥淗ello鈥� by Adele.

• Later, in the lab, the women watched video clips of their performances in an MRI machine with temperature sensors attached to their cheeks, .

Key finding: The scans showed that blushing is not linked to fear of others鈥� judgement, as was traditionally believed; rather it is a 鈥渟imple automatic reaction鈥� triggered by a feeling of exposure, per , published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. QUICK HITS How climate and conflict are driving a global hunger crisis 鈥�

Physician PTSD levels rose during COVID 鈥�

Pfizer's gene therapy cuts hemophilia A bleeding rate in late-stage trial 鈥�

Australian judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Bayer weedkiller causes blood cancer 鈥�

Leishmaniasis: this neglected tropical disease is spreading fast, and Europe is nowhere near prepared 鈥�

Alcohol Industry Panics as Healthier Habits Cut Sales 鈥�

How global health institutions and funders can empower local researchers 鈥�

Tweens, screens and sleep: How parents can help kids get their zzzzz's 鈥嬧�嬧��

So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it? 鈥�

RFK Jr. wants to send people on antidepressants to government 鈥渨ellness farms鈥� 鈥� Issue No. 2757
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It seems that Europeans don鈥檛 want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organization (WHO) report has found that nothing has changed in the continent鈥檚 drinking habits. Despite the health risks, Europeans consume an average of 9.2 litres of pure alcohol a year - making them the world鈥檚 biggest drinkers.

Funding supports groundbreaking research in the natural sciences and engineering

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 苹果淫院 research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million.

The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.

96 Global Health NOW: Boosting Dengue Defenses; War Is a Superbug Spreader; and The Bounty of the Bat-a-thon July 24, 2024 A health worker trying to prevent the spread of dengue pours out a tub of water in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 18. Danilo Martins Yoshioka/Anadolu via Getty Boosting Dengue Defenses
As dengue continues its relentless global surge this year, health officials in newly affected countries are turning to more experienced nations for model countermeasures, .

Continued spread: A 鈥渃onsistent level鈥� of dengue is now active in two-thirds of the world鈥檚 countries.

• In the Americas, ~10.4 million suspected dengue cases were logged by WHO by the first week of July鈥攎arking a 232% increase compared to the same period in 2023. 


• Peru alone has reported 100,000+ cases this year.


• The disease is also seeing an uptick in Burkina Faso, Chad, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.


• Iran reported its first two locally spread cases in June, . 

Templates for interventions: Countries that have coped with dengue for decades鈥攍ike Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Brazil鈥攈ave launched effective mitigations, including:

• Robust community engagement programs, like one 2022 initiative in Sri Lanka to eliminate breeding sites that led to a nearly in hospital admissions. Rio de Janeiro created a similarly successful program. 


• Health worker education to improve early diagnostics and quick interventions.


• Mosquito management, including Brazil鈥檚 commitment to the . 

Related:

Dengue Is Rising in the U.S. Here鈥檚 How to Protect Yourself 鈥�

Scientists uncover fundamental rules for how dengue virus infects its mosquito and human hosts 鈥�

Obese children infected with dengue appear to be at higher risk of hospitalization 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Mpox cases in children are on the rise in displacement camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with local doctors reporting 130 suspected cases 鈥渁lmost entirely in children and adolescents鈥� in the last four weeks.

Global measles cases spiked 140% from 2010 to 2019, from Columbia University, amid falling vaccinations in many nations, with the sharpest declines in Europe, ; separately, Poland is seeing a surge in measles cases this year鈥攚ith infections ~17X higher in recent months than last year鈥攁fter a record number of parents refused vaccines for their kids, .

Pertussis cases in the Americas have spiked 300% in 2024, per a from PAHO鈥攚ith significant increases in Mexico, Brazil, and Peru.

A twice-yearly HIV shot was 100% effective in preventing new infections in women in South Africa and Uganda, new study from drugmaker Gilead show. ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE War Is a Superbug Spreader
A potential pandemic is brewing: New breeds of drug-resistant bacteria (AMRs) are proliferating in war-torn parts of the globe鈥攁nd spreading from the battlefield to hospitals and across borders.
 
Research indicates that the waste of war鈥攚arheads, spent munitions, etc.鈥攄rains into surrounding waterways, creating heavy metal-infused cesspools in which AMRs thrive. 
 
Meanwhile, within hospitals in conflict zones, superbugs are spreading from soldiers injured in the field to civilians receiving care for non-war-related conditions. And as refugees flee these devastated countries, those organisms hitch a ride.

• Globally, AMRs are estimated to contribute to five million deaths every year鈥攎ore than from HIV and malaria combined.

Despite the looming threat, governments around the world have failed to make superbug prevention a priority compared with addressing other more visible threats, experts say. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS Antibiotics to Stave Off STIs? 
A daily dose of the commonly used antibiotic doxycycline can prevent syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in people at high risk of STIs, new research finds. 

Background: Previous research showed doxycycline decreased STI risk if taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. The new study looked at preventing STIs instead.

The findings: Daily doxycycline reduced syphilis by 79%, chlamydia by 92%, and gonorrhea by 68% in 41 gay and bisexual men who were already taking a daily pill to treat HIV.

Concerns: Because the study was small, scientists say further research is needed to confirm results and address major questions regarding:

• Whether such dosing could lead to a risk of antibiotic resistance.


• What potential effects daily antibiotics could have on healthy gut bacteria.

Related:

WHO global research priorities for sexually transmitted infections 鈥�

DoxyPEP: A 鈥淢orning-After Pill鈥� for STIs 鈥� RESEARCH The Bounty of the Bat-a-thon 
For the past 16 years, researchers have descended annually upon the Lamanai Archaeological Reserve in northern Belize, intent upon one goal: Become better acquainted with bats.

• 鈥淭here are no papers, there are no presentations, there鈥檚 no posters. It鈥檚 people studying bats and talking about bats,鈥� said biologist Brock Fenton, who started the Bat-a-thon鈥攚hich now involves 80 researchers from 50 institutions worldwide.

Researchers erect tall nets at dusk to ensnare as many kinds of neotropical bats as possible in this 鈥済old mine for bat diversity,鈥� which is home to 75 species. 

The bats are carefully tagged and bagged for one evening, and research commences as the sun sets. Come sunrise, the bats are released.

• The annual gathering has yielded nearly 90 academic papers over the years, spanning from bat behavior to bat ecology. 

RESOURCES QUICK HITS How Ukraine broke Putin鈥檚 Black Sea grain blockade 鈥� and what it means for Africa 鈥�

There Are No Good Options Left With Bird Flu 鈥�

Director of New Zealand鈥檚 pharmaceutical funding agency quits over rollback of M膩ori rights 鈥� Thanks for the tip, Cecilia Meisner!

Climate change has serious implications for children鈥檚 brain health 鈥�

In Climate Fight, Focus on Women and Girls 鈥�

COVID-19 risk perceptions in Japan: a cross-sectional study 鈥�

'Supermodel granny' drug extends life in animals 鈥� Issue No. 2756
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The head of the UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement in the security situation in Gaza, where dangerous operating conditions and attacks against humanitarian workers continue to hamper aid delivery to communities in need. 

Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday.

96 Global Health NOW: Time Will Tell: New Lyme Disease Vaccine; War's Toll on Children in Sudan; and Rabies Reduction July 23, 2024 An adult deer tick rests on a person's fingernail at Connetquot State Park in Oakdale, New York, on December 27, 2011. Bill Davis/Newsday RM via Getty Time Will Tell: New Lyme Disease Vaccine
Participants in a new Lyme disease vaccine trial have completed the three-dose series and now will be followed through the end of Lyme disease season in 2025, .

• If the vaccine has proven efficacy, it could be rolled out as soon as 2026.


• No safety issues have arisen so far.


• Pfizer and French vaccine company Valneva SE agreed to work on the vaccine (now known as VLA15) in 2020.

The need:

• An estimated 476,000 people in the U.S. are affected by Lyme disease each year.


• It鈥檚 the Northern Hemisphere鈥檚 leading vector-borne illness.

Inside scoop: The vaccine 鈥渢argets the outer surface of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that cause Lyme disease and inhibits the bacterium's ability to leave the tick and infect humans,鈥� per Axios.
 
History: A previous Lyme disease vaccine鈥擫ymerix from GSK鈥� in 2002 because adverse events caused sales to fall.
 
And: Moderna is working on . GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   COVID-19 cut life expectancy at birth in India by 2.6 years and increased the country鈥檚 death rate by 17%, ; women, the youngest and oldest people, and marginalized groups were most affected.

A Merck-made monoclonal antibody-based drug, MK-1654, helped reduce the incidence of lower respiratory infection in infants compared to a placebo, and met the safety goals of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, according to a .

U.S. trade representatives in the Biden administration tried to persuade a half-dozen countries and the E.U. to weaken or delay baby formula regulations; for example, they pushed back on E.U. plans to reduce lead in baby formula and questioned a Colombian effort to 鈥渓imit microbiological contaminants鈥� in formula.

Low-income people given $400-a-month cash payments over nine months had 27% fewer emergency room visits than those who didn鈥檛 receive the payments, per a 鈥攃hallenging the narrative that if you give people cash they鈥檒l spend it on drugs and alcohol. CONFLICT War鈥檚 Toll on Children in Sudan
Hundreds of children fleeing Sudan are being treated for gunshot wounds, per M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res鈥攁n alarming sign that war crimes are being committed in the country鈥檚 ongoing civil war.

• Nearly 24% of ~2,600 refugees treated for gunshot wounds in Chad are children under five.


• The number of Sudanese refugees arriving with severe injuries like gunshot wounds is straining the limited resources of the border鈥檚 field hospital, per MSF. 

Growing crisis in El Fasher: Darfur鈥檚 capital has seen approximately 400 cases of child killings and maimings since May of this year, compared with 1,200 cases of child killings and maimings across Sudan in all of 2023. 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES Rabies Reduction  
Starting this month, 50+ lower-income countries can apply for financial aid from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the human rabies vaccine and associated supplies.

Rabies is one of the most lethal diseases in the world, with a nearly 100% fatality rate without immediate treatment.

• 60,000 rabies deaths occur each year.


• 95% of cases are in Asia and Africa.


• 99% of cases are caused by dogs. 

A canine approach: The cheapest, most effective tool for reducing rabies is a dog vaccination campaign.

• Zambia鈥檚 Kabwe District began vaccinating dogs in 2018, and it had zero rabies cases in humans last year. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Chinese Mining Projects in Tajikistan Cause Pollution, Not Prosperity
The poorest country in Central Asia increasingly depends on foreign investment鈥攑rimarily from China, which has seized the opportunity to tap Tajikistan鈥檚 wealth of unmined gold and minerals.

Chinese-run mining and agricultural projects receive broad support from the Tajik government鈥攁nd minimal oversight鈥攂ecause they promise to create jobs and support local communities.

But according to a months-long investigation by RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Tajik residents have instead seen environmental degradation and negative health impacts, including:

• Breathing problems from air pollution.


• Undrinkable water and mass fish die-offs due to wastewater dumping.


• Rises in illness and stillborn babies.


• Difficulty raising crops.

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As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps 鈥�

Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times 鈥嬧�嬧��

A discontinued asthma medication has patients scrambling, some to the ER 鈥�

Turkmen Face Severe Drinking-Water Crisis During Scorching Summer 鈥�

China鈥揢S research collaborations are in decline 鈥� this is bad news for everyone 鈥�

Why you are probably sitting down for too long 鈥�

Virtual reality players are suffering real broken bones, other injuries 鈥�

鈥楢 positive step forward鈥�: Mattel launches first blind Barbie 鈥� Issue No. 2755
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Gazans uprooted by the Israeli military鈥檚 latest evacuation orders have fled their shelters and homes 鈥渞unning for their lives鈥�, with barely any belongings and little idea where they will end up, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

96 Global Health NOW: AIDS鈥� Shifting Target; Coca-Cola鈥檚 Unhealthy Olympic Sponsorship; and Polio Detected in Gaza For the first time, the majority of new HIV infections have occurred outside of sub-Saharan Africa. July 22, 2024 Ukrainians lay flowers at the monument to people who died of AIDS. May 17, Kyiv, Ukraine. Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty AIDS鈥� Shifting Target
For the first time in history, the majority of new HIV infections have occurred outside of sub-Saharan Africa鈥攎arking both the continent's significant progress and of a 鈥渓ack of comparable progress in the rest of the world,鈥� per released today for the in Munich. 

Major progress:

• Sub-Saharan Africa has reduced new infections by 56% since 2010. 


• Globally, new infections have fallen by 39% over the same period, . 


• AIDS-related deaths worldwide have been halved since 2010鈥攆rom 1.3 million to 630,000 in 2023.

Critical juncture: Still, the world remains off-track to meet both the 2025 target of reducing AIDS-related deaths to below 250,000, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals objective of ending AIDS as a public health threat鈥攗nless leaders take urgent action, . 

Rising infections elsewhere: HIV cases are increasing in three regions: Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Latin America; and the Middle East and North Africa.

• Key populations affected include sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs.


• High HIV incidence persists among young women in Africa, driven by gender inequality.


• Stigma and funding shortfalls continue to stymie access to care. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
India's Kerala state is on alert after a 14-year-old boy died from Nipah virus there; 60 of the boys鈥� contacts have been identified as 鈥渉igh-risk,鈥� per the state鈥檚 health minister.

Meat from deli counters in the U.S. has been linked to a listeria outbreak that has killed two people and led to 28 hospitalizations across 12 states, ; the agency is still working to identify contaminated products.

A U.S. ban on formaldehyde in hair relaxers has been pushed back once again by the FDA; the timeline for the ban鈥攑roposed after the chemical was linked to cancer鈥� remains undetermined.  

Heat-related deaths in Texas are on the rise after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power for days amid scorching summer temperatures. GHN EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY A soft drinks dispenser at the Olympic village where some athletes will be housed at Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. July 2, 2024. Emmanuel Dunand / AFP via Getty Coca-Cola鈥檚 Ongoing Olympic Sponsorship Is Bad for Everyone鈥檚 Health   As Paris gets ready to kick off the 2024 Summer Olympic Games this week, the that the food vendors will be more locally sourced, sustainable, and all-around healthful.

• But these new commitments seem deeply at odds with the group鈥檚 ongoing partnership with Coca-Cola, write members of the Kick Big Soda Out of Sport campaign.

How has Coca-Cola鈥攁 leading producer of sugary drinks, to obesity and largely preventable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease鈥攂een touted as a steadfast partner of the Olympics since 1928?
 
One explanation is 鈥渘akedly economic鈥�鈥攂ut it 鈥渃an also be seen as a master class in 鈥榮portswashing鈥� (using athletics to burnish an individual or organization鈥檚 reputation),鈥� while ignoring a product鈥檚 health and environmental harms, the authors write.
  
Turning off the tap: Their newly launched campaign, organized by leading global health organizations, urges the global community to demonstrate opposition to this long-standing sponsorship and sign a urging the IOC to terminate its Coca-Cola sponsorship.
 
鈥淔or the health of all, it鈥檚 time to get soda off the field,鈥� the authors argue.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES RADAR Polio Detected in Gaza  
Gaza鈥檚 Ministry of Health and the WHO have found samples of poliovirus type 2 (vaccine derived) in sewage water in six locations, revealing a threat to thousands of people amid the 鈥渄isastrous sanitation situation,鈥� .

• The virus has been isolated so far only from the environment, with no associated paralytic cases detected.

• Wild polio was eradicated from Gaza more than 25 years ago, and pre-war vaccination coverage reached 95% in 2022鈥攂ut Israel鈥檚 war against Hamas has created 鈥渢he perfect environment for diseases like polio to spread,鈥� says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Investigating the source: Officials noted the vaccine responsible has not been used in Gaza or surrounding regions since 2016鈥攎aking them suspect it was carried by someone who had been in an area where the vaccine has not yet been phased out, . VACCINES Barking up the Right Tree
A rare Chilean tree promises to improve vaccine efficacy against malaria, Covid-19, influenza, and other diseases.

Quillaja saponaria, known as Quillay, produces a soapy substance called saponins from its bark. The saponins can be used as an adjuvant in vaccines to prompt a stronger immune system response. 

One saponin-based adjuvant formulation, QS-21, is used in GSK鈥檚 shingles and malaria vaccines.

• A gram of QS-21 can cost up to $100,000.


• Five out of 100 Quillay trees contain sufficient QS-21.

Waiting game: It can take up to 25 years before Quillay bark can be harvested. But demand, illegal logging, and climate change are reducing numbers of the Quillay trees. 

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Huge rise in Mpox cases in DR Congo: govt 鈥�

Virus spreading in Latin America may cause stillbirths and birth defects 鈥�

China's Philippines embassy demands answers for propaganda against COVID vaccine 鈥�

Viet Nam's new road safety laws to reduce road traffic deaths among children 鈥�

Zika can have long-term consequences for immune system 鈥�

鈥楧ream come true鈥�: study suggests drug could extend women鈥檚 fertility by five years 鈥� Issue No. 2754
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An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, released on Monday. 

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Maladies Tropicales N茅glig茅es --> Meet our new Steering Committee Members!/
Rencontrer les nouveaux membres du comit茅 directeur!  This spring, the Canadian Network for NTDs welcomed three new Steering Committee Members to support NTD advocacy and engagement here in Canada! To learn more about our Steering Committee, please visit our webpage. To learn more about our new steering Committee members, please .
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Ce printemps, le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN a accueilli trois nouveaux membres de son comit茅 directeur afin de soutenir la d茅fense et l'engagement en faveur des MTN ici au Canada! Pour en savoir plus sur notre comit茅 directeur, veuillez consulter notre page Web . Pour en savoir plus sur les nouveaux membres du comit茅 directeur, --> Relaunching our 2024 Student & Young Professionals Ambassadorship for NTDs this fall!/ Relance du programme 2024 d'ambassadeurs 茅tudiants et jeunes professionnels pour les MTN cet automne. We are re-launching our CNNTD Student and Young Professionals Ambassadorship video competition this fall! To apply, applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or currently a student in Canada and between 16-29 years old. Applications are due by noon on October 10th, 2024 and are accepted in both and . To learn, please click on the link below.  ...... Nous relan莽ons notre concours vid茅o d'ambassadeurs 茅tudiants et jeunes professionnels du CNNTD cet automne! Les candidats doivent 锚tre citoyens canadiens, r茅sidents permanents ou 茅tudiants au Canada et 锚tre 芒g茅s de 16 脿 29 ans. Les candidatures doivent 锚tre d茅pos茅es avant midi le 10 octobre 2024 et sont accept茅es en et en . Pour en savoir plus, cliquez sur le lien ci-dessous.  --> Thank you for applying to our NTD Research Award 2024!/
Merci d'avoir pos茅 votre candidature 脿 notre prix de recherche sur les MTN! Submissions to our NTD Research Award are being evaluated by our NTD Research Award Selection Committee this summer, and we look forward to sharing the winning research paper with you all in the fall at the in Vancouver, BC! ...... Cet 茅t茅, le comit茅 de s茅lection du prix de recherche sur les MTN 茅value les candidatures et nous sommes impatients de partager avec vous le document de recherche gagnant 脿 l'automne, lors de la qui se tiendra 脿 Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique! --> G7 Leader's Communiqu茅 renews commitment to ending NTDs/ Le communiqu茅 des chefs d'脡tat et de gouvernement du G7 renouvelle l'engagement de mettre fin aux MTN A key deliverable at the G7 Leaders Summit June 13-14 in Puglia, Italy  was the . This formal agreement among heads of state reaffirmed commitments to end NTDs by 2030; and to prioritise health promotion and preventative public health measures including WASH, good nutrition, vaccinations, and mass drug administration (MDA). Additionally, G7 leaders also committed to supporting climate-resilient health systems, regional vaccine manufacturing initiatives, country-led priorities as well as 'last mile delivery as an essential element to enhance equity'. To learn more about our Network's engagement in global health advocacy among G7 nations, please read our published article , and webpage on .
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, qui s'est tenu les 13 et 14 juin dans les Pouilles, en Italie, est l'un des principaux r茅sultats du sommet. Cet accord formel entre les chefs d'脡tat a r茅affirm茅 l'engagement de mettre fin aux MTN d'ici 2030 et de donner la priorit茅 脿 la promotion de la sant茅 et aux mesures pr茅ventives de sant茅 publique, notamment l'eau, l'assainissement et l'hygi猫ne, une bonne nutrition, les vaccinations et l'administration massive de m茅dicaments (AMM). En outre, les dirigeants du G7 se sont 茅galement engag茅s 脿 soutenir les syst猫mes de sant茅 r茅sistants au climat, les initiatives r茅gionales de fabrication de vaccins, les priorit茅s nationales ainsi que "la fourniture du dernier kilom猫tre en tant qu'茅l茅ment essentiel pour renforcer l'茅quit茅". Pour en savoir plus sur l'engagement de notre r茅seau dans la d茅fense de la sant茅 mondiale au sein des nations du G7, veuillez lire l'article que nous avons publi茅 , et la page web de sur ce . --> World Dengue Day: In Conversation with Aisha Barkhad/ Journ茅e mondiale de la dengue : Conversation avec Aisha Barkhad In May, Tina Lines, Advocacy and Policy Officer, spoke with Aisha Barkhad while carrying out some of her dengue research in S茫o Paulo, Brazil. We are sharing this interview in recognition of World Dengue Day on June 15th, and the 2024 theme is Prevention: Our Responsibility for a Safer Tomorrow.  Read more in the link below. ...... En mai, Tina Lines, responsable du plaidoyer et de la politique, s'est entretenue avec Aisha Barkhad alors qu'elle effectuait une partie de ses recherches sur la dengue 脿 S茫o Paulo, au Br茅sil. Nous partageons cet entretien 脿 l'occasion de la Journ茅e mondiale de la dengue, le 15 juin, dont le th猫me pour 2024 est "La pr茅vention : Notre responsabilit茅 pour des lendemains plus s没rs.  Pour en savoir plus, cliquez sur le lien ci-dessous. --> Recording of the Youth Action on Climate, Water and NTDs Webinar/  Enregistrement du webinaire Youth Action on Climate, Water and NTDs In partnership with the CAGH Climate Change & Health Working Group, the Canadian Network for NTDs brought together two young professionals addressing the challenge of climate change, water and NTDs through their work in Asia and the Americas in a webinar on June 20th, 2024. Here is the recording: .  ...... En partenariat avec le groupe de travail "Changement climatique et sant茅" du l'ACSM, Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN a r茅uni deux jeunes professionnels qui s'attaquent au d茅fi du changement climatique, de l'eau et des MTN dans le cadre de leur travail en Asie et dans les Am茅riques lors d'un webinaire le 20 juin 2024. Voici l'enregistrement : Webinaire (Action des jeunes sur le climat, l'eau et les MTN).  --> Kigali Declaration for NTDs 2nd Anniversary - New Canadian signatory/ Deuxi猫me anniversaire de la d茅claration de Kigali sur les MTN - Nouveau signataire canadien June 23rd, 2024 marked the second anniversary for  The is a high-level, political declaration mobilizing the collaboration, commitments and contributions required to end NTDs globally. Each signatory makes a unique contribution towards the prevention and treatment of NTDs, and this year, the , a member of our Network joined us and others in these efforts.  It's never too late to join in our commitment to end NTDs by 2030! Please reach out us at info@cnntd.org, and check out page to learn more. ...... Le 23 juin 2024 a marqu茅 le deuxi猫me anniversaire de la signature par le ! est une d茅claration politique de haut niveau qui mobilise la collaboration, les engagements et les contributions n茅cessaires pour mettre fin aux MTN dans le monde. Chaque signataire apporte une contribution unique 脿 la pr茅vention et au traitement des MTN et, cette ann茅e, le , membre de notre r茅seau, s'est joint 脿 nous et 脿 d'autres dans ces efforts.  Il n'est jamais trop tard pour participer 脿 notre engagement de mettre fin aux MTN d'ici 脿 2030 ! N'h茅sitez pas 脿 nous contacter 脿 l'adresse info@cnntd.org, et 脿 consulter pour en savoir plus. --> Brief submitted to the FAAE's Study on Canada's Approach to Africa/ M茅moire soumis 脿 l'茅tude du AEDI sur l'approche du Canada 脿 l'茅gard de l'Afrique The Canadian Network for NTDs recently submitted a written brief in response to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development's Study on Canada's Approach to Africa. You can find a copy of our brief in the link below. ...... Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN a r茅cemment soumis un m茅moire en r茅ponse 脿 l'茅tude du Comit茅 permanent des affaires 茅trang猫res et du d茅veloppement international sur l'approche du Canada 脿 l'茅gard de l'Afrique. Vous trouverez une copie de notre m茅moire dans le lien ci-dessous. --> CNNTD Submission to Canada's International Climate Finance Consultations 2024/ Soumission de la CNNTD aux consultations internationales du Canada sur le financement climatique 2024 The Canadian Network for NTDs recently submitted a written consultation in response to Canada鈥檚 post-2025鈥�2026 international climate and nature finance commitment. Please find a . ...... Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN a r茅cemment soumis une consultation 茅crite en r茅ponse 脿 l'engagement du Canada en mati猫re de climat international et de financement de la nature pour la p茅riode post-2025-2026. Vous trouverez --> Join our Virtual Consultation!/ Participez 脿 notre consultation virtuelle! Help us shape our pre-budget written submission ahead of Federal Budget 2025! Please register below for this open consultation on Tuesday, July 23rd at noon EDT.  ...... Aidez-nous 脿 茅laborer notre m茅moire pr茅-budg茅taire avant le budget f茅d茅ral 2025! Veuillez vous inscrire ci-dessous pour participer 脿 cette consultation ouverte le mardi 23 juillet 脿 midi EDT.  --> Participate in a young professionals NTD video for the German Conference on Tropical Medicine and Global Health (CTM)!/ Participez 脿 une vid茅o sur les MTN destin茅e aux jeunes professionnels pour la Conf茅rence allemande sur la m茅decine tropicale et la sant茅 mondiale! For this year鈥檚 (CTM) in D眉sseldorf on 19-21 September 2024, the German Youth Initiative for NTDs, in collaboration with the Canadian Network for NTDs and the Japanese NTD Youth Organization will be presenting on 鈥淣TD Youth Initiatives of the Global North鈥�.  To give more NTD Youth Initiatives the opportunity to present themselves to a broader audience, we are planning to create a video together with all interested initiatives, in which each group can include a slide on its organisation, members, activities and more.

If you are interested in being included in the video and want to prepare a slide on your NTD Youth Initiative, please email . ...... Pour de cette ann茅e 脿 D眉sseldorf du 19 au 21 septembre 2024, l'Initiative de la jeunesse allemande pour les MTN, en collaboration avec le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN et l'Organisation japonaise de la jeunesse pour les MTN, fera une pr茅sentation sur les "Initiatives de la jeunesse pour les MTN du Nord global".  Afin de donner 脿 un plus grand nombre d'initiatives de jeunes pour les MTN la possibilit茅 de se pr茅senter 脿 un public plus large, nous pr茅voyons de cr茅er une vid茅o avec toutes les initiatives int茅ress茅es, dans laquelle chaque groupe pourra inclure une diapositive sur son organisation, ses membres, ses activit茅s, etc.

Si vous souhaitez figurer dans la vid茅o et pr茅parer une diapositive sur votre initiative de jeunesse NTD, veuillez envoyer un courriel 脿 . --> C.A.N. 1.5 掳C Resource / C.A.N. 1.5 掳C Ressource C.A.N. 1.5 掳C recently held it's first conference, engaging young people in action on climate and neglected tropical diseases. Please take a look at their report to learn more: ...... C.A.N. 1.5 掳C a r茅cemment tenu sa premi猫re conf茅rence, engageant les jeunes 脿 agir sur le climat et les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es. Jetez un coup d'艙il 脿 leur rapport pour en savoir plus : --> In The News / Dans la presse /
Le Tchad 茅limine la trypanosomiase humaine africaine  /
Gavi augmente le financement du vaccin humain contre la rage dans 50 pays  / Le financement de l'茅tude des maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es et du d茅veloppement de nouvelles technologies est tr猫s limit茅.  --> Research Funding Opportunities /Possibilit茅s de financement de la recherche Burroughs Wellcome Fund/ASTMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases: Are you from a U.S. or Canadian institution, with a medical degree and an academic appointment of fellow*, who is proposing to perform research in tropical infectious diseases? If selected, you can receive two years of support at $65,000 US per year to cover travel, stipend, fringe benefits, health insurance and capacity development at an overseas site.  

IDRC's research awards application process for 2025 is now open! For more information about the themes and areas of work for these diverse awards, eligibility and application process, . The deadline for submitting your completed application is September22, 2024 at 23:59 EST.
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Bourse postdoctorale Burroughs Wellcome Fund/ASTMH sur les maladies infectieuses tropicales: 脢tes-vous originaire d'un 茅tablissement am茅ricain ou canadien, titulaire d'un dipl么me de m茅decine et d'un poste universitaire de boursier*, et proposez-vous de mener des recherches sur les maladies infectieuses tropicales ? Si vous 锚tes s茅lectionn茅(e), vous pouvez b茅n茅ficier d'un soutien pendant deux ans 脿 hauteur de 65 000 dollars US par an pour couvrir les frais de voyage, l'allocation, les avantages sociaux, l'assurance maladie et le d茅veloppement des capacit茅s sur un site 脿 l'茅tranger.

Le processus de demande de bourses de recherche du CRDI pour 2025 est maintenant ouvert! Pour plus d'informations sur les th猫mes et les domaines de travail de ces diverses bourses, l'admissibilit茅 et le processus de demande, veuillez . La date limite pour soumettre votre demande d没ment remplie est le 22 septembre 2024 脿 23h59 HNE. --> Research /Recherche  

Canadian researchers are making a difference to NTDs. Listed are publications from Canadian-affiliated authors published since March 1st,  2024. Canadian-affiliated authors are bolded. Have we missed something? Let us know by sending an email. 

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Les chercheurs canadiens font une diff茅rence dans le domaine des MTN. Les publications des auteurs affili茅s au Canada publi茅es depuis 1er Mars 2024. Les auteurs affili茅s au Canada sont en gras. 
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Antonopoulos, A., Gilleard, J.S. and Charlier, J. (2024). Trends in Parasitology, [online] 40(6), pp.511鈥�526. doi:.

Duguay, C., Niles-Robin, R.A., Thickstun, C.R., Cox, H., Sampson, A., Seme-Fils Alexandre, J., Caleb-Mars, N., Goss, C.W., Morice, A., Carvalho, G. and Krentel, A. (2024). . PLOS global public health, 4(4), pp.e0001985鈥揺0001985. doi:.

Dyer, C.E.F., Kalua, K., Chisambi, A.B., Wand, H., McManus, H., Liu, B., Kaldor, J.M. and Vaz Nery, S. (2024). Ophthalmic Epidemiology, [online] 31(2), pp.127鈥�133. doi:.

Godwin-Akpan, T.G., McCollum, R., Kollie, J., Berrian, H., Seekey-Tate, W., Smith, J.S., Zeela Zaizay, F., Chowdhury, S., Kollie, K.K., Rogers, E.J., Parker, C.B.M.C., Zawolo, G.V.K., Wickenden, A., Dean, L. and Theobald, S. (2024). International health. doi:.

Kam Lun Hon and Alexander K.C. Leung (2024). Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy. doi:.

Kura, K., Stolk, W.A., Bas谩帽ez, M.-G., Collyer, B.S., de Vlas, S.J., Diggle, P.J., Gass, K., Graham, M., Hollingsworth, T.D., King, J.D., Krentel, A., Anderson, R.M. and Coffeng, L.E. (2024). Clinical infectious diseases/Clinical infectious diseases (Online. University of Chicago. Press), [online] 78(Supplement_2), pp.S93鈥揝100. doi:.
  Malone, C.J., Oksanen, A., Mukaratirwa, S., Sharma, R. and Jenkins, E. (2024). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, [online] 24(24), p.100934. doi: .

Motto Nganda, Luhaka, P., Kukola, J., Ding, Y., Bulambo, C., Kadima, J., Kim, J., Marshall, S., Mulamba, R., Ngenyibungi, S., Florent Ngondu, F., Seekles, M., Sabuni, L. and Dean, L. (2024). International health, [online] 16(Supplement_1), pp.i30鈥搃41. doi: .

Perera, D.J., Koger-Pease, C., Paulini, K., Daoudi, M. and Ndao, M. (2024). Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 37(1). doi: .

Queffeulou, M., Leprohon, P., Fernandez-Prada, C., Ouellette, M. and Mej铆a-Jaramillo, A.M. (2024). MBio. doi: .

Touloupou, P., Fronterre, C., Cano, J., Prada, J.M., Smith, M., Kontoroupis, P., Brown, P., Rocio Caja Rivera, R.C., de Vlas, S.J., Gunawardena, S., Irvine, M.A., Njenga, S.M., Reimer, L., Seife, F., Sharma, S., Michael, E., Stolk, W.A., Pulan, R., Spencer, S.E.F. and Hollingsworth, T.D. (2024). Clinical infectious diseases/Clinical infectious diseases (Online. University of Chicago. Press), [online] 78(Supplement_2), pp.S108鈥揝116. doi: .

Ullah, W., Wu, W.-F., Malak, N., Nasreen, N., Swelum, A.A., Aguilar Marcelino, L., Niaz, S., Khan, A., Ben Said, M. and Chen, C.-C. (2024). Heliyon, 10(6), pp.e27907鈥揺27907. doi: . --> Save the date for upcoming events / 
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To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of highly infectious polio disease linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict, the UN health agency said on Friday.

96 Global Health NOW: Vaxes Lower Long Covid Risk; Blood Thinner Shows Promise Against Cobra Bites; and Look What the Cat Dragged Out July 18, 2024 Sandra Lindsay was the U.S.鈥檚 first recipient of a new updated COVID-19 vaccine. September 13, 2023, New Hyde Park, New York. Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Vaxes Lower Long Covid Risk
Vaccination reduces the risk of developing long COVID, based on analysis of the health records of 440,000 Veterans Affairs patients.

• Long COVID cases dropped during the pandemic鈥檚 Delta and Omicron phases, 鈥渂ut dropped almost twice as much for vaccinated people when the Omicron variant dominated cases,鈥� .

Delta (Study period: June鈥揇ec. 2021)

• 9.51 out of 100 unvaccinated people were diagnosed with long COVID.


• 5.34 out of 100 vaccinated people were diagnosed with long COVID.

Omicron (Study period: Dec. 2021鈥揓an. 2022)

• 7.76 out of 100 unvaccinated people.


• 3.5 out of 100 vaccinated people.

鈥淲hat we think is really important here is yes, long Covid has declined,鈥� said senior author Ziyad Al-Aly. 鈥淏ut it鈥檚 not something that we can completely ignore.鈥�

Warning: Given the immense numbers of people continuing to get infected and reinfected, 鈥�3.5 percent per 100 adults infected will translate into millions of additional cases of long Covid,鈥� .
  
New shots: Pfizer and Moderna said that in August they will roll out COVID vaccines per STAT.
 
Related: 
 
Long Covid and Vaccination: What You Need to Know 鈥�
 
Biden just got covid. What are the latest coronavirus guidelines? 鈥�

Summer COVID levels are on the rise: Track the spread by region 鈥�
 
CDC analysis shows high rate of parental hesitation toward kids' vaccinations 鈥�
 
No significant risk of birth defects after pregnant women got COVID vaccine in 1st trimester: Study 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Dominican activists turned out yesterday to protest the nation鈥檚 total abortion ban, which is expected to win lawmakers鈥� final approval in the next few days; DR is one of four Latin American nations to criminalize abortion without exceptions.

Women are more likely to die from breast and cervical cancer in a cluster of southern U.S. states where screenings and other preventive care lag behind the rest of the country, according to a new of 2022 data.

Millions of chickens killed in response to avian flu outbreaks are being composted or buried in landfills, raising concerns from health experts; Minnesota鈥檚 state veterinarian warned that dumping dead birds in landfills creates a 鈥渞estaurant for scavengers鈥� and a 鈥渞ecipe for disaster.鈥�

Children who have access to green spaces in their early years have better lung function than those who don鈥檛 live in green neighborhoods, ; researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) based the finding on data from 35,000 children in eight European countries. SNAKEBITES Blood Thinner Shows Promise Against Cobra Bites
Researchers have discovered a new antidote for cobra bites that could 鈥渄rastically鈥� reduce injury from tissue death caused by bites: the common blood thinner heparin.

• Drawing on CRISPR gene-editing technology, researchers discovered that heparin can bind to and neutralize cobra venom鈥檚 tissue-damaging toxins, per results .


• Current antivenom treatment鈥攂ased on 19th-century technology鈥攊s pricey and does not effectively treat necrosis of the flesh near bite sites.

The Quote: 鈥淗eparin is inexpensive, ubiquitous and a World Health Organisation-listed Essential Medicine. After successful human trials, it could be rolled out relatively quickly to become a cheap, safe and effective drug for treating cobra bites,鈥� said lead author Tian Du of the University of Sydney.
 
GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CLIMATE CRISIS Dangerous Heat Creeps Across U.S.
Sweltering heat has gripped much of the U.S., and millions of Americans are currently , continuing an upward trend:

• The U.S. saw approximately 1,602, 1,722, and 2,302 heat-related deaths in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively. 


• Heat deaths often aren鈥檛 counted as such because of medical coding, so those numbers may be much higher.

Extreme heat contributes to societal impacts such as rising violence and declines in worker productivity. And the impact isn鈥檛 uniform: Redlined areas, which have far fewer trees, tend to be hotter than non-redlined areas.

Climate change is normalizing these extreme heat patterns. Locations that have historically not experienced such high temperatures鈥攍ike New England鈥攁re seeing more hot days.



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A Biden rule on heat safety at work could take years 鈥� but if you鈥檙e pregnant, you鈥檙e already protected 鈥�  

The US is failing renters during extreme heat waves 鈥� THURSDAY DIVERSION Look What the Cat Dragged Out 
One evening earlier this summer, about 500 people gathered at a local park in Minneapolis. Several held signs saying 鈥淪how Us Your Cats!鈥� and others wore cat-themed clothes. 

They were ready to pounce on the Wedge neighborhood鈥檚 annual cat tour: a roughly 2-mile pilgrimage to f锚te any felines that might be peering from windows or perched on porches.  

Curiosity thrilled the cat lovers: The tour started seven years ago, when Wedge resident John Edwards decided to lead a dozen locals on an impromptu promenade to seek out the neighborhood鈥檚 cats.

An event with nine lives: What was meant to be a one-time occasion is now a beloved tradition. This year, there were about 22 stops along the one-hour tour.

• 鈥淚t was a joke, and now it鈥檚 real,鈥� said Edwards, a self-described dog person. 

QUICK HITS Study suggests earlier US-licensed H5N1 vaccines prompt antibodies to current strain 鈥嬧�嬧��

Inside the Filipino jails struggling to contain an ancient killer 鈥�

Mammograms have pros and cons for people in their 40s. Women can handle the nuance 鈥�

Make gene therapies more available by manufacturing them in lower-income nations 鈥�

Sealed bottles of tattoo and permanent makeup ink test positive for millions of bacteria, FDA says 鈥�

Alcoholic liver disease in China: A disease influenced by complex social factors that should not be neglected 鈥�

Violence Prevention Researchers Release Toolkit Aimed at Establishing Violence Reduction Councils in Local Communities to Save Lives  鈥�

The 鈥楶hD influencers鈥� logging lab life on TikTok and Instagram 鈥� Issue No. 2573
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96 Global Health NOW: Heat Aiding H5N1 Spread on Farms; Saudi Arabia Steps In for Syrian Children; and Bread, Milk 鈥� Bullets? July 17, 2024 Ventilation fans on a farm building in Ridgley, Maryland. June 22, 2017. Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Heat Aiding H5N1 Spread on Farms
The high temperatures scorching much of the U.S. may aid the transmission of avian flu on large dairy and poultry farms, .

• Temperatures that top 38C (100F) are hindering biosafety protocols that limit the spread of the H5N1 virus.


• The need for PPE鈥攊ncluding Tyvek suits, respirators, goggles, boots, and gloves鈥攖o protect against the virus can conflict with the need to protect workers against the heat, said CDC principal deputy director Nirav Shah.


• The high temperatures and the industrial fans used to cool poultry workers make it hard to maintain seals for masks or eye protection.


• The large fans circulate debris that can contain the virus.

Colorado outbreak: Four Colorado workers confirmed to be infected with avian flu were working in 40C (104F) heat to cull a large flock of infected chickens, .

• Of the 160 workers charged with killing the 1.8 million chickens on the Colorado farm, 60 workers with symptoms have been tested so far, .


• Analysis of the virus doesn鈥檛 reveal changes that would make it easier for the virus to spread among people.

Related: 

The Liverpool vaccine factory preparing for a H5N1 bird flu pandemic 鈥�

Australia is aiming to eradicate bird flu. This is how scientists are tracking and tracing the outbreak 鈥�

U.S. bird flu response builds on lessons from COVID 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Detention facilities in the Philippines鈥攄escribed as 鈥渋nhumane鈥� by one of the country鈥檚 Supreme Court Justices鈥攁re moving to adopt the Nelson Mandela Rules, which aim to ensure that all prisoners are treated with respect and dignity.
 
Dozens of asylum-seeking children housed in the UK鈥檚 Home Office hotels are missing鈥攁nd a new reveals that many are likely to have been trafficked, sparking calls for public inquiry.
 
The foodborne bacterium Campylobacter is nearly twice as common in backyard chicken flocks (22%) compared to their farm-dwelling counterparts (12%), but the isolates on commercial farms were more frequently antibiotic-resistant, per a of North Carolina chickens.

More than 1 in 4鈥�70 million+鈥擴.S. adults reported having a disability in 2022, per the CDC鈥檚 annual Disability and Health Data System update鈥攖he first to include data on symptoms related to long COVID, found to be more prevalent among people with disabilities (10.8%) than those without (6.6%). HUMANITARIAN AID Saudi Arabia Steps In for Syrian Children
In a hospital in Reyhanli, Saudi Arabia, one team of volunteers is on a mission: to give cochlear implants to children who would otherwise have no access to the technology, due to cost or unavailability.
 
Under the project, run by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, ~940 children鈥攎ost of whom are from parts of northern Syria administered by Turkey鈥攁re set to receive the implants as well as the therapy and ongoing maintenance they require.

• Throughout the war, aid groups have noted widespread disabilities among Syrian children, including hearing loss due to exposure to explosive weapons.

The implants鈥� impact on the children who get them, many of whom have never been able to hear and consequently have not been able to develop speech, can be life-changing.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES FIREARMS Bread, Milk 鈥� Bullets?
A new and controversial type of vending machine has popped up in several grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama. The machines sell gun ammunition.

Despite claims that the machines use technology to prevent theft or illegal purchases, gun violence prevention experts have concerns about convenience, security, and loopholes. 

For example, a vending machine can鈥檛 recognize that a buyer is in crisis or legally prohibited from purchasing ammo.

• There are too many unknowns about how the machines could affect public safety, says Joshua Horwitz, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Substance Use Language 
I鈥檓 writing to encourage you to use different language and imagery when talking about substance use and people who use substances (July 9 summary, 鈥淰ancouver鈥檚 Catastrophic Overdose Epidemic鈥�). 

For language, I鈥檇 really encourage the use of person-first and person-centered language (e.g., 鈥減erson who uses substances鈥�) when discussing these topics. A variety of organizations have put together addiction language guides (e.g., the Associated Press, the White House, and Shatterproof), and research has documented that the use of non-person-first language (e.g., 鈥渁buser,鈥� 鈥渇entanyl user鈥�) elicits more stigmatizing attitudes, more punitive reactions, and even less empathy. As for imagery, sensationalizing and violent imagery related to substance use also has been found to elicit similar reactions.
 
Evan L. Eschliman, PhD, MS
New York, NY QUICK HITS

Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks 鈥�- and lacks vaccines 鈥�

FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely claims babies can be seen to change 鈥榬adically鈥� after vaccination 鈥�

Climate change isn鈥檛 India鈥檚 fault, but it is India鈥檚 responsibility 鈥�

鈥楽ociety doesn鈥檛 want my kids鈥�: China鈥檚 single women forced abroad to freeze their eggs 鈥�

Elite controllers: do their genomes hold the key to curing HIV? 鈥�

Strengthening accountability for tuberculosis policy implementation in South Africa: perspectives from policymakers, civil society, and communities 鈥�

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86 鈥�

Supplements slow disease progression during late stage of 'dry' age-related macular degeneration 鈥�

What is 鈥楾eflon flu鈥�? It鈥檚 linked to a coating on some nonstick pans. 鈥�

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96 Global Health NOW: 鈥楬eat Poverty鈥� in India; Australia鈥檚 Disability Discrimination?; and The Lead Cost Extreme heatwaves are forcing people in India to borrow money to buy air conditioners. July 16, 2024 A man takes a break from selling water bottles on a hot afternoon near the India Gate in Delhi. Cheena Kapoor 鈥楬eat Poverty鈥�: A Growing Threat in India
NEW DELHI鈥擨ncreasingly extreme heatwaves are forcing some in India into 鈥渉eat poverty鈥� as they borrow large sums to buy air conditioners for their homes.

• The air conditioners may make life bearable as temperatures have reached as high as 52掳C (126掳F) this year, but they are sharply increasing personal debt while exacerbating the urban heat island effect in crowded cities, writes Delhi-based journalist Cheena Kapoor.  

Maya鈥檚 story: After enduring several summers of extreme heat, Maya Devi borrowed US$215 (about two months of the family鈥檚 income) from her son鈥檚 employer last year to buy a used air-conditioner.

• She wanted to spare her children another summer of heat-related nausea, headaches, and dehydration.

• The employer deducts $15 per month from her son鈥檚 already low salary, pushing the family deeper into debt.

• To save electricity costs, the family only uses the air conditioner for a half hour during the day and about an hour at night. 

Growing need: The market for air conditioners is estimated to grow to , with most of the new units bought with loans.
 
Trapped: 鈥淚t is a vicious cycle, either we avoid loans, suffer in heat and miss work, or we take loans, stay healthy and work to pay off the debt,鈥� says Devi.
 

  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   MPs in The Gambia voted to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation introduced in 2015; 34 out of 53 lawmakers voted to retain the ban in the country, which has the world鈥檚 ninth-highest rate of FGM.
 
Cape Town is facing a rare outbreak of rabies in fur seals, with at least 11 testing positive for the virus likely spread by dogs or jackals along the coast; aggressive seals have attacked and bit surfers.
 
C么te d'Ivoire health workers kicked off a campaign yesterday to vaccinate children with the newest three-dose R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford-University and the Serum Institute of India; 250,000 children under two are slated to get the vaccine.
 
The transition to dolutegravir, the HIV treatment used by 24 million people in LMICs, will reduce carbon emissions by ~26 million tons from 2017 to 2027 compared to its predecessor, efavirenz, according to a Unitaid report; dolutegravir requires lower amounts of pharmaceutical ingredients, reducing emissions during production. DATA POINT HEALTH DISPARITIES Australia鈥檚 Disability Discrimination?
Australia is one of the few countries that evaluates immigrants鈥� visas based on their medical needs鈥攁nd the cost of their care.

• The government will typically deny visas if medical care will cost more than A$86,000 (US$57,000) over a maximum of 10 years.

The government says the law is necessary to curb overspending and protect health care access for citizens. 

But advocates say the law is discriminatory: The country鈥檚 Migration Act is exempt from its own Disability Discrimination Act.

Under examination: An official review of the health requirements is currently underway鈥攁 shift advocates have been seeking for years. 

  ALCOHOL An End for Germany鈥檚 鈥淪upervised Drinking鈥�? 
German health minister Karl Lauterbach and other leaders are calling for the end of 鈥渟upervised drinking鈥� for people under 16 in bars and restaurants. 

• Teenagers in Germany between 14 and 16 can consume wine, beer, and wine-like drinks if accompanied by a parent or guardian.

• The country had the fifth highest alcohol consumption per capita in the world, per a 2016 study.  

• The proportion of teenagers consuming alcohol in Germany is among the highest internationally. 

Youth drinking risks: Supporters of the ban argue that parental oversight does not negate the harmful effects of drinking for minors and that the likelihood of addiction is higher the earlier alcohol consumption begins. 

  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES WATER The Lead Cost 
A new U.S. EPA proposal would require the replacement of all lead-containing water lines within 10 years. Previous guidelines allowed 30 years and only in cases where lead levels were higher than 15 parts per billion.

• More than 9 million water service lines contain lead in the U.S.
• Lead can cause organ damage, miscarriage, and cardiovascular disease, among other dangers. 

The real cost: Replacing the pipes is estimated to cost from $46 billion to +$90 billion.

• But a 2023 analysis shows that benefits of replacing the pipes exceed the costs by a 35:1 ratio and may save $9 billion in annual health care.

QUICK HITS Are warmer temperatures causing fungi to attack humans? Two deaths in China suggest it may be 鈥�

Campaigners target Philip Morris' flagship heated tobacco US launch 鈥�

Higher MRSA rate in cats, dogs than people may signal need for more vet antibiotic oversight 鈥�

Despite past storms' lessons, long-term care residents again left powerless 鈥�

From Trauma to Triumph: Kenyan Women鈥檚 Courageous Battle Against Female Genital Mutilation 鈥�

As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery wards are closing down 鈥�

A (covert) pre-Olympics dip in the E. coli-infested Seine 鈥� Issue No. 2571
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96 Global Health NOW: Child Vax Coverage鈥檚 Global Stall; Bitcoin鈥檚 Debilitating Impacts; and Millennials鈥� Mortality An estimated 14.5 million 鈥渮ero-dose鈥� children received no vaccinations in 2023. July 15, 2024 A health worker injects a student with the diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in Lhokseumawe City, Indonesia, on December 1, 2022. Fachrul Reza/NurPhoto via Getty Child Vax Coverage Stalled Globally in 2023  
Global and national public health efforts failed in 2023 to raise childhood vaccination coverage to pre-COVID-19 levels, .

• There were an estimated 14.5 million 鈥渮ero-dose鈥� children who received no vaccinations whatsoever.


• The stall left an additional 2.7 million children un- or under-vaccinated compared with 2019 levels, .

What鈥檚 holding back vaccination programs? Conflicts and other humanitarian crises are key reasons鈥攎ore than half of zero-dose children live in countries rocked by such challenges, .

• In Sudan alone, the number of unvaccinated children rose to an estimated 701,000 last year from ~110,000 in 2021.  

And 鈥� Misinformation about vaccines that was shared during the pandemic persists and is costing lives, said Katherine O鈥橞rien, WHO鈥檚 vaccines department chief.

What鈥檚 next? The dismal numbers led WHO to again advocate for the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), which seeks to increase vaccine coverage to 90% and reduce zero-dose children numbers to 6.5 million by 2030. The IA2030 Partnership Council is calling for:

• Greater investment in innovation.


• Increased support for national routine immunization programs, including 鈥渞obust political support, community leadership, and sustainable funding.鈥�   

Related: Conflicts And Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation Of Children 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   The U.S. CDC has confirmed four infections of H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry workers, and a fifth suspected case is pending confirmation; the workers showed a range of mild symptoms from conjunctivitis to respiratory signs鈥攂ut none were hospitalized.
 
Ozempic use is associated with a lowered risk for cognitive problems including dementia, ; University of Oxford researchers analyzed 100,000+ U.S. patient records鈥攊ncluding 20,000 people taking a semaglutide, commonly known as Ozempic or Wegovy, for diabetes.  

Nearly a tenth of people infected with the coronavirus during pregnancy developed long COVID-19 in a ; a 2022 CDC report found up to 7% of Americans report symptoms associated with long Covid.

Self-identifying 鈥渘ight owls鈥� scored better on cognitive tests than those who identified themselves as 鈥渕orning people鈥� in a U.K. survey of 26,000 people, . NOISE POLLUTION Debilitating Impacts of Bitcoin 
As large-scale Bitcoin mines and vast data centers proliferate, so do illnesses reported by people living near them. 

One example: In Granbury, Texas, 40+ people reported hypertension, tinnitus, migraines, and other conditions鈥攚hich they linked to the arrival of a Bitcoin mine.
 
The cause? Residents say they are afflicted by the machines鈥� 鈥渄ull aural hum,鈥� at a volume that often surpasses sound ordinances.

• Studies have increasingly linked prolonged exposure to noise pollution with cardiovascular damage. 


• The European Environmental Agency has said noise pollution at 55+ decibels can cause illness. The Granbury Bitcoin mine emits 70-90 decibels on a nightly basis.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CANCER Evading the Reality of Millennials鈥� Mortality 
An unprecedented number of younger Americans are dying of cancers typically found in older people.

• Millennials born in 1990 are 2X more likely to develop colon cancer than baby boomers born in 1950.


• They are also being diagnosed with cancers at more advanced stages and with more tumors than older adults.

But many doctors are still averse to having direct conversations about death with this age group, writes palliative care physician Sunita Puri in an essay, often because of the acute pain of having a terminal diagnosis in the 鈥減rime of life鈥濃�攚ith young children at home or burgeoning careers.

ZOONOTIC DISEASES Macaque Malaria Frustrates Malaysia 
  Malaysia has been on the brink of eliminating malaria since 2019. But its 鈥渕alaria free鈥� status continues to be thwarted by a species of the malaria parasite primarily found in macaque monkeys.

• 25,000+ people in Malaysian Borneo have contracted the simian parasite, which can cause nausea, fever, and sometimes death. 


• Cases jumped by 850% between 2008 and 2021.

Behind the spike: The disease鈥檚 spread to humans is driven by deforestation, as Malaysia has lost roughly a third of its total tree cover since 2000.

Research questions include determining the prevalence of the disease among macaques鈥攁nd whether it can adapt to better spread between people.

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Famine threatens Khartoum鈥檚 South Belt as free kitchens close 鈥�

They Survived the Highland Park Mass Shooting. It Opened Their Eyes. 鈥�

Michigan confirms sixth measles case of the year 鈥�

Bird flu snapshot: As the number of infected dairy herds mount, so too does pessimism about driving H5N1 out of cows 鈥�

鈥業 asked myself, why is he going public?鈥�: working with a Big Tobacco whistleblower 鈥�

High bar for famine declaration can delay aid, scientists say 鈥�

Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here鈥檚 what to know 鈥�

'Forever chemicals' used in lithium ion batteries threaten environment, research finds 鈥�

Tampons contain lead, arsenic and potentially toxic chemicals, studies say. Here鈥檚 what to know 鈥� Issue No. 2570
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Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in neighbouring Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

New data published on Monday by UN agencies shows that immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection they need compared to the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019.

96 Global Health NOW: Sudan鈥檚 Spiraling Humanitarian Crisis; India Has a Drug Naming Problem; and Shearing the Love July 11, 2024 A child who fled Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrives in a makeshift camp for displaced people in Kassala in eastern Sudan on July 6. AFP via Getty Sudan鈥檚 Spiraling Humanitarian Crisis
The civil war in Sudan is forcing millions of internally displaced people to try to survive amid rampant disease, hunger, and attacks on health care.

• With at least 9.1 million people displaced, the country has 鈥渢he largest internally displaced population ever reported,鈥� .


• A conservative estimate says at least 14,000 civilians have been killed,


• Since the war began, 7 million+ people have been internally displaced鈥�4 million of them are children.


• 8.9 million children are 鈥渁cutely food insecure,鈥� per Mandeep O鈥橞rien, Unicef鈥檚 country representative for Sudan.

Multiple challenges: Aid organizations say medicine, food, and shelter are not sufficient as refugee camps and temporary settlements swell in size.
 
Health care attacks: At least 77 hospitals in Sudan have been attacked since the crisis began in April 2023 when fighting broke out between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, .

• Just 2% of internally displaced people in the country can access health care, according to the International Rescue Committee.

Creative response: The IRC and other organizations are setting up mobile clinics in schools, other buildings, and beneath trees.

Related: Sudanese refugees hiding in Ethiopian forest to escape bandits and militias 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   The UN Human Rights Council strongly condemned violations and human rights abuses of the Rohingya community by the military and armed opposition groups in Burma (Myanmar) in a resolution yesterday, underscoring reports of targeted killings, indiscriminate violence, and forced conscription.
 
Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to consuming raw milk from a Fresno, California, farm this past February, per newly released state records showing the outbreak was much bigger than previously disclosed; currently, the U.S. public is being warned to avoid unpasteurized milk due to an avian flu virus found in dairy cows.
 
Nearly 200 people have been infected with dengue in the states of New York and New Jersey this year, per the CDC, adding to the ~2,500 people infected in the U.S. so far鈥攁bout 5X more than the same time last year; Puerto Rico, which has the bulk of the cases, declared a dengue emergency last March.
 
Anyone under 16 in Brussels caught riding an electric scooter now risks a 鈧�58 fine, as scooter companies are mandated to improve age verification efforts to prevent underage use鈥攑art of a new regulatory structure implemented in response to a marked rise in scooter-related accidents. GHN EXCLUSIVE Q&A Carlos Duarte/Getty India Has a Drug Naming Problem
India鈥檚 $50 billion pharmaceutical industry supplies drugs across the globe, but flimsy regulation in the domestic market allows the sale of countless easily confused drug names, says Dinesh Thakur, co-author of The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India.
 
Takeaways from GHN鈥檚 talk with Thakur, who has spent the past decade advocating for tighter drug safety regulations:

On dangerously similar drug names: 鈥淢edzole鈥� is marketed in India by four different companies to sell four different active ingredients for different medical conditions. There鈥檚 a sedative, Medzole; Medzole-DSR, which treats acid reflux; Medzole 400, a deworming treatment; and Medzole 200, an antifungal treatment. 

On the risk similar names present: In India, most drug dispensaries don't have properly trained pharmacists, so the probability of somebody making a mistake鈥攆or example, dispensing a sedative for somebody who's actually suffering from an infection鈥攊s very high.

On India鈥檚 fragmented drug name approval process: If you're making a medicine formulation that already exists in the market, you just start a company and 鈥� get approval from a state drug regulator. 200 milligrams of acetaminophen, for example鈥攖here'll be thousands and thousands of drugs with that formulation called everything under the sun.
 
There鈥檚 more: Read the full article to learn why there鈥檚 finally political interest in reforming the drug naming process.


 
Ed Note: This article is part of a two-part GHN series on drug naming. : 鈥淲hy Do Prescription Drugs Have Such Crazy Names?鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES KIDNEY DISEASE CKDu Epidemic in Sri Lanka 
In Sri Lanka鈥檚 farming and fishing communities, men in their 30s and 40s have been experiencing what doctors call 鈥渃hronic kidney disease of unknown origin鈥� or CKDu.

Likely culprits: The cause is not clear, but experts suspect groundwater contaminated by pesticides and dehydration caused by extreme heat.

But: Many of the men cannot afford to reduce their risk for CKDu by staying hydrated with filtered water or stopping work that exposes them to dangerous pesticides and sweltering conditions.

• 鈥淭hey would rather buy food than clean drinking water, not realizing the impact of their decision,鈥� says fisheries biologist Thanusanth Santhalingam.

THURSDAY DIVERSION Shearing the Love  
Wander into one North London neighborhood, and you may wonder if you鈥檝e tripped down Alice鈥檚 rabbit hole or into a Seussian fantasyland.
 
Throughout the streets, large, leafy creatures stand sentry: A pair of elephants, a squirrel, a hippo, and many more鈥攅ven a freight train with a plum of pruned smoke.
 
It鈥檚 the topiary menagerie of Tim Bushe (yes, Bushe: 鈥淢aybe it was my destiny,鈥� he says). For 15 years, Bushe has been meticulously clipping hedgerows into living art.
 
Topiary luminary: Bushe鈥檚 first topiary came as a request for a cat-shaped hedge from his late wife. Since then, he has grown his topiary garden as a labor of love for his neighborhood.
 
Hedge of allegiance: Maintaining his work takes dedication. Some 鈥渉aircuts鈥� are monthly rituals; a limb or facial feature may take months to manifest.

• 鈥淚 could end up with one ear, for instance, and have to wait years for the other ear to grow,鈥� Bushe said. 

QUICK HITS Palestinians dying as Israeli health 鈥榣ockdown鈥� hits medical care across the West Bank 鈥�

Anger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly 鈥�

Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms 鈥�

WHO prequalifies the first self-test for hepatitis C virus 鈥�

Dengue Virus Linked To Elevated Risk Of Depression & Sleep Disorders 鈥�

Scientists edit the genes of gut bacteria in living mice 鈥�

Biden plan requires hospitals to improve maternal care 鈥�

Why new tools for fighting malaria need more media coverage 鈥�

Why Do So Many Food Documentaries Seem to Think We鈥檙e Stupid? 鈥� Issue No. 2569
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More Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza are further threatening the health of people in the embattled enclave, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said during a media briefing in Geneva on Thursday.