Investigrime

Friday, 8 January 2021

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qdZqPV

Thursday, 7 January 2021

Behold: The City of Boston at Night!

The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bekKQZ

Wednesday, 6 January 2021

Lucy Mission to Study Trojan Asteroids

Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA's Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oqEiFC

Tuesday, 5 January 2021

Pareidolia: Seeing Shapes in the Cosmos

What is pareidolia? It is the psychological phenomenon where we see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ngVbky

Monday, 4 January 2021

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Cholera – Togo

From 11 November to 28 December, 2020 a total of 67 suspected cholera cases presenting with diarrhea and vomiting, including two deaths a case fatality ratio (CFR: 3%) were reported from the municipalities “Golfe 1” and “Golfe 6” in Lomé, Togo. A total of four health areas (Katanga, Adakpamé, Gbétsogbé in Golfe 1, and Kangnikopé in Golfe 6) in the affected municipalities reported at least one case.

On 17 November, cholera was confirmed by culture in the laboratory of the National Institute of Hygiene (INH) in Lomé, Togo and WHO was informed. On 19 November, the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Care of Togo issued a press release declaring a cholera outbreak and on 24 November WHO was officially notified. From 11 November to 28 December 2020, a total of 17 out of 41 stool samples tested positive for Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa by culture in the National Institute of Hygiene (INH) in Lomé, Togo.

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Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil

On 15 December 2020, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported the second confirmed human infection with influenza A(H1N2) variant virus [A(H1N2)v] in Brazil in 2020.

Published on January 04, 2021
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Tending the Plant Habitat-02

NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins tends to radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Lkjpx6