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The total case COVID-19 count in India has topped 800,000, only the third country to reach this number. As of today, India, which some have said may become the next hotspot, has seen more than 820,000 cases, including 22,123 deaths. Maharashtra state and Delhi have reported the most cases with 238,461 and 109,140, respectively. Lee […]The post India COVID-19 tally tops 800K, Population density a challenge appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Japanese health officials have seen an increase in about one thousand COVID-19 cases since our last report about one week ago. After reporting a single day record of 243 cases yesterday, the city saw 206 cases Saturday making it three consecutive days with more than 200 cases. The total cases in Tokyo is now 7,721, […]The post Tokyo COVID-19 cases rise by nearly 1000 in one week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report Thursday, a human infection with Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus (A(H1N2)v) has been reported in an individual in Brazil. The patient is a 22-year-old female, with no comorbidities, worked in a swine slaughterhouse in Ibiporã Municipality, Paraná State, and developed an influenza-like illness on 12 April 2020. The patient […]The post Brazil: H1N2v influenza case reported in Paraná State appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Chikungunya In a follow-up on the chikungunya situation in Thailand, health officials now report 4,040 cases in 58 provinces through July 6. Provinces with the highest incidence include Chanthaburi, Uthai Thani, Lamphun, Rayong and Loei. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is transmitted by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. In humans bitten […]The post Thailand: Chikungunya cases top 4,000, Dengue cases top 25,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on the Japanese encephalitis (JE) situation in Penang state, Malaysia, the Penang Health Department reported three additional JE cases, bringing the total to six this year. State Agriculture, Agro-based, Rural Development and Health Committee chairman Dr Norlela Ariffin said 2 new cases were detected in Sungai Bakap, Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS), and […]The post Japanese Encephalitis: More cases reported in Penang, Malaysia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews A recent Op-Ed article on the Filipino news site, Mindanao Times, discussed the “dengue season” and to remember it’s still around, even in the world of COVID-19. The editors write-So as we undertake measures to keep safe from the COVID 19, we should also bear in mind that dengue is still very much […]The post Dengue in the Philippines: ‘It is still very much around’ in the time of COVID-19 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 1233 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the case total to 52,914. Health officials emphasize that the increase in cases can be attributed to clusters in specific areas and not a general increase across the country. Majority of the newly announced fresh cases on July 5 are concentrated in […]The post Philippines COVID-19 cases increase by 1233, Mask use must not be underestimated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Chinese media are reporting that The Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan on Thursday warned Chinese citizens living in the country of a local pneumonia of unknown cause, which local media reported has a “much higher” fatality rate than COVID-19. The unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the […]The post Chinese media report on ‘unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan’, Kazakhstan officially declares this ‘fake news’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Bolivia Ministry of Health reported 1,439 additional COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country total to 42,984. Today, Santa Cruz registered 528 new infections, La Paz 275, Beni 176, Tarija 145, Cochabamba 143, Oruro 111, Chuquisaca 31 and Potosí 30. The epidemiological report also put the accumulated number of infections in the department […]The post Bolivia COVID-19 cases increase by 1,439, Health Minister, Eidy Roca recovering appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Wuhan China’s Wuhan plans to build a pool of convalescent plasma collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19, to help more patients. Wuhan Blood Center will be responsible for the plasma collection, according to sources with the center. Over the past five months, a total of 1,319 recovered COVID-19 patients have donated […]The post China: Wuhan to build COVID-19 convalescent plasma pool, Beijing reports no new cases 2 days in a row appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Osivax announced today that it has received over EUR 30M in public funding from different sources to support the development of universal vaccines against coronavirus and influenza. The Company’s proprietary oligoDOM® technology enables the development of vaccines that aim to protect the body from all viral influenza strains. By targeting the nucleoprotein, a highly conserved antigen with […]The post Universal Coronavirus & Influenza Vaccines: Osivax secures funding appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe.com Just one day after the Public Health Agency of Canada announced its investigation into 37 cases of Cyclospora in three Canadian provinces, the CDC made its own announcement – there were now 509 confirmed cases in this Cyclospora outbreak. Both countries have issued recalls of the Fresh Express salads that […]The post Cyclospora Bagged Salads Outbreak Hits 509 Cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews On Monday, Massachusetts state health officials announced the second detection of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in mosquito samples in less than a week. The finding increases the risk level of EEE to moderate in the communities of Wendell and New Salem. Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined Energy and […]The post Massachusetts Governor talks EEE prepareness after 2nd positive mosquito sample appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Chile health authorities reported 2,462 new COVID-19 cases in the past day, bringing the outbreak total to 301,019, now the 6th highest COVID-19 outbreak in the world following only the US, Brazil, India, Russia and Peru. 6434 total COVID-19 related deaths have been reported. The percent positive in lab tests dropped from 22% […]The post Chile COVID-19 cases top 300K, Testing to increase in Santiago Metro appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Monroe County, Florida, health officials reported Tuesday an additional locally acquired dengue fever case in the Florida Keys. This is the 11th case reported in Monroe County and the 12th reported in Florida (1 in Miami Dade County). Health officials say the individual has been treated […]The post Dengue fever: 11th case reported in the Florida Keys this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) is under a mosquito-borne illness alert. Four additional human cases of West Nile virus infection of local transmission have been confirmed in Miami-Dade residents. There has been a total of eighteen West Nile virus infections in 2020. West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of […]The post Miami area: West Nile virus cases rise to 18 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Treatment with hydroxychloroquine cut the death rate significantly in sick patients hospitalized with COVID-19 – and without heart-related side-effects, according to a new study published by Henry Ford Health System. In a large-scale retrospective analysis of 2,541 patients hospitalized between March 10 and May 2, 2020 across the system’s six hospitals, the study found 13% of those treated […]The post Henry Ford Hospital researchers: Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine cut death rate significantly in COVID-19 patients appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported an additional 8975 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, putting the country total over the 200,000 case mark. Of the 205,721 total cases as of July 6, two-thirds of the cases are reported from Gauteng and Western Cape provinces with 66,891 and […]The post South Africa reports additional almost 9,000 COVID-19 cases, Puts total over 200K appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Swedish Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten, updated its guidance for antibody detection for COVID-19 recently. Officials note that based on the knowledge available today, it is likely that so-called IgG antibodies to COVID-19 provide, in whole or in part, protection against a new infection with serious symptoms. In the updated guidance, the […]The post Sweden Public Health Authority updated guidance concerning positive antibody test appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Ebola Since our last report on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Friday, the number of total cases has risen from 34 to 41. According to the DRC Ministère de la Santé Monday, 41 EVD cases have been reported since the outbreak started on […]The post DRC Ebola outbreak #11: Cases and deaths rise, UN report on zoonotic diseases released appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In 2018, an individual who worked in a laboratory in North Carolina contracted the dengue virus while working with the virus. The investigation revealed that the presence of an open finger wound during work with high-titer DENV coupled with improper glove doffing suggests that laboratory-acquired infection by cutaneous exposure was the most likely route of […]The post Dengue: Laboratory-acquired case reported in North Carolina, according to study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Health (DOH) in the Philippines reported an additional 2,099 COVID-19 cases today, which include 1258 “fresh” cases and 841 “late” cases. In addition, six additional fatalities were reported. The COVID-19 total for the Philippines are 46,333 cases and 1303 deaths as of July 6. The total number of active cases […]The post Philippines reports 2,000+ COVID-19 cases, Manila area hospitals reach full capacity appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Global health officials are reporting a significant increase in measles cases in Cambodia during the first quarter of the year. This is up from 44 cases during the same period in 2019. At least one death has been reported. The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed the total on Monday and reported that 65 per cent […]The post Cambodia reports significant rise in measles appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported 1,062 additional positive cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the county total 25,840. No new deaths were reported leaving the death count at 395, about a third have been associated with long-term care facilities. Like in other areas around the country, an increasing proportion of COVID-19 cases […]The post Dallas County reports more than 1000 COVID-19 cases Sunday appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Japan has reached 19,825 total, including 977 deaths, as of July 5, according to the Japan Ministry of Health (computer translated). In Tokyo, the case tally is up to 6,867 after seeing more than 100 cases for a fifth straight day, reporting numbers not seen since early May. Gov. […]The post Tokyo COVID-19 cases rising, More than 100 cases for 5 consecutive days appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Los Angeles County health officials reported an increase of 7,232 new cases for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Friday marks the highest report of new cases to date with 3,187 new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total COVID-19 cases in the county to 114,993. As of Saturday, July 4, there are 1,921 people confirmed with […]The post Los Angeles COVID-19: With the relaxation of Safer at Home orders, mass protests, the potential for community transmission will increase appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

More COVID-19 outbreaks in China similar to the ongoing one in Beijing are likely because the pandemic has yet to be contained globally, but they will be brought under control quickly, a senior public health expert said. “With the massive global pandemic going on, it is very natural that the outbreak occurred in Beijing, and […]The post China CDC: ‘More COVID-19 outbreaks likely, but nation can control them’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Health Commissioner of Bayannaoer in Inner Mongolia, China has reported (computer translated) a suspect case of bubonic plague. No information about the patient has been released. This has prompted health authorities to announced to launch a level III emergency response to prevent and control the plague Sunday. The alert also announces (translated): At present, […]The post China: Suspect bubonic plague case reported in Inner Mongolia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) reports in an update today that the country COVID-19 case count has topped 300,000. As of July 5, 2020, 302,718 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported out of 1,782,846 people tested. To date, there are 11,302 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, of which 1,227 are in the ICU […]The post Peru COVID-19 cases top 300K, Hundreds of police officers died appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Brazilian health officials report that as of Saturday, 1,577,004 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported with the additional 37,923 registered in the last 24 hours. Authorities also report 876,359 people have recovered and the death toll has risen to 64,265. In a survey published on Thursday by the Ministry of Health, they report […]The post Brazil COVID-19 cases near 1.6 million, 91% of those infected had some symptoms according to survey appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Just like the COVID-19 outbreak, the addition of new cases and deaths from dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) continues. In addition, areas with many dengue cases are also areas with high COVID-19 cases, such as West Java, Lampung, NTT, East Java, Yogyakarta, and South Sulawesi. Member of the Communication Team Task Force on Handling […]The post Indonesia: Areas with increased dengue cases are also experiencing high COVID-19 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Global health officials have reported 61 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases since the beginning of the year. The cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia (57), United Arab Emirates (2) and Qatar (1). Riyadh accounted for 25 of Saudi Arabia’s cases. 20 deaths have been reported in Saudi Arabia. Since April […]The post MERS coronavirus update: 61 cases reported in first half of 2020 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Bulgarian National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases reported a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case during the week of June 7. This is the first CCHF case reported in 2020 in Bulgaria. During the same period in 2019, officials reported two cases. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a widespread disease caused […]The post Bulgaria reports 1st Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Italian officials are reporting a cat tested positive for Lyssavirus in the municipality of Arezzo. Lyssavirus is closely related to the rabies virus. The cat’s brain was tested after the feline bit the owner. The National Reference Center for Anger of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Venice isolated the virus. This virus belongs […]The post Italy: Lyssavirus detected in a cat in Arezzo appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Malaysia Ministry of Health reports following the polio outbreak in Sabah, environmental surveillance activities for polio virus have been strengthened by expanding the sampling location to 64 locations nationwide. Polio virus was detected in sewage samples taken in the Labuan Federal Territory (WP) and certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) Reference Laboratory in […]The post Malaysia: Polio virus detected in sewage samples taken in Labuan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Massachusetts state health officials reported Friday that eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed today by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected on July 1 in the community of Orange in […]The post Massachusetts reports first EEE positive mosquito sample of the season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The European Regional Polio Eradication Certification Commission (RCC) has assessed the risk of transmission in the event of the importation of wild poliovirus or the emergence of a vaccine poliovirus (cVDPV) in 41 countries in the region. The risk in Ukraine was classified as high. As of the first 5 months of this year, […]The post Ukraine: Country classified as ‘high risk’ for polio outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam are reporting 12 diphtheria cases since early June. At least one death has been reported in a nine-year-old girl from Đắk G’long District, She was unvaccinated. Vice chairwoman of the province People’s Committee Trần Thị Nga said local authorities isolated […]The post Vietnam: Diphtheria outbreak in Kon Tum Province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Haitian health officials have reported 20 confirmed diphtheria cases, including 4 deaths through the end of April this year. 46.4% have been reported in the age group of 6 to 14-year-olds and 34% in the group of 15-years and older. Regarding the deaths, 3 occurred among 6 to 14-year-olds and one among the […]The post Haiti reports 20 confirmed diphtheria cases in 2020 to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews A salmonella outbreak is being reported in Queensland, Australia. Health officials say 17 cases of Salmonella typhimurium infections, predominantly among young children, that has been linked to contact with backyard poultry reported across the state. Thirteen of these were in children aged 11 years or younger. Five children were hospitalized for their illness. […]The post Australia: Salmonella outbreak reported in Queensland appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,531 additional COVID-19 cases today–688 “fresh cases” and 843 “late cases”. This brings the country’s total to 40,336. The death toll is now 1280 after recording 6 additional deaths. The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) said recently that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should be held […]The post Philippines COVID-19 cases top 40K, Groups call for Duque’s resignation appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is announcing that an adult from Loudon, NH, tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV). The person was hospitalized with neurological symptoms, has since been discharged and is recovering at home. This is the first detection of a mosquito-borne disease in the State […]The post Jamestown Canyon Virus: 1st case reported in New Hampshire this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the number of malaria cases in the island country has risen in 2020 compared to 2019 numbers. Since the beginning of the year, malaria cases have increased with 663,558 cases recorded since January, including 398 deaths; compared to 402,385 cases in 2019 […]The post Madagascar: Malaria cases up in 2020, Plague cases down appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D., Thursday issued an Emergency Travel Order directing travelers entering or returning to Chicago from states experiencing a surge in new COVID-19 cases to quarantine for a period of 14 days. The order applies to states that have a case rate greater than 15 new COVID-19 cases […]The post Chicago issues Emergency Travel Order for travelers from states seeing COVID-19 surge appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Yersinia enterocolitica O3 outbreak that started in mid-May in Norway, health officials are now saying based on an analysis of patient interviews and purchase information show that 22 of 23 cases (96%) state that they have eaten a pre-washed spinach product the week prior to illness. In one […]The post Norway Yersinia enterocolitica outbreak linked to pre-washed spinach product appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Since our last report on June 30, four additional Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases and one death has been reported in the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) Equateur province. On July 1, three new cases were reported and yesterday, one additional case was reported, bringing the outbreak total to […]The post Ebola in Equateur, DRC: Cases reach 34, Vaccine news appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases reported in Afghanistan has risen to 26 after officials reported seven new cases during the past week. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the cases were reported as follows– two each in Badghis and Hilmand and one each in Farah, Hirat and Uruzgan. […]The post Afghanistan reports 7 additional wild poliovirus cases in past week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Researchers have shown that a variation in the viral genome of Covid-19 improved its ability to infect human cells and helped it become the dominant strain circulating around the world today. The study, published today in the journal Cell, shows the variation is more infectious in cell cultures under laboratory conditions. The variant, named ‘D614G’, makes […]The post SARS-CoV-2: Variation in the viral genome makes it a more infectious strain, does not seem to cause more severe disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

For the first time, scientists have shown that the bacterium that causes the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis interferes with tick gene expression for its survival inside cells and to spread to a new vertebrate host. Girish Neelakanta of Old Dominion University and colleagues report these findings in a study published July 2nd in PLOS Genetics. In the […]The post Anaplasmosis research: Bacteria tinkers with tick’s gene expression to spread to new hosts appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Mongolia Ministry of Health is reporting (computer translated) a suspect case of plague in the western part of the country. According to health officials-translated, A 27-year-old man is being treated at the Khovd Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center with a preliminary diagnosis of “marmot plague gland and secondary lung disease”. The patient […]The post Plague case reported in Mongolia, Linked to eating marmot appeared first on Outbreak News Today.