Mpox virus particles. Via CDC/ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)(NEW YORK) Mpox cases are on the rise in the U.S., increasing to almost double what they were at the same time last year, according to new CDC data.There is a national year-to-date estimate of 511 cases as of mid-March, compared to 287 cases during the same period last year. New York City has been dealing with over 100 cases so far this year, whereas last year, the city only had 30.Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a disease that is rarely fatal, and its symptoms are similar to smallpox but milder, according to the CDC.While historically found in central and west Africa, cases began popping up in the U.S. in May 2022. Since then, over 32,000 cases have been reported, as well as 58 deaths in the U.S., according to the CDC. The outbreak led the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency in 2022, and the outbreak was contained largely due to vaccination uptake in high-risk grou
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in 2018 s A Simple Favor - LionsgateA sequel to the 2018 film A Simple Favor is officially in the works.Amazon MGM Studios announced Wednesday that director Paul Feig and stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively will reprise their roles for A Simple Favor 2, a co-production with Lionsgate.Other cast returning for the sequel include Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho and Kelly McCormack.The synopsis for the film notes that it s the "return of Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.""Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square," the synopsis continues.No release date was announced for the film, though production is set to begin sometime in spring.
Council approves new ordinances regarding vacant housing units, and public nuisance.
The Jamestown City Council has unanimously approved two new local laws dealing with vacant housing, and public .
Aedes aegypti mosquito, a known trasmitter of dengue. Photo via CDC(NEW YORK) Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise.So far this year, there have been 549 cases reported with the plurality occurring in San Juan, according to the island s health department. There has been a 140% increase this year in cases from Jan. 1 to March 21, compared to the same period last year, the department said."This year, dengue cases have exceeded historical figures," Dr. Carlos Mellado López, the secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Health, said in a statement. "The teams have been working on the integrated plan for prevention and control in response to arbovirus and we are going to expand the implemented response. It is important to note that the increase in cases has not only been reflected in Puerto Rico, but we have seen it throughout the region of the Americas."The public health emergency order will remain i
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from his vandalized Central Park Zoo enclosure in February 2023, had high levels of rat poison in his system and was suffering from "severe herpesvirus" that he contracted from eating pigeons when he died last month in Manhattan.The post-mortem necropsy report was released Monday afternoon by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which runs New York City s Central Park Zoo, revealing its findings regarding what caused Flaco s demise on Feb. 23 of last year, when he was found critically injured in the courtyard of a residential building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan."Bronx Zoo veterinary pathologists determined that in addition to the traumatic injuries, Flaco had two significant underlying conditions. He had a severe pigeon herpesvirus from eating feral pigeons that had become part of his diet, and exposure to four different anticoagulant rodenticides that are commo