Archive for March, 2018
Seventeen volunteers in the Netherlands have agreed to host parasitic worms in their bodies for 12 weeks in order to help advance research toward a vaccine for schistosomiasis
Friday, March 2nd, 2018
Mozambique: 16 people died last week when heavy rains triggered a landslide in Maputo’s garbage dump
Thursday, March 1st, 20187.8M earthquake videos of Papua New Guinea
Thursday, March 1st, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96PGbj7qffM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNRn9a5WqM
Papua New Guinea has been devastated by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that has claimed at least 16 lives and caused “catastrophic havoc and destruction.”
Thursday, March 1st, 2018
M 7.5 – 89km SSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea
Estimated Fatalities
Estimated Economic Losses
Estimated Population Exposure to Earthquake Shaking
| MMI | Shaking | Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| I | Not Felt | –* |
| II-III | Weak | 1,387 k* |
| IV | Light | 3,583 k |
| V | Moderate | 1,205 k |
| VI | Strong | 809 k |
| VII | Very Strong | 336 k |
| VIII | Severe | 270 k |
| IX | Violent | 40 k |
| X | Extreme | 0 k |
*Estimated exposure only includes population within map area (k = x1,000)
Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale
NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases): A strategic plan for developing a universal influenza vaccine
Thursday, March 1st, 2018“…..To develop a universal influenza vaccine, NIAID will focus resources on three key areas of influenza research: improving the understanding of the transmission, natural history and pathogenesis of influenza infection; precisely characterizing how protective influenza immunity occurs and how to tailor vaccination responses to achieve it; and supporting the rational design of universal influenza vaccines, including designing new immunogens and adjuvants to boost immunity and extend the duration of protection.…..”
Emily J Erbelding, Diane Post, Erik Stemmy, Paul C Roberts, Alison Deckhut Augustine, Stacy Ferguson, Catharine I Paules, Barney S Graham, Anthony S Fauci; A Universal Influenza Vaccine: The Strategic Plan for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, , jiy103, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy103
A Review of Herald Pandemic Waves in 1918
Thursday, March 1st, 2018“…..Mounting epidemiological evidence supports the occurrence of a mild herald pandemic wave in the spring and summer of 1918 in North America and Europe, several months before the devastating autumn outbreak that killed an estimated 2% of the global population [1]. These epidemiological findings corroborate the anecdotal observations of contemporary clinicians who reported widespread influenza outbreaks in Spring and Summer 1918, with sporadic occurrence of unusually severe clinical manifestations in young adults.……”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcR0TmTT6Eo
Structure Information Summary
Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and informal (metal, timber, GI etc.) construction.