Caitlyn Stulpin

New Jersey

Staff Writer, SLACK Incorporated at Healio

🦠Infectious disease reporter for @InfectDisNews 🥊Boxer/Boxing coach. Movie buff, stress baker & CrossFitter 🏋🏼‍♀️ Opinions are all me.

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Q&A: Did horses help fuel the 1918 flu pandemic? Researchers say maybe

6 days ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways:The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest in history; however, its genesis remains unknown. Researchers hypothesize that horses acted as intermediate hosts and facilitated its rapid spread. Experts have said that the 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest pandemics in history, but could it have been facilitated by horses? This is the hypothesis that Martin Furmanski, MD,and Pablo R.
What clinicians and patients think about outcomes do not always align

1 week ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways: Researchers presented survey data examining desirability of treatment outcome rankings for patients with pneumonia. Scores from clinicians and patients varied for many of the assessed outcomes. ORLANDO — What clinicians think are the less desirable outcomes for patients with pneumonia may not align with what patients think, according to survey data presented at SHEA Spring.
Screening high-risk patients for C. auris could identify cases outside of outbreaks

1 week ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Read more Key takeaways:Researchers expanded C. auris screenings outside of outbreaks to include specific patient populations considered high risk. 13 cases were identified before expanded screening began vs. 57 after implementation. ORLANDO — Expanding Candida auris screening to include patients in the ICU or those with indwelling medical devices led to more cases being identified in a Kentucky hospital, according to data presented at SHEA Spring.
Q&A: Could plant-based diets improve health outcomes in context of infectious diseases?

1 week ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways:Research shows climate change is contributing to heat-related illnesses and vector-borne diseases. Plant-based diets could lessen the environmental burden from the demand of meat and livestock industries. As research suggests climate change could contribute to rising rates of infectious diseases, some researchers say plant-based diets could help lessen the environmental burden of the meat industry and improve overall health outcomes.
One person, dozens of animals dead of anthrax in Congo, officials say

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways: Early concerns of an anthrax outbreak were sparked by the deaths of dozens of buffaloes and hippos. More than 20 suspected human cases and one death have been reported in the Congo and Uganda. An anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has left one person and dozens of animals dead, health officials said.
Combining urine antigen tests could significantly reduce waste, CO2 emissions

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways:During the outbreak, 12 confirmed cases and four deaths were reported. Officials launched the first trial to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Sudan ebolavirus in response to the outbreak. Uganda has declared an end to the Ebola outbreak that began earlier this year in Kampala, the nation’s capital city. The outbreak, which was officially declared over on April 26, resulted in 12 confirmed and two probable cases, officials said.
Q&A: Museum collections offer opportunity to study ancient infectious diseases

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways:A recent investigation of a 20th century museum collection found Epstein-Barr virus genetic material in penis sheaths. This analysis is one of few published studies exploring museum genomics, dubbed museomics. DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, researchers said after discovering bacteria and infectious disease DNA in penis sheaths.
Jamestown Canyon virus seroprevalence high among blood donors in endemic areas

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways: One in five blood donors from endemic areas had evidence of Jamestown Canyon virus infection. The proportion of donors with neutralizing antibodies increased with older age. The baseline seroprevalence of Jamestown Canyon virus antibodies in blood donated by people living in endemic areas was relatively high, researchers found in a study.
Significant economic burden of long COVID will only continue to grow, experts say

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Caitlyn Stulpin

Key takeaways:Researchers used a simulation model to estimate the economic burden of long COVID. Costs of long COVID could exceed $2 billion and reach nearly $31 billion, depending on longevity of symptoms. The economic burden of long COVID may exceed $2 billion and reach nearly $31 billion when symptoms last between 1 and 3 years, and researchers say these numbers will likely continue to grow as COVID-19 cases increase.