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by News Desk on (#52ND2)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday the launching of a public-private TASK FORCE T3 (Test, Trace and Treat). This public-private task force will support the Government’s efforts to swiftly expand RT-PCR (Reverse Transmission – Polymerase Chain Reaction) testing for COVID-19 from the current level of approximately 4,500 per day, to at […]The post Philippines plan to expand COVID-19 testing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52ND4)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that a number of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships last year are associated with frozen fruit and berry items, particularly raspberries and this information is published in Friday’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The report notes that 10 different European cruises […]The post Norovirus outbreaks on 2019 cruises linked to frozen raspberries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52N8M)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Colombia Ministry of Health has reported 4,881 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date, including 225 deaths. Over 1000 people have recovered. Bogotá has seen the most cases with 2065, followed by Valle del Cauca with 797. Villavicencio prison outbreak A Colombian prison in the city of Villavicencio reported 78 confirmed cases of the […]The post Colombia COVID-19: Villavicencio prison, Bogotá clinic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52MZ6)
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit some nursing homes especially hard – including in the hotspot state of Michigan. Hundreds of deaths of residents in homes from Seattle to Boston have raised concerns about how well facilities are protecting the 1.3 million older Americans who live in them. Those concerns have prompted new federal and state […]The post Nursing homes prepared for pandemics, but COVID-19 reveals gaps appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52MZ7)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Mayotte Island is part of the Comoros archipelago (Mozambique Channel, southwestern Indian Ocean), which is under French administration. Since the beginning of the year, the Agence Régionale de Santé of Mayotte has reported 3533 confirmed cases of dengue fever on the island, including 16 deaths. Of the 3533 cases, 339 were hospitalized and […]The post Dengue fever in Mayotte: More than 3500 cases reported to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52M9N)
On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert concerning the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. FDA is concerned that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are being used inappropriately to treat non-hospitalized patients for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or to prevent that disease. They authorized their temporary use only in […]The post FDA warning for Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine for COVID-19: Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52KZZ)
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, research from UW Medicine in Seattle suggests. The finding may help explain how syphilis can hide in the body for decades, thereby frustrating the immune system’s attempts to eradicate it. It might also account for the bacterium’s ability to […]The post Syphilis: Treponema pallidum likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, according to researchers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52M01)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Dengue fever The Costa Rica Health Ministry is calling on the public to eliminate mosquito breeding sites as the number of dengue fever cases reported to date is significantly higher to date than 2019. According to officials, from the beginning of the year through the end of March, 1,760 cases of dengue […]The post Costa Rica: Dengue fever increases in the time of COVID-19 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52KRW)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Three additional wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) cases were reported over the past week–one in Afghanistan and 2 in Pakistan, bringing the global total to 45 in 2020. In Afghanistan, a WPV1 case was reported in Nimroz province making it the fourth WPV1 case reported in 2020. Pakistan saw two cases of WPV1: […]The post Polio: Three additional WPV1 cases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52KRX)
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 2.5 million confirmed cases worldwide and nearly over 170,000 deaths as of April 21 according to the World Health Organization. Early identification of potential patients and diagnosis followed by isolation are critical for controlling the current pandemic and flattening the curve. This study describes a novel method that may enable […]The post New test for COVID-19 may deliver faster results to more people appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52KB4)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an interview on Yahoo Entertainment, The Hot Zone author, Richard Preston discussed another virus that we could see in the post-COVID era–Nipah virus. Preston said, “It’s been engaging in small outbreaks. It’s another bat virus, but it’s a totally different family [from the coronavirus]. It’s related to measles. It’s been breaking out in Southeast […]The post Hot Zone author, Richard Preston, warns of Nipah virus appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52KB5)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In late 2014 during the West Africa Ebola outbreak, health experts were concerned about efforts to control the mosquito borne parasite, malaria are being hampered by the enormity of the Ebola effort. Today amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization reported severe disruptions to insecticide-treated net campaigns and in access to […]The post Malaria concerns for Africa during COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52KB6)
Cytovale, Inc., a medical technology company dedicated to revolutionizing diagnostics using cell mechanics and machine learning, announced today the expansion of a partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to conduct a pilot study […]The post Cytovale Receives Additional BARDA Funding to Evaluate Rapid Sepsis Diagnostic in Persons Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52JKT)
In the Philippines, childhood immunization coverage has been declining sharply in recent years from 87 per cent in 2014 to 68 per cent in 2019, exposing children to vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio. The recent measles outbreak in the Philippines in 2019 saw a staggering 130 per cent increase in cases compared to […]The post Philippines: UNICEF warns millions of children may miss vaccinations appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52JAD)
SCYNEXIS, Inc. announced this week positive top-line results for its Phase 3 VANISH-306 study investigating the safety and efficacy of oral ibrexafungerp, a novel broad-spectrum antifungal, as a treatment for women with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), also known as vaginal yeast infection. With these results, ibrexafungerp has now achieved superiority over placebo with a high degree […]The post Vaginal Yeast Infection treatment: SCYNEXIS announces positive top-line results from its second pivotal Phase 3 Study of Oral Ibrexafungerp appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52J2E)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 On this website, we have previously reported on positive COVID-19 tests on dogs and cats in Hong Kong and in a tiger at the Bronx Zoo. On Wednesday, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) announced the […]The post COVID-19: Two pet cats test positive for SARS-CoV-2 in New York appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52J2G)
Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a biotechnology company developing CD8+ priming set-point vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the George Mason University, based in Virginia, in the United States. The agreement specifies that George Mason University’s National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases will provide their […]The post Emergex Signs Agreement with George Mason University for Highly Pathogenic RNA Virus Studies appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52J2H)
Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company focused on prevention against diseases with major unmet needs, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, Wednesday announced their collaboration to initiate a vaccine program for the current coronavirus, COVID-19. Valneva´s scientific team has tirelessly explored opportunities to rapidly leverage Valneva´s […]The post Coronavirus vaccine: Valneva and Dynavax announce collaboration appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52HN6)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Mexico Ministry of Health report 9,501 cases and 857 deaths from COVID-19 have been confirmed. The Central region has reported the most cases with more than 4,000, followed by the West region and the Southeast region. Of the 857 deaths, Mexico City has reported 224, followed by Baja California with 100. […]The post Mexico COVID-19: 9500 cases, 857 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52HEP)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 After reporting zero human cases for more than two years, Ethiopia has recorded six suspected new human cases of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) over the past two weeks. All of them are from Gog district in the region of Gambella. “All the six suspected new cases of infection are people who used water from […]The post Guinea worm disease: Ethiopia reports six suspected new cases in recent weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52HEQ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization reports that on 3 March 2020, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) reported three suspected yellow fever cases in Enor Ener Woreda, Gurage zone, SNNPR. The three reported cases were members of the same household (father, mother and son) located in a rural kebele. Two of three samples tested […]The post Yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52HER)
“The results of this vaccine trial are also important and promising with regard to the development of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus,†explains Prof. Marylyn Addo, Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UKE and scientist at the DZIF. “The development of the MERS vaccine provides a basis upon which we […]The post MERS coronavirus vaccine trial in humans promising appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52H6W)
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported — a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). A new study published in the “Journal of Public Health Management and Practice“ from the University of South […]The post COVID-19: Number of children infected far more extensive than reported-USF Study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52GWM)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health and environmental officials in Singapore have reported 5,999 dengue fever cases through April 22 prompting calls for the community to step up preventive action against the mosquito borne virus. The National Environment Agency (NEA) reports the total cases to date is more than double that over the same period in 2019. […]The post Singapore: Dengue cases at 6,000, Projected to exceed 2019 tally appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52GAQ)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Malaysia are reminding people not to forget the dengue fever situation in the country, while all eyes are on the COVID-19 outbreak. Through Tuesday, Malaysia health officials report 38,240 dengue fever cases, including 63 deaths, with Selangor state accounting for more than 23,000 cases, followed by Johor and Kuala […]The post Malaysia: ‘Like the rising number of COVID-19 infections, dengue cases are also rising’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52FWE)
A detailed study of the monoclonal antibodies from a person who survived a Marburg infection led researchers to identify novel mechanisms that contribute protection against the disease, according to the latest findings of a collaborative team led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The findings are now […]The post Marburg virus: Researchers uncover mechanisms of protective antibody response during infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52FWG)
A new study, led by Jose Ordovas-Montanes, PhD at Boston Children’s Hospital and Alex K. Shalek, PhD at MIT, pinpoints the likely cell types the virus infects. Unexpectedly, it also shows that one of the body’s main defenses against viral infections may actually help the virus infect those very cells. Findings were published April 21 by the journal Cell. The peer-reviewed […]The post What makes SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, such a threat?: Boston Children’s study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52FDQ)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 As of April 21, the Robert Koch Institut is reporting (computer translated) 143,457 coronavirus disease, or COVID-19 cases. The death toll in the country is now at 4598. In Germany and across much of Europe, steps are being taken to reopen some businesses. Germany will be permitting bookshops, florists, fashion stores, bike […]The post Germany COVID-19: Some businesses opening, Merkel is ‘greatly concerned’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52F42)
Researchers worldwide are racing at breakneck speed to develop potential vaccines and drugs to fight the novel coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2. Now, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Tel Aviv University‘s Prof. Jonathan Gershoni of the School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology at TAU’s George S. Wise Faculty of […]The post COVID-19 vaccine: Tel Aviv University scientist awarded US patent for novel coronavirus vaccine design appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52F44)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the COVID-19 situation in Ecuador, the National Institute for Public Health Research (INSPI) is now reporting 10,128 COVID-19 cases to date. This number includes 507 fatalities. Of the two dozen provinces provinces in Ecuador, Guayas is by far the hardest hit with 6921 cases, or 68 percent of […]The post Ecuador COVID-19 cases top 10,000, Questions about deaths in Guayas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52EJ6)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) information piece published on their website last week, the federal agency assures the public that there is currently no evidence of human or animal food or food packaging being associated with transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This particular coronavirus causes respiratory […]The post FDA: ‘No evidence of human or animal food or food packaging being associated with transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52E3F)
Free-swimming cholera bacteria are much less infectious than bacteria in biofilms, aggregates of bacterial cells embedded in a sticky matrix that form on surfaces. This accounts for the surprising effectiveness of filtering water through cloth, such as a folded sari, which can reduce infections dramatically in places where the disease is endemic, despite the fact […]The post Explaining the hyperinfectivity of cholera biofilms appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52E3H)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Monday, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported that the number of coronavirus disease, or COVID-19 cases has grown to 27,058 after reporting nearly 400 cases this evening–26,329 positive cases in Florida residents and 729 positive cases in non-Florida residents. Thirty-four people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 Broward, Charlotte, […]The post Florida coronavirus disease cases top 27,000, 307 nursing homes with positive cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52DN1)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Spain’s total coronavirus disease, of COVID-19 case count has risen to 200,210, after reporting an additional 4266 cases, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health. 20,852 deaths have been reported. On Sunday, a plane with medical supplies from Shanghai, China landed at the Torrejón de Ardoz air base. The Airbus […]The post Spain COVID-19 cases top 200,000, Two million surgical masks arrive appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52DN2)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (HERE and HERE), the World Health Organization (WHO)has reported six new EVD cases since April 10 in Beni. The first new confirmed case was reported in a 26-year-old man in the city of Beni in […]The post Ebola in DRC: Six new cases in past week, Concerns as patient escapes clinic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52D2F)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the midwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul have reported 45,759 dengue fever cases to date, as reported by the Campo Grande news (computer translated). This gives the state an incidence of 1,769 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and 22 deaths. The capital of Campo Grande has seen 8281 dengue […]The post Brazil dengue: Mato Grosso do Sul reports 2nd most cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52D2G)
Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a Phase III clinical trial with approximately 440 patients to evaluate the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 disease. The clinical trial drug supply will be provided by Sandoz, the generics and biosimilars division […]The post Hydroxychloroquine: Novartis reaches agreement with FDA to proceed with a Phase III clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Robert Herriman on (#52D2H)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In this video, I look at international and national calls for banning “wet markets†to protect the public and global health. Wet markets can be “timebombs†for epidemics as we witness today. In addition, at least one study links the pangolin as a likely intermediate host to the current situation so I look […]The post Calls for banning wet markets and the illegal pangolin trade appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Robert Herriman on (#52D2J)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In late February 2020, New York City health officials reported 3 additional neonatal herpes cases in infants who went through ritual Jewish circumcision. In the video, I look at the procedure, the disease, the politics and other aspects. 5 MUST READ books on Infectious diseases COVID-19 in Africa: Researchers say world must help […]The post Neonatal herpes following ritual circumcision (metzitzah b’peh) appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Robert Herriman on (#52D2K)
With so many people at home these days, it is a good time to catch up on some reading. In this video, I recommend five books on the topic of infectious diseases that anyone with an interest in the topic should read. Great books, by great authors like Robert Desowitz, Peter Hotez, Mike Osterholm, Steffanie […]The post 5 MUST READ books on Infectious diseases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BZ3)
UN health officials reported a doubling of COVID-19 cases in Africa in the last week. “Last week, there was a 51% increase in the number of reported cases on my own continent, Africa, and a 60% increase in the number of reported deaths,†said WHO Director-General. , Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at a press conference organized virtually from Geneva. […]The post COVID-19 in Africa: Researchers say world must help continent in staying ahead of the curve appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BZ4)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Since the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Illinois (Chicago) on January 24, 2020, the number of cases in Illinois has reached nearly 30,000. According to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), 1,585 new cases of coronavirus disease were reported Saturday, bringing the state total to 29,160 cases. In […]The post Illinois COVID-19 case count nears 30K, 125 additional deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BZ6)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews This past week, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) reported additional wild poliovirus cases in Pakistan. Three cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) were reported: one each in Khyber Pakhtoon, KPTD and Sindh bringing the number of 2020 cases to 39. Globally, 42 WPV1 cases have been reported in 2020 to date (including 3 […]The post Polio: Additional cases reported in Pakistan, Polio vaccine history appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52BZ7)
Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., announces the opening of the San Diego collection site of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s Lyme Disease Biobank, which is the first program to provide researchers with blood and urine samples from people with early Lyme disease from multiple endemic regions across […]The post Lyme Disease Biobank Expands Into San Diego appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BZ8)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported three additional COVID-19 related fatalities Saturday, bringing the state death toll due to the coronavirus to 139. The three latest cases include: One in Oklahoma County, a male in the 36-49 age group; one in Pottawatomie County, a female in the 65 and older age group […]The post Oklahoma COVID-19: Death toll rises to 139, Tulsa increased testing capacity appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BMW)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews UN health officials are reporting more than 1,100 confirmed measles cases in the Americas through April 10 this year with Brazil, Mexico and Argentina accounting for the bulk of cases. Between 1 January and 10 April 2020, 7 countries have reported 1,104 confirmed cases in the Region of the Americas: Argentina (54 cases, […]The post Measles in the Americas: 1,100 confirmed cases to date; Buenos Aires, Mexico City and São Paulo appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#52BMX)
The Oswego County Health Department continues to investigate reports of rabies during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, there have been 10 cases of confirmed rabies in wildlife within the county. In February, rabid racoons were reported in the towns of Granby, Oswego and Scriba. In March, rabid racoons were reported in the towns of Palermo […]The post Rabies: 10 cases of confirmed cases in wildlife in Oswego County, NY appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BMY)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New Jersey state health officials reported an additional 3,026 new confirmed COVID-19 test results today, bringing the state total to 81,420. Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Union counties have reported the most cases with 12,163, 9,956, 9,901 and 8,959 cases, respectively. Governor Phil Murphy said in a press briefing today that that the death […]The post New Jersey coronavirus tally tops 80,000, More deaths than seen in three past flu seasons combined appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BN0)
A little over a week since Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold hit Fiji and other Pacific Islands, health officials in Fiji are reporting the appearance of several infectious diseases in different areas of the island country. According to a Fiji Sun report, dozens of dengue cases have been in the Northern, Western and Central Divisions. Officials […]The post Fiji: Leptospirosis, dengue and typhoid reported post Tropical Cyclone Harold appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#52BN1)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the COVID-19 situation in Turkey, health ministry officials report an additional 3783 coronavirus disease cases today, bringing the total in the country to 83,829. The number of cases has doubled since April 8. This puts Turkey 8th in total cases globally behind only the United States, Spain, Italy, France, […]The post Turkey COVID-19 outbreak: 3800 new cases, Total cases double in 10 days appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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