Ronald St. John, Author at Sitata

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – H5N1

Ronald St. John — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:29:19 +0000

There is a strain of the influenza virus called H5N1 that is highly lethal for wild birds anddomestic fowl (chickens, ducks, etc.). It has caused major outbreaks in domestic chicken flocksduring recent decades. On rare occasions, this virus has infected humans who were in very closecontact with infected chickens. Since 1997, HPAI H5N1 virus infections […]

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Dog Infected With Bird Flu – Do We Need To Worry?

Ronald St. John — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:50:24 +0000

On 4 April 2023, Canadian media reported that a dog in Oshawa, Ontario, died due to an infection caused by a strain of avian influenza virus (bird flu) known as H5N1. The dog acquired the virus after chewing on an infected dead wild goose. There are no reports of transmission to humans at this time […]

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Zero COVID Strategy- Was it Worth it?

Ronald St. John — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:45:15 +0000

During the COVID-19 pandemic, China conducted a massive experiment to see if it were possible to contain transmission of this virus within the country and keep it from getting into the country by travellers from abroad. As events unfolded, the approach became known as the “zero COVID strategy”. Did it work? The answer is sort […]

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La variole du singe – faut-il paniquer ?

Ronald St. John — Wed, 25 May 2022 15:05:12 +0000

Une petite épidémie de variole du singe s’est récemment déclarée et, compte tenu de l’expérience du COVID-19, le monde est naturellement inquiet. En effet, même les États-Unis ont rapidement commandé 13 millions de doses de vaccin en réponse à cette situation. Aujourd’hui, de nombreux voyageurs se demandent : qu’est-ce que la variole du singe et […]

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Monkeypox – should we panic?

Ronald St. John — Wed, 25 May 2022 14:50:45 +0000

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Wuhan Coronavirus

Ronald St. John — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:44:14 +0000

**The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 (maximum) warning on travel to China** UPDATES: Please see our Coronavirus tracker for a continually updated summary of events as the situation evolves. On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan Health Commission reported cases of unexplained pneumonia in the city of Wuhan (China). The patients had high […]

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Why Take Anti-Malaria Medication?

Ronald St. John — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Why Take Anti-Malaria Medication? Malaria seems to be in the news every now and then. A lot of people travel to places where you can get malaria, and some remember to get some anti-malaria medication for their trip. Some people even remember to take their prescribed medication. When coupled with simple steps to reduce the […]

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Don’t forget about your measles vaccination before your next trip

Ronald St. John — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Don’t forget about your measles vaccination before your next trip Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to man. If you are not protected/vaccinated, there may be a 90% chance you will become infected with the disease just by being in the same room with an infected person. People don’t think much about measles […]

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Why You Should Take Your Anti-Malaria Medication

Ronald St. John — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Why You Should Take Your Anti-Malaria Medication People travel to places where you can still get malaria, and some remember to get some anti-malaria medication for their trip. Some people even remember to take the prescribed medication. When coupled with simple steps to reduce the number of mosquito bites, you can have a pretty worry […]

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Costa Rica’s Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements Have Changed

Ronald St. John — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Costa Rica’s Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements Have Changed One of Sitata’s team members recently received an email with the subject “concern” from a leading Canadian university who happens to be one of our best customers. Uh oh. That’s never a good sign. As far as we could tell, nothing was out of the ordinary. It turns […]

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