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Covid Legal Cases / USA, Ohio - Woman sentenced to 7 years for fraudulent Covid-19 loan
« on: April 09, 2024, 04:09:04 pm »
SUMMARY - Kelli Prather, age 52, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for fraudulently requesting and receiving COVID-19 loans.

LINK - https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/former-mayoral-candidate-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-covid-19-relief-fraud

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Covid Legal Cases / USA, Oregon - Man sentenced to 27 months in prison for fraudulent Covid-19 loan
« on: April 07, 2024, 12:02:24 pm »
SUMMARY - Justin David Goulet, a 27-year old man from the state of Oregon (country: United States), was sentenced to 27 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release after being found guilty of defrauding the Federal government by applying for and receiving an Economic Injury Disaster loan of $163,100. The fund was set up to assist businesses adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Goulet spent most of the money on such things as travel, illegal drugs and cars. Goulet will also have to pay back all of the money.

LINK - https://www.koin.com/news/crime/nevada-man-sentenced-for-stealing-163k-in-covid-19-relief-funds-while-in-oregon/

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Climate Change / Climate Change causes Clouds to form differently
« on: April 06, 2024, 06:41:29 am »
SUMMARY - Climate change is causing clouds to shape differently, causing wispier 'see-through' clouds to become more common than opaque 'cotton-candy' clouds.

LINK - https://www.upworthy.com/people-say-clouds-look-different-these-days-it-s-not-suspicious-its-climate-change

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Virus Outbreaks / Dengue Fever - Argentina - Lack of Mosquito Repellant
« on: April 05, 2024, 02:47:46 pm »
SUMMARY - The dengue fever outbreak in Argentina has become so severe that the country is running out of a normally common item: Mosquito repellent. Also, the 2024 outbreak for dengue fever has been updated to 180,500 cases and 129 deaths.

LINK - https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dengue-fever-outbreak-argentina-leads-shortage-item-mosquito-108899459

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Covid Legal Cases / US - Supreme Court rejects appeal of benefit case based upon vaccination status
« on: April 03, 2024, 03:13:26 pm »
SUMMARY - The United States Supreme Court let stand a case where a woman was denied jobless benefits because of her refusal to receive a Covid-19 vaccination.

LINK - https://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-rejects-minnesota-womans-151629052.html

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Bird Flu (HPAI) / USA, Texas - Nearly 2 million chickens killed to stop HPAI outbreak
« on: April 02, 2024, 03:25:07 pm »
SUMMARY - In the country of the United States, egg producer Cal-Maine Foods has had to kill nearly 2 million chickens at a Texas facility after the chickens tested positive for HPAI (High Pathogenic Avian Influenza). 

LINK - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-02/top-us-egg-supplier-idles-texas-plant-after-bird-flu-outbreak

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H5N1 In Humans / USA, Texas - Man becomes infected with HPAI through cattle; Milk supply safe.
« on: April 01, 2024, 03:42:01 pm »
SUMMARY - In the country of the United States, the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) is reporting that a man has become infected with HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as "bird flu") after having been exposed to infected cattle in the state of Texas. The man is currently only suffering minor symptoms. Government officials have said that the milk supply is safe as there are laws preventing sick cows from being milked and that the pasteurization process would kill the virus.

LINK - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/01/health/cdc-bird-flu-dairy-cattle-texas/index.html

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Measles / Pakistan - 1,337 confirmed cases, 13 deaths
« on: March 31, 2024, 03:46:30 pm »
SUMMARY - In the country of Pakistan, Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah has issued directives in order to control an emerging outbreak of measles in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These directives include creating isolation wards in certain types of hospitals in order to prevent the spread of measles. There are currently 1,445 confirmed cases of measles in the province with 13 confirmed deaths.

LINK - https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/health-minister-takes-note-of-measles-outbrea-1810851.html

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Other Viruses And Diseases / Anthrax - Laos - Now up to 54 cases; Thailand restricts livestock movement across border
« on: March 30, 2024, 02:02:19 pm »
SUMMARY - It is reported that the number of Anthrax cases in the country of Laos has risen to 54. Thailand has ordered that the movement of livestock across its border with Laos to be strictly controlled. Thailand is preparing vaccines in the event that the disease crosses over into its territory.

LINK - https://globalnation.inquirer.net/229953/thailand-raises-border-curbs-after-anthrax-outbreak-report-in-laos 

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Measles / USA, Illinois (Chicago) - 52 cases since early March 2024
« on: March 29, 2024, 04:13:31 pm »
SUMMARY - The city of Chicago (in the state of Illinois which is in the country of the United States) has since registered 52 cases of measles since early March 2024. 73% of such cases are in children and 60% of the cases involve children who are y ears old or younger.

LINK - https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-suburbs-first-measles-case/

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Bird Flu (HPAI) / USA - Cows in two state have been found to be infected with HPAI; Milk supply is safe
« on: March 28, 2024, 03:11:11 pm »
SUMMARY - In the country of the United States, cattle in two states (Texas and Kansas) have become infected with HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza), otherwise known as "Bird Flu." This is the first known infection of cattle ever although other types of livestock has been infected with HPAI before. The milk supply has not been endangered. There are several safeguards in ensuring that milk from infected cattle never reaches the retail market. Infected cattle do not need to be "depopulated" (killed) as opposed to other types of livestock, such as chickens and turkeys.

LINK - https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-confirm-first-bird-flu-outbreak-in-cows-is-it-safe-to-drink-milk

LINK - https://www.newsweek.com/texas-cows-dairy-farms-dairy-supply-bird-flu-influenza-livestock-1884680

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Virus Outbreaks / Dengue Fever - Puerto Rico - 549 cases since start of 2024
« on: March 27, 2024, 03:50:01 pm »
SUMMARY - The territory of Puerto Rico (administered by the country of the United States) has issued a public health emergency over a surge of dengue fever cases. There are currently 549 cases of dengue fever since the start of 2024. Puerto Rico experienced only 1,293 cases for all of 2023.

LINK - https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1241210938/dengue-puerto-rico-public-health-emergency-facts-disease

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Measles / USA, Illinois (Chicago) - Measles outbreak - 2024
« on: March 25, 2024, 03:15:39 pm »
SUMMARY - The number of measles cases in Chicago has since risen to 26, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, which includes four new cases just this week (March 24 through March 30).

NOTE - An earlier topic in this section also detailed the rise in Chicago measles cases. As that article summary also contained the state of Arizona, I have started a Chicago-specific topic.

ANOTHER NOTE - The original subject title for this thread was "USA, Illinois (Chicago) - 26 measles cases in total in 2024." It has been changed to reflect the evolving nature of the outbreak in Chicago.

LINK - https://wgntv.com/news/south-suburbs/will-county-reports-positive-case-of-measles-connected-to-chicago-outbreak/

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Other Viruses And Diseases / Conjunctivitis - Zambia - 1,500 cases
« on: March 23, 2024, 01:21:43 pm »
SUMMARY - In the country of Zambia, the Minister of Health has reported that there is currently 1,500 cases of conjunctivitis ("Pink Eye") in the country. The cases began appearing on March 7th of this year and that the majority of these cases are in the eastern part of the country. The minister urged citizens to not share towels, washcloths and eye make-up, along with not touching or rubbing near one's eyes.

LINK - https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274195144/zambia-faces-outbreak-of-conjunctivitis

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Virus Outbreaks / Dengue Fever - Argentina - 2024 outbreak
« on: March 22, 2024, 02:21:56 pm »
SUMMARY - The country of Argentina is experiencing the "largest [Dengue Fever] outbreak" according to a director at the Malbran Institute, an organization tasked with developing medical and scientific policy in Argentina. Over 120,000 cases have been recorded so far, with 76 known deaths. In the first ten calendar weeks of this year, there have been ten times the number of cases compared to last year. Most cases occur between February and May which is Argentina's summer because it is in the southern hemisphere.

NOTE - The original title for this topic has changed to better reflect the scope of the thread. The topic was originally titled, "Dengue Fever - Argentina - 120,000 cases - 79 deaths."

LINK - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/dengue-outbreak-in-argentina-on-track-to-break-records/articleshow/108712485.cms

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