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The emergence of a deadly virus in the Colorado River of southern California has sparked significant concern among researchers and pet owners alike. According to a report by the New York Post, the virus in question is Heterobilharzia americana, colloquially known as a liver fluke. While previously documented in regions like Texas, its presence in California signifies a troubling westward expansion, posing a dire threat to both animal health and environmental stability.

Heterobilharzia americana is notorious for inducing a life-threatening condition in dogs known as schistosomiasis. This parasite is typically contracted when dogs come into contact with freshwater habitats inhabited by infected snails, a common occurrence during activities such as swimming or wading.

<h2>Research efforts and alarming findings</h2>

Responding to reports of infected dogs in the area, a team of researchers from UC Riverside embarked on a comprehensive investigation. Between March and August 2023, they meticulously examined 2,000 snails along the banks of the Colorado River, uncovering unsettling truths: the parasite's prevalence in the region far exceeded previous estimations.

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The revelation of this deadly virus carries profound implications across various sectors, encompassing public health, veterinary medicine, and biodiversity conservation. Recognising the virus's broader distribution is paramount for devising effective strategies to mitigate its spread and safeguard both human and animal populations.

The identification of the virus in the Colorado River region marks a significant milestone, representing its westernmost occurrence within the United States.&nbsp;

Understanding the symptoms of Heterobilharzia americana infection is crucial for prompt intervention. Affected dogs may display symptoms such as lethargy, loss of appetite, weight loss, gastrointestinal distress, coughing, and alterations in urination patterns.

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Certain canine demographics, including young, large breed, hunting, or herding dogs, are particularly susceptible, necessitating heightened vigilance and proactive preventative measures.

(With inputs from agencies)

The emergence of a deadly virus in the Colorado River of southern California has sparked significant concern among researchers and pet owners alike. According to a report by the New York Post, the virus in question is Heterobilharzia americana, colloquially known as a liver fluke.

The emergence of a deadly virus in the Colorado River of southern California has sparked significant concern among researchers and pet owners alike. According to a report by the New York Post, the virus in question is Heterobilharzia americana, colloquially known as a liver fluke. While previously documented in regions like Texas, its presence in California signifies a troubling westward expansion, posing a dire threat to both animal health and environmental stability. Heterobilharzia americana is notorious for inducing a life-threatening condition in dogs known as schistosomiasis. This parasite is typically contracted when dogs come into contact with freshwater habitats inhabited by infected snails, a common occurrence during activities such as swimming or wading. Research efforts and alarming findings Responding to reports of infected dogs in the area, a team of researchers from UC Riverside embarked on a comprehensive investigation. Between March and August 2023, they meticulously examined 2,000 snails along the banks of the Colorado River, uncovering unsettling truths: the parasite's prevalence in the region far exceeded previous estimations. Also read | Your dog keeps count of the treats you give, study says The revelation of this deadly virus carries profound implications across various sectors, encompassing public health, veterinary medicine, and biodiversity conservation. Recognising the virus's broader distribution is paramount for devising effective strategies to mitigate its spread and safeguard both human and animal populations. The identification of the virus in the Colorado River region marks a significant milestone, representing its westernmost occurrence within the United States. Understanding the symptoms of Heterobilharzia americana infection is crucial for prompt intervention. Affected dogs may display symptoms such as lethargy, loss of appetite, weight loss, gastrointestinal distress, coughing, and alterations in urination patterns. Also read | Your Dog may live longer if they have these physical traits: UK Study Certain canine demographics, including young, large breed, hunting, or herding dogs, are particularly susceptible, necessitating heightened vigilance and proactive preventative measures. (With inputs from agencies)

‘Liver fluke’ parasite spreading quickly, infection puts dogs at risk across US

New Zealand reported 104 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, including the first community case of the virus in the country's South Island in nearly a year, health officials said.

Most of the new infections were reported in Auckland, New Zealand`s largest city that has been under a strict lockdown for more than two months. Looser restrictions are in place in most of the rest of the country of 5 million.

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The risks of a further spread from the case reported in Blenheim, in the north east of the South Island, remained low, health officials said, with the person likely in the late stage of infection.

So far, initial case interviews have identified a small number of close contacts, who have been contacted and are currently isolating with tests arranged," the health ministry said in a statement.

On Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that New Zealand will end its strict lockdown measures and restore more freedoms only when 90 per cent&nbsp;of its eligible population is fully vaccinated. As of Saturday, 70 per cent&nbsp;of those eligible were fully inoculated.

Once the poster child for stamping out COVID-19, New Zealand has been unable to beat an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19&nbsp;centred in Auckland, forcing Ardern to abandon her elimination strategy and switch to living with the virus.

The number of cases in the current outbreak reached 2,492 and New Zealand has recorded 28 coronavirus-related deaths so far in the pandemic.

New Zealand reported 104 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, including the first community case of the virus in the country's South Island in nearly a year, health officials said.

New Zealand reported 104 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, including the first community case of the virus in the country's South Island in nearly a year, health officials said. Most of the new infections were reported in Auckland, New Zealand`s largest city that has been under a strict lockdown for more than two months. Looser restrictions are in place in most of the rest of the country of 5 million. Also Read | New Zealand's daily COVID-19 cases fall, some classrooms to reopen The risks of a further spread from the case reported in Blenheim, in the north east of the South Island, remained low, health officials said, with the person likely in the late stage of infection. So far, initial case interviews have identified a small number of close contacts, who have been contacted and are currently isolating with tests arranged," the health ministry said in a statement. On Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that New Zealand will end its strict lockdown measures and restore more freedoms only when 90 per cent of its eligible population is fully vaccinated. As of Saturday, 70 per cent of those eligible were fully inoculated. Once the poster child for stamping out COVID-19, New Zealand has been unable to beat an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 centred in Auckland, forcing Ardern to abandon her elimination strategy and switch to living with the virus. The number of cases in the current outbreak reached 2,492 and New Zealand has recorded 28 coronavirus-related deaths so far in the pandemic.

New Zealand's coronavirus outbreak spreads to South Island

New Zealand announced Sunday tighter border restrictions, as new cases of COVID-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus.

"We are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated to enter New Zealand," COVID-19 response minister Christ Hipkins said.

The national flag carrier Air New Zealand also announced it was introducing a "no jab, no fly" policy for passengers on all international flights from February 1.

The country has been hugely successful at containing the virus - reporting just 27 deaths in a population of five million -- thanks to tight border controls and lockdowns, allowing pre-pandemic life to mostly resume.

But the upped border restrictions come as Hamilton city and neighbouring Raglan town were put into a five-day lockdown, with only essential movement permitted, after two people tested positive.

The cases are not believed to be connected to the latest outbreak in Auckland, 160 kilometres away.

The city of two million has been in lockdown for nearly seven weeks as officials grapple with an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant that has so far infected 1,320 people.

About 2,000 people attended an anti-lockdown rally in Auckland over the weekend, with Jacinda Ardern describing the demonstration as "a complete slap in the face" for people who had been abiding by the strict rules banning public gatherings.&nbsp;

"It was illegal and also it was morally wrong," the prime minister said.

New Zealand is pursuing a "Covid zero" elimination strategy.

It had been free of community transmission for six months before the latest Auckland outbreak.

New Zealand announced Sunday tighter border restrictions, as new cases of COVID-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus. "We are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated to enter New Zealand," COVID-19 response minister Christ Hipkins said.

New Zealand announced Sunday tighter border restrictions, as new cases of COVID-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus. "We are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated to enter New Zealand," COVID-19 response minister Christ Hipkins said. The national flag carrier Air New Zealand also announced it was introducing a "no jab, no fly" policy for passengers on all international flights from February 1. The country has been hugely successful at containing the virus - reporting just 27 deaths in a population of five million -- thanks to tight border controls and lockdowns, allowing pre-pandemic life to mostly resume. But the upped border restrictions come as Hamilton city and neighbouring Raglan town were put into a five-day lockdown, with only essential movement permitted, after two people tested positive. The cases are not believed to be connected to the latest outbreak in Auckland, 160 kilometres away. The city of two million has been in lockdown for nearly seven weeks as officials grapple with an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant that has so far infected 1,320 people. About 2,000 people attended an anti-lockdown rally in Auckland over the weekend, with Jacinda Ardern describing the demonstration as "a complete slap in the face" for people who had been abiding by the strict rules banning public gatherings. "It was illegal and also it was morally wrong," the prime minister said. New Zealand is pursuing a "Covid zero" elimination strategy. It had been free of community transmission for six months before the latest Auckland outbreak.

New Zealand tightens travel rules as Covid spreads

South Africa will continue to remain on Adjusted level 4 lockdown as infections remain extremely high&nbsp;in number.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“After consultation with the provinces,&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;has decided to maintain the country at Adjusted Alert Level 4 for another 14 days until&nbsp;July&nbsp;25,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said while addressing the nation on Sunday night.&nbsp;&nbsp;

While Gauteng accounts for more than half of new infections, infections are rapidly increasing in the Western Cape, Limpopo, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, Ramaphosa said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“Our health system countrywide remains under pressure. By next week, daily hospital admissions across the country are likely to reach the levels observed during the peak of the first two waves,” President cautioned.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Under level 4 lockdown,&nbsp;all social, political, religious and other gatherings remain prohibited.&nbsp;A curfew remains in place from 9&nbsp;pm&nbsp;to&nbsp;4&nbsp;am, and only those with permission to do so may leave their homes during this time.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The sale of alcohol remains prohibited&nbsp;while&nbsp;schools will remain closed until the 26th of July.&nbsp;It remains mandatory to wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth whenever you are in public.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, restaurants and eateries will operate while observing strict health protocols.&nbsp;Certain other venues, such as gyms and fitness&nbsp;centres, may also open.&nbsp;

On&nbsp;vaccines, Ramaphosa said, to date, over 4.2 million people in South Africa have received a vaccine dose, with one million of these having been done over the past seven days.&nbsp;

“The pace of vaccination has more than doubled in the last month, and will continue to increase,” he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

From July 15, those over 35 years of age will be able to register on the Electronic Vaccination Data System and from&nbsp;August&nbsp;1,&nbsp;vaccinations for the 35+ group will commence, he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

According to the latest statistics from the Department of Health, the number of new cases in the last 24 hours stand at 16,302, total deaths reported at 64,289 and total positive cases stand at around 2.19 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;

South Africa will continue to remain on Adjusted level 4 lockdown as infections remain extremely high in number. “After consultation with the provinces, Cabinet has decided to maintain the country at Adjusted Alert Level 4 for another 14 days until July 25,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said while addressing the nation on Sunday night.

South Africa will continue to remain on Adjusted level 4 lockdown as infections remain extremely high in number. “After consultation with the provinces, Cabinet has decided to maintain the country at Adjusted Alert Level 4 for another 14 days until July 25,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said while addressing the nation on Sunday night. While Gauteng accounts for more than half of new infections, infections are rapidly increasing in the Western Cape, Limpopo, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, Ramaphosa said. “Our health system countrywide remains under pressure. By next week, daily hospital admissions across the country are likely to reach the levels observed during the peak of the first two waves,” President cautioned. Under level 4 lockdown, all social, political, religious and other gatherings remain prohibited. A curfew remains in place from 9 pm to 4 am, and only those with permission to do so may leave their homes during this time. The sale of alcohol remains prohibited while schools will remain closed until the 26th of July. It remains mandatory to wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth whenever you are in public. Meanwhile, restaurants and eateries will operate while observing strict health protocols. Certain other venues, such as gyms and fitness centres, may also open. On vaccines, Ramaphosa said, to date, over 4.2 million people in South Africa have received a vaccine dose, with one million of these having been done over the past seven days. “The pace of vaccination has more than doubled in the last month, and will continue to increase,” he said. From July 15, those over 35 years of age will be able to register on the Electronic Vaccination Data System and from August 1, vaccinations for the 35+ group will commence, he said. According to the latest statistics from the Department of Health, the number of new cases in the last 24 hours stand at 16,302, total deaths reported at 64,289 and total positive cases stand at around 2.19 million.

South Africa to remain on level 4 lockdown as coronavirus continues to spread 

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has devised an ultraviolet sanitisation system to sanitise all electronic gadgets, currency and papers. The UV cabinet will be automated, contactless.

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The Defence Ministry has developed this system as the country fights coronavirus outbreak and the system will be called Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS).&nbsp;

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DRUVS will provide a 360-degree exposure of the UV rays to the objects kept inside the cabinet. The automatic device will go into sleep mode after the sanitisation is done, this means the operator does not need to wait till it gets over.&nbsp;

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In order to contain the spread of virus DRDO's Research Centre Imarat (RCI) lab is working on making this device contactless.&nbsp;

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The items DRUVS can sanitise: Mobile phones, iPads, laptops, currency notes, cheque leafs, challans, passbooks, paper, envelopes, etc.

India's COVID-19 tally continued to rise with the total number of confirmed cases touching 67,152 on Monday, data on the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website showed.&nbsp;

Of the total cases in the country, 44,029 are active cases while 20,917 individuals have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. The death toll has mounted to 2,206 while one person has migrated to another country, according to the data released by the Health Ministry.

India added 4,213 new Covid-19 cases over 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry’s 8:00 am update on May 11.

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has devised an ultraviolet sanitisation system to sanitise all electronic gadgets, currency and papers.

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has devised an ultraviolet sanitisation system to sanitise all electronic gadgets, currency and papers. The UV cabinet will be automated, contactless. Also read: Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 cases top 67,000; more than 2,200 dead The Defence Ministry has developed this system as the country fights coronavirus outbreak and the system will be called Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS). DRUVS will provide a 360-degree exposure of the UV rays to the objects kept inside the cabinet. The automatic device will go into sleep mode after the sanitisation is done, this means the operator does not need to wait till it gets over. Also read: NSG medical staff tests coronavirus positive; over 745 cases reported in CAPFs In order to contain the spread of virus DRDO's Research Centre Imarat (RCI) lab is working on making this device contactless. The items DRUVS can sanitise: Mobile phones, iPads, laptops, currency notes, cheque leafs, challans, passbooks, paper, envelopes, etc. India's COVID-19 tally continued to rise with the total number of confirmed cases touching 67,152 on Monday, data on the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website showed. Of the total cases in the country, 44,029 are active cases while 20,917 individuals have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. The death toll has mounted to 2,206 while one person has migrated to another country, according to the data released by the Health Ministry. India added 4,213 new Covid-19 cases over 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry’s 8:00 am update on May 11.

DRDO develops UV sanitisation system 'DRUVS' for electronic gadgets, currency and papers

The deadly new coronavirus has spreads to 28 countries. Iran has evacuated 56 of its citizens. 59 Iraqis and 24 Syrians have been evacuated from Wuhan. While Uzbekistan has also evacuated 84 people.

Coronavirus spreads to across 28 countries

Protesters burnt vehicles and set tires on fire to barricade roads in South Africa&#39;s capital on Tuesday, June 21, after the ANC named a mayoral candidate not nominated by the ruling party&#39;s regional branches. 
 
The violence spread overnight from the townships and started after a member of the African National Congress (ANC) was shot dead on Sunday, June 19, as factions clashed at a meeting in Pretoria to decide on the candidates for mayor of Tshwane municipality, where Pretoria is located. 
 
The ANC then named senior party member and former cabinet minister, Thoko Didiza, as its candidate for Tshwane, saying that it made the decision after wrangling between members at the party&#39;s headquarters over who should lead the municipality. 
 
According to local media, residents want the incumbent mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa to be allowed to run on the ANC ticket but Ramokgopa has publicly backed Didiza&#39;s selection and called for calm. 
 
The ANC said its members were not to blame for the violence. 
 
Local elections in August pose a major test for the ANC as it gears up for a 2019 presidential vote in the face of a slowing economy and a strong challenge from the opposition 
 
(Reuters)

The violence spread overnight, starting after a member of the African National Congress was shot dead on Sunday

Protesters burnt vehicles and set tires on fire to barricade roads in South Africa's capital on Tuesday, June 21, after the ANC named a mayoral candidate not nominated by the ruling party's regional branches. The violence spread overnight from the townships and started after a member of the African National Congress (ANC) was shot dead on Sunday, June 19, as factions clashed at a meeting in Pretoria to decide on the candidates for mayor of Tshwane municipality, where Pretoria is located. The ANC then named senior party member and former cabinet minister, Thoko Didiza, as its candidate for Tshwane, saying that it made the decision after wrangling between members at the party's headquarters over who should lead the municipality. According to local media, residents want the incumbent mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa to be allowed to run on the ANC ticket but Ramokgopa has publicly backed Didiza's selection and called for calm. The ANC said its members were not to blame for the violence. Local elections in August pose a major test for the ANC as it gears up for a 2019 presidential vote in the face of a slowing economy and a strong challenge from the opposition (Reuters)

Protesters in Pretoria burn cars, tires after unnominated man becomes mayoral candidate

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