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Wednesday, 11 January 2023

[UK] Knife crime statistics

The ONS publishes data on police recorded crime involving a knife or sharp instrument for a selection of serious violent offences. In the year ending March 2022, there were around 45,000 (selected) offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales (excluding Greater Manchester Police Force). This was 9% higher than in 2020/21 and 34% higher than in 2010/11. Recent trends in knife crime have been affected by undercounting in the Greater Manchester Police Force area prior to 2018/19. Increases in recorded offences since 2018/19 are directly related with improvements in recording practices.



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Knife crime: Fatal stabbings at highest level since records began in 1946

Tularemia in Child in Pueblo County, Colorado

The Pueblo County, Colorado Department of Heath confirmed that a child in Pueblo County had been infected with a rare infectious disease called tularemia or rabbit fever. Tularemia may be present in some animals, particularly rabbits, rodents, and hares.

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Ron Smith, MD | Jun 4, 2022 | 1 min read

First Monkeypox Death of 2022

The first death from the flavivirus Monkeypox has been reported in Nigeria. Chinedu Asadu reports that the patient who succumbed to the viral infection was, in fact, immunocompromised.

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Ron Smith, MD | May 30, 2022 | 1 min read