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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control (DDC) for the Thailand Ministry of Public Health reports a significant increase in dengue fever cases during the first five months of 2023. Through epidemiology week 20, officials report 16,650 total dengue cases, including 14 deaths. This is up from 2220 cases and 3 deaths during […]The post Thailand: Dengue cases up in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports from epidemiological week 01 in 2023 (ending 7 January 2023) to week 17 2023 (ending 26 April 2023), 1702 test results were available of which 580 mumps test positives were identified from eight provinces–Eastern Cape (9 […]The post Mumps outbreak update in South Africa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Over the past period, 8 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been recorded in Georgia, mainly in the regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Shida Kartli, director of the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze, according to Georgia media. 6 patients have already been discharged, and 2 are continuing treatment. With the hot season now […]The post Georgia: 8 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases reported recently appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Syphilis The Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reports 5,164 total syphilis cases through May 17. This compares to 3,630 cases during the same period last year. Tokyo accounts for 1,332 cases, followed by 699 in Osaka and 305 cases in Hokkaido. Measles Officials in Japan have reported seven measles cases putting health […]The post Japan: Syphilis cases top 5,000, Measles outbreak, Mpox cases rising appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uruguay Ministry of Public Health reported recently on a case of Chikungunya virus disease confirmed in a person with no travel history residing in Montevideo, who had the disease on an outpatient basis and with good outcome. In response to this finding, surveillance and control actions have been intensified according to protocol. Uruguay […]The post Uruguay: Local transmission of chikungunya reported in Montevideo appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Afghanistan Health Ministry reports another wild poliovirus case in Nangarhar province. The patient is a 30-month-old male child from the Nazyan district. This is the third WPV-1 case reported in Afghanistan this year (HERE, HERE), all from Nangarhar. According to a local media report, the province is facing a high risk of poliovirus […]The post Polio in Afghanistan: 3rd wild poliovirus case reported in Nangarhar province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The recent resurgence of serotype 3 of the dengue virus in Brazil – which has not caused epidemics in the country for over 15 years – has raised the alarm about the risk of a new epidemic of the disease caused by this virus serotype. A study by Fiocruz, coordinated by Fiocruz Amazônia and […]The post Brazil: Resurgence of dengue serotype 3 raises alarm of risk of new epidemic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health reports, 38 samples collected from people in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro who had contact with birds were negative for the disease to date. Through Tuesday, four samples of suspected cases (symptomatic patients) from residents of Espírito Santo are awaiting results. Concerning the public health, the scenario is […]The post Brazil: No human cases of avian influenza, Four suspected cases still under analysis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Regional Director of Health in Beja confirmed 12 cases of brucellosis were recorded in the town of Teboursouk from Beja governorate. One of the injured was taken to al-Qassab Hospital for treatment after the disease progressed to the bones. The recent cases are linked to contact with a cow that had an abortion […]The post Tunisia: Brucellosis in Téboursouk, Béja Governorate appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of confirmations in wild birds rises to 5 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) informs that it has intensified surveillance actions in populations of domestic and wild birds throughout the country. Last Saturday (May 20), the Federal Laboratory for Agricultural Defense of São Paulo (LFDA-SP), a reference unit of the World Organization […]The post Brazil update: Avian influenza in wild birds, Suspect human cases in Espírito Santo appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through May 15 this year, health officials in Minas Gerais state report 311,908 probable cases of dengue. Of this total, 149,091 cases were confirmed for the disease. There are 79 confirmed deaths from dengue in Minas Gerais and 118 deaths under investigation. To date, Brazil has reported 1.5 million total dengue fever cases, including 387 […]The post Brazil: Minas Gerais dengue and chikungunya update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT) in Lisbon reports on a new dengue vaccine that was made available in Portugal last week. According to the director of the institute, Filomeno Fortes, the vaccine does not require prior contact with the virus and is effective against the disease and preventing hospitalizations up to […]The post New dengue vaccine in Portugal appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Escambia County The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) urges residents to avoid contact with wild and stray animals to protect themselves from the risk of rabies exposure. Each year, Escambia County receives reports of rabid animals. In 2022, one rabid bat was reported in Escambia County, Florida. Most recently, one rabid […]The post Florida: Rabies exposures in Escambia County and positive cat in Manatee County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The measles outbreak, which began in the last week of 2022 in Mauritania, has grown to 285 suspected cases of measles of which 186 cases were confirmed positive to date. In addition, three deaths have been reported. Cases have been reported from three wilayas (regions) of Nouakchott and eight other wilayas in the interior […]The post Measles outbreak in Mauritania appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 More than 70 cases of cholera were reported in the space of one week, from May 14 to 20, 2023, in the city of Bukavu (South Kivu). According to Doctor Claude Bahizire, communication officer at the Provincial Health Division (DPS), the Kadutu health zone is the most affected with 49 cases, followed by those […]The post DRC: More than 70 cases of cholera notified in one week in Bukavu, South Kivu appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports on an anthrax outbreak in Muranga County in central Kenya. Since April 10, a total of 15 cases and three deaths (20% case fatality) have been reported from five sub counties; Gatanga (1), Kandara (5, including 2 deaths), Kigumo (7, including 1 death, Maragwa (1) and Mathioya (1). It […]The post Kenya: Anthrax outbreak reported in Muranga County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the period between epidemiological week (EW) 31 of 2022 and EW 16 of 2023, 1,642 cases of chikungunya fever were registered in Argentina, of which 1,001 are autochthonous, 347 are in investigation and 294 are travel related (imported). To date, eight jurisdictions have reported autochthonous viral circulation of chikungunya fever in its territory: […]The post Argentina chikungunya update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health (Minsa) , through the National Center for the Supply of Strategic Health Resources (Cenares) , distributed 10,730 tests to health establishments in the Piura region, for timely detection of dengue and chikungunya, due to the presence of the transmitting mosquito Aedes aegypti in this area of ​​the country. According to Cenares, last Friday, May 5, 3,050 […]The post Peru: Minsa distributed nearly 11,000 tests for the timely detection of dengue and chikungunya in Piura appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a Borneo Post report, officials in Sarawak state in Malaysia have reported the eighth human rabies death of 2023. The was a 50-year-old man from Kampung Bumbok, Jalan Batu Kitang has died after being bitten by a rabid dog. The man was bitten on the left arm by a stray dog at […]The post Malaysia: 8th rabies death reported in Sarawak this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Indonesian health officials report a 75 percent increase in syphilis cases since 2016. According to a health ministry spokesperson, there were 12,000 cases of syphilis in 2016. The number skyrocketed to around 21,000 cases in 2022. The surge in cases is attributed to risky sexual behavior, the spokesperson stated. Subscribe to Outbreak News TV […]The post Indonesia reports 75% increase in syphilis in recent years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the country is reporting a mumps outbreak. Since February 2023, the NICD has received a number of queries related to possible clusters or outbreaks of mumps in different provinces. To confirm the existence of an outbreak of mumps, national public sector laboratory test […]The post South Africa reports mumps outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Africa health officials report currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases in the endemic provinces and Gauteng, with many cases of severe malaria due to late presentation or late detection. Undiagnosed and untreated malaria rapidly progresses to severe illness, with a potentially fatal outcome. Any individual presenting with fever or ‘flu-like illness, if […]The post Malaria cases on the rise in South Africa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The regional director of health for Piura, Myrian Fiestas Mogollón, said that the region has seen 251 confirmed cases of leptospirosis and 311 suspect cases. To date there have been no deaths. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, which occurs mainly after rains and is caused by the leptospira bacterium, which is spread by rodents […]The post Leptospirosis in Piura, Peru increase to 251 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health prepares the extension of the emergency declaration due to the dengue outbreak, which will last for 120 days and will include 20 regions and 226 districts, to continue prevention actions , larval control, fumigation and diagnosis of dengue cases. Minister Rosa Gutiérrez Palomino supported the request today before the […]The post Peru: Dengue outbreak emergency declaration extended, Includes 20 regions appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has been confirmed in Western Australia. The adult was potentially exposed to infected mosquitoes while travelling in the East Kimberley and the Northern Territory. This is the third confirmed case of MVE reported in WA since 2018 (with two of the cases this year). Nationally, there […]The post New Murray Valley encephalitis case reported in Western Australia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Wild poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples from Peshawar and Hangu districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The virus was found in an environmental sample collected from Naray Khuwar site in Peshawar on April 10 and in another collected from Civil Hospital-Jani Chowk site in Hangu on April 10. According to the Pakistan Polio […]The post Pakistan: Wild poliovirus detected in sewage samples from Peshawar and Hangu appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japanese encephalitis The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today of the first confirmed case of Japanese encephalitis this year in the country. The patient is a man in his 50s from Luzhu District, Kaohsiung City. He developed headache and loss of appetite on May 1. Symptoms such as trembling and […]The post Taiwan reports 1st Japanese encephalitis case, imported Zika cases of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Malaria According to preliminary data from the Health Surveillance Directorate of the Ministry of Health, during epidemiological week 18, malaria cases in the Huetar Caribbean Region continue to decline, accounting for one case in Limón and one in Pococí during said week. According to the epidemiological behavior of the disease, the canton of Limón […]The post Costa Rica: Malaria’s decline in Huetar Caribbean Region, Dengue work in Sarapiquí and Río Cuarto appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The health sector of Dien Bien province is urgently implementing epidemic prevention measures after recording a death from diphtheria. On the afternoon of May 6, information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Dien Bien said: After the test results of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology identified patient Sung Thi L. (SN […]The post Diphtheria death reported in Dien Bien province, Vietnam; First case in the province in many years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Maine officials have issued a health advisory on Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases. Ticks are already active this year. As the weather continues to get warmer into the spring and summer months, Maine expects the number of Lyme and other tickborne disease case reports to increase. […]The post Maine reports record number of Lyme disease cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization released the following situation updates on the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreaks simultaneously in the African countries of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania: Equatorial Guinea Since the declaration of the outbreak on 13 February 2023, a total of 17 laboratory-confirmed cases of MVD and 23 probable cases have been reported as […]The post Marburg virus disease situation update from WHO appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the first week of May (April 30-May 6), 16 confirmed patients had Mpox 60 cumulative confirmed cases in Korea, 54 suspected cases of domestic infection The Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters reported 6 additional confirmed cases (#55~60) after the announcement of a Mpox outbreak on May 3. To date, the cumulative number of confirmed […]The post South Korea monkeypox update: 60 total cases reported, Anonymous sex implicated in most appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Monkeypox The Pakistan National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that third case of monkeypox. or mpox in Pakistan is confirmed by Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) Karachi. This is the first case of monkeypox confirmed in Karachi, Sindh, bringing the tally to three in the country. The case is young male, who traveled from […]The post Pakistan: Monkeypox, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Karachi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Oriental reports a spike in dengue fever cases in 2023 to date. The PHO reports 398 cases, including one death, which is 91 percent increase compared to the 208 cases reported last year during this time. Nationally, the Philippines has reported 32,799 total cases through April 8, […]The post Philippines: Negros Oriental report near doubling of dengue fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minas Gerais State Health Secretariat (SES-MG) reports that as of 05/05/2023, 615 cases of Monkeypox, or Mpox have been confirmed by laboratory tests. Another 2,487 cases have been discarded and there are 81 suspected cases. SES-MG confirms the fourth death by monkeypox in the state. The case was reported to the Center for Strategic […]The post 4th monkeypox death reported in Minas Gerais, 1st in 6 months appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in the municipality of Koraput report an anthrax outbreak in the villages of Dasmantpur block in which 12 cases have been reported, according to a New Indian Express report. One person died, while the other 11 are either being treated or already in stabile condition. The patients started showing symptoms of anthrax […]The post Anthrax outbreak sickens 12, kills one in Odisha, India: Media report appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a new bulletin, released last Friday, the State Department of Health (SES) confirmed two more deaths from dengue in Mato Grosso do Sul. The victims are elderly people, between 69 and 90 years old, who lived in the municipalities of Aquidauana and Naviraí. In the first four months of this year, the State […]The post Mato Grosso do Sul reports 19 dengue deaths in first 4 months appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mpox patients treated with tecovirimat, an antiviral drug widely used since last summer’s outbreak, had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, researchers at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine have found. “Columbia and Weill Cornell were two of the early sites in New York City to see patients […]The post Mpox drug, tecovirimat, outcomes are similar regardless of HIV status appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A total of 329 new cases of the cholera epidemic including 11 deaths were recorded in two weeks in two health zones including Katuba and Kisanga, towns located west of the city of Lubumbashi in Haut-Katanga. Among the deaths, 7 were reported in homes in neighborhoods surrounding the two health zones and 4 occurred […]The post DRC Cholera: more than 300 cases including 11 deaths notified in 2 weeks in Lubumbashi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health reported 82,254 probable cases of dengue through April 2023 in Espírito Santo. This compares 2,844 probable cases reported during the same period in 2022, a nearly 2800 percent increase. In addition to dengue, other arboviruses have seen an increase in the state–There were also 4,492 possible cases of chikungunya, […]The post Brazil: Nearly 83K probable cases of dengue reported in Espírito Santo through April appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines has been grappling with an increase in vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in the first months of 2023–diphtheria cases are up 775 percent, measles are up 299 percent and pertussis cases have increased 400 percent through April 8 this year. From January 1 through April 8, the Philippines Department of Health have reported 25 […]The post Philippines: Pertussis cases up 400%, one death reported in SOCCSKSARGEN appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public Health Wales doctors are reassuring parents after a very small number of cases of a rare complication of enterovirus has caused myocarditis in very young babies. Ten babies from the South Wales area have been given hospital treatment for the infection since June 2022. All were under one month old. Very sadly, one […]The post Wales: Unusual Enterovirus cluster causing myocarditis in babies reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Territorial Health Service of the Territorial Delegation of the Junta in León has detected an outbreak of trichinosis that, for the moment, affects 16 people related to hunting , due to the presence of larvae in a wild boar sausage that, apparently, could have shared. On April 19, the Rapid Diagnosis Unit of the León University Assistance Complex (Caule) detected a […]The post Spain: Trichinosis outbreak affects 16, Linked to wild boar appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The report from the General Directorate of Health Surveillance indicates that, in the last three weeks of 2023, a total of 5,235 cases of chikungunya, 663 of dengue and none of Zika were registered. According to statements by the general director of this unit, Dr. Guillermo Sequera, “the chikungunya epidemic is decreasing significantly, while the […]The post Paraguay: ‘The chikungunya epidemic is decreasing significantly’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue outbreak in Argentina, 84,433 cases of dengue were reported in the country, of which 78,725 acquired the infection in Argentina through the end of April, the Ministry of Health reports. The virus is currently circulating in 16 jurisdictions corresponding to four regions: Central Region (Buenos Aires; Autonomous City […]The post Dengue cases decrease for third consecutive week in Argentina appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maine health officials issued a health advisory Friday after a child tested positive for measles by PCR. The individual is now isolated at home. Potentially exposed individuals should check their immunization status and monitor for symptoms. Because the child received a dose of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, the sample is being sent […]The post Maine issues health advisory over measles case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report last month about simultaneous autochthonous circulation of the four dengue serotypes in Sarapiquí canton, the Ministry of Health, through the Integrated Vector Control Management Program, started and for the next two weeks, various interventions after the confirmation of the four dengue serotypes in the canton of Sarapiquí. Specifically, […]The post Interventions in Sarapaquí, Costa Rica start due to the circulation of the four dengue serotypes appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports concerning measles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): In the first four months of 2023, the country has recorded 53 per cent of the total number of measles cases registered last year, according to health authorities. As of 16 April, […]The post Democratic Republic of the Congo: Measles epidemic on pace to exceed last year’s caseload appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through the end of April this year, the Brazil Ministry of Health reports a 30% increase in the number of probable cases of dengue compared to the same period of 2022 throughout Brazil. Occurrences went from 690,800 cases last year to 899,500 this year, with 333 confirmed deaths. Factors such as climate variation and increased rainfall in […]The post ‘Brazil united against dengue, Zika and chikungunya’; Cases up in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ghana Health Service announced this week the end of the Lassa fever outbreak which began in February. On Friday, 24 February 2023, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate was notified of two confirmed cases of Lassa fever at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. No new case has been recorded since the 1st […]The post Ghana declares end of Lassa Fever outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.