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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea reports an additional confirmed Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) case in Bata, bringing the total confirmed cases nationally to 17 and the 11th confirmed case in Bata. The number of MVD deaths in confirmed cases has risen to 12 (CFR 70.5%). This […]The post Equatorial Guinea reports 17th confirmed Marburg virus disease case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The general director of Health Surveillance in Paraguay, Dr. Guillermo Sequera announced a decrease in chikungunya cases in the past three weeks, noting the country saw just 6,808 cases (down from more than 10,000 cases in the previous report). Sequera notes Central (1719) and Asunción (1605) are experiencing a significant drop in cases. Likewise, […]The post Paraguay reports decrease in chikungunya cases in recent weeks, Death toll tops 100 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Scientists at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC) report in two new studies that an experimental influenza vaccine, designed to elicit immunity against a broad range of influenza viruses, performed well in a small trial of volunteers. In fact, the vaccine has advanced to a second trial led by scientists at Duke University through NIAID’s Collaborative […]The post Universal Influenza Candidate Vaccine Performs Well in Phase 1 Trial appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Argentina, The Argentina National Ministry of Health reports 56,324 cases of dengue in the country through April 15, of which 51,634 acquired the infection in Argentina. This is an increase of more than 15,000 cases in one week. At the moment, the circulation of this […]The post Argentina dengue outbreak tops 56,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Costa Rica this week in response to a malaria outbreak (Plasmodium falciparum malaria) in the provinces of Limón and Alajuela. The latest information from the health ministry notes a total of 115 positive cases of malaria in the Huerta Caribe region. […]The post CDC issues travel notice for Costa Rica due to malaria outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last October, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) in the Philippines said the country may experience a measles outbreak in 2023 with the low number of children who received routine immunizations in 2022. For the first half of 2022, the national coverage for routine immunization is only at 22 to 25 percent. At the time, […]The post Philippines: Measles cases top 300 in first three months of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported the first human rabies deaths of the year in a Igbaras town man. Head of the IPHO, Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon said the 28-year-old man was bitten by a stray dog in Guimbal town. Soon after, he exhibited signs and symptoms of rabies when he was brought […]The post Philippines: 1st rabies death in Iloilo reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The American Samoa Department of Health (DOH) reports a confirmed measles case: Costa Rica sees simultaneous autochthonous circulation of the four dengue serotypes in the country for the first time Monkeypox in Asia: A look at 4 countries Indonesia reports polio case in West Java child Oregon: Mumps case reported in Coos County […]The post Measles case confirmed in American Samoa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Costa Rica Ministry of Health confirms the simultaneous autochthonous circulation of the four dengue serotypes in the country, with Sarapiquí being the canton with the presence of the four dengue serotypes, registering 16 cases of type 1 dengue, one case of type 2 dengue, four cases of type 3 dengue and five cases […]The post Costa Rica sees simultaneous autochthonous circulation of the four dengue serotypes in the country for the first time appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong Hong Kong health officials reports investigating investigating an imported Mpox (also known as Monkeypox) case which is related to a confirmed case announced yesterday (April 20). The imported case involves a 25-year-old male patient with good past health who has not received Mpox vaccination. He had developed myalgia and rash over his […]The post Monkeypox in Asia: A look at 4 countries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 17 March 2023, the Indonesia Ministry of Health notified WHO of the detection of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in a 48-month-old female with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), from Purwakarta district in West Java province, according to a World Health Organization Disease Outbreak News (DON). The case had the onset of […]The post Indonesia reports polio case in West Java child appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A positive case of mumps has been detected in the North Bend/Coos Bay community with a school-age child. Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection that can spread quickly among people in close contact. Symptoms of mumps include fever, headache, muscle aches, and swelling of the salivary glands, which can cause pain and discomfort. […]The post Oregon: Mumps case reported in Coos County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the week ending April 15, Malaysia health officials reported 2,399 dengue fever cases compared to 2,339 cases in the week prior, which is an increase of 60 cases (2.6%). One additional dengue death was reported this week. The cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported to date is 33,325 cases compared to 10,954 […]The post Malaysia: Dengue cases up 200% in 2023 to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health, Western Australia reports a case of measles in a returned overseas traveller – the first case reported in Western Australia in more than three years. Several countries around the world are experiencing measles outbreaks. People travelling to these countries are at risk if they do not have immunity to the measles virus. […]The post Western Australia reports first measles case in more than three years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The dengue epidemiological bulletin, released by the State Department of Health (Sesa) this Tuesday (April 18), confirms 3,714 more cases of the disease in Paraná. The report reveals that 310 municipalities had confirmed cases and 253 registered autochthonous, when the disease is contracted in the city of residence. According to the Arboviruses Report, which […]The post Brazil: Dengue cases in Paraná state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Summit County Public Health (SCPH) in Akron, Ohio reports investigating a single confirmed measles case in an unvaccinated individual in Summit County. SCPH is conducting a case investigation and contact tracing. “Our communicable disease staff is working diligently to identify and notify any potential exposures.” said Donna Skoda, SCPH Health Commissioner. The most important […]The post Ohio: Measles case reported in Akron area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since 2017, multiple states including Pennsylvania have experienced large, ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks primarily affecting people who use drugs and/or people experiencing homelessness. Hepatitis A person-to-person transmission continues in 2023, particularly in southeastern PA. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), in 2023, 46 confirmed hepatitis A cases were reported in PA as […]The post Hepatitis A in SE Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus provided an update on the situation in his opening remarks at a media briefing yesterday: Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea where in the last week, two healthcare workers that had contracted the […]The post Marburg virus: WHO Director-General’s update comments on Equatorial Guinea outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, Director-General National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) said the following yesterday in a press briefing: Background – Disease Burden of Malaria in Africa Malaria is one of the most important public health concerns in the world. According to the latestWHO World Malaria Report, there were 247 million cases […]The post Nigeria approves R21 Malaria Vaccine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New York State Department of Health reported 379 clinical cases of the emerging multidrug-resistant yeast, Candida auris in 2022. This is a 30 percent increase compared to the number of cases reported in 2021 (291). Officials define a clinical case as individuals who were ill and had C. auris detected during their clinical care. Since […]The post New York reports 30% increase in Candida auris clinical cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

On March 29, 2023, Chile reported its first human infection with HPAI A(H5N1) virus. This is the second human case of A(H5N1) ever reported in South America, which includes a January 2023 case reported by Ecuador. The Chilean patient was a 53-year-old man with symptom onset on March 13. He was hospitalized with severe illness […]The post CDC: Human Infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Chile appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update on the diphtheria situation in the Philippines this year, The Philippines Department of Health reports a 1000 percent increase in cases year to date. From January 1 to March 25, health officials report 33 diphtheria cases, this compares to the three cases reported during the same period in 2022. Eight fatalities […]The post Diphtheria cases up 1000% in the Philippines appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On April 14, the National Center for Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Peru, issued an epidemiological alert for the health services of Metropolitan Lima and Callao due to the increase in the trend of dengue cases, in order to adopt prevention and control measures, as well as proper care and monitoring of the dengue […]The post Peru: Epidemiological alert issued for Lima and Callao due to increasing dengue appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Gastroenterology of Greater Orlando The International Foundation of Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) established April as IBS Awareness Month in 1997. Since then, we have used the month to raise awareness for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) so that we can improve patient care and increase educational opportunities. IBS symptoms are often inconsistent, fluctuating and unpredictable. Constipation can […]The post April is IBS Awareness Month: What You Need to Know About IBS appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the malaria outbreak situation in the Huetar Caribbean Region of Costa Rica, the Health Surveillance Directorate of the Ministry of Health reports a total of 115 positive cases of malaria in the Huerta Caribe region, with a total of 60 cases in Pococí, 51 in the canton of Limón, two […]The post Malaria: More cases reported in Costa Rica’s Huetar Caribbean Region appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Five-year-old boy dies of rabies at Indus Hospital A five-year-old boy became the first victim of rabies encephalitis as he died at the Indus Hospital Karachi on Friday night, 45 days after being bitten by a rabid dog in Malir area, officials said on Saturday. Read more at The News Delhi: Man dies of […]The post Rabies Newswire: Pakistan child dies at Karachi hospital, India man dies in Delhi’s Chawri Bazar appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported three additional monkeypox, or Mpox cases over the weekend, bringing the total cases to 13. The 11th patient was a Korean living in Seoul. After visiting a medical institution with sore throat and skin lesions, medical staff suspected Mpox infection and reported it to the […]The post South Korea reports 3 additional locally acquired monkeypox cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Blastomycosis outbreak linked to Escanaba Billerud Paper Mill in Michigan, local health officials report to date, there have been 21 confirmed cases of blastomycosis identified. In addition, 76 people have been classified as probable cases. Twelve out of the 97 total cases have been hospitalized. All 97 of the […]The post Blastomycosis outbreak: 97 confirmed and probable cases identified, First death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Haut-Katanga In Haut-Katanga province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), provincial Minister of Health, Joseph Nsambi Bulanda said a total of 563 cases of cholera including 23 deaths were recorded in seven health zones in the province of Haut-Katanga October 2022 to early April 2023. Areas most affected by cholera include: the […]The post DRC: Cholera in Haut-Katanga, Measles in Kasai-Oriental appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Service reports the presence of a new mosquito vector, Anopheles stephensi, has been confirmed in the country. It was confirmed in March 2023 from samples taken in Tuba and Dansoman in the Greater Accra Region as part of the routine malaria surveillance system and vector control monitoring done across the country through […]The post Ghana reports presence of new mosquito, Anopheles stephensi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this news report, I look at the current and ongoing epidemic of chikungunya in Paraguay. Neti pots and Naegleria Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh 2023 Uganda declares Ebola (Sudan) outbreak in Mubende District Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever 101 Monkeypox Livestream The Spread of H5N1 avian influenza Dengue fever in Timor-Leste (Video news report) Japanese […]The post Paraguay’s chikungunya epidemic 2023: The country’s largest and one of the largest in South America appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Northern Mindanao, or Region X in the Philippines has reported a doubling of typhoid fever and rotavirus since the beginning of the year and a more than 200 percent increase in leptospirosis through March 18, according to data from the Philippines Department of Health’s Epidemiology Bureau. 423 typhoid cases have been reported from January […]The post Philippines: Northern Mindanao reports doubling of typhoid, rotavirus; 200% increase in leptospirosis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 North Carolina health officials report syphilis cases are on the rise in the state. Cases increased 23% from 2021 to 2022. The increase is attributed to several factors, including partners not being tested for STIs prior to sexual encounters and lack of condom use. Cases among women jumped from 360 in 2019 to 837 […]The post Syphilis cases on the rise in North Carolina appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization reported yesterday that there is now 15 laboratory-confirmed and 23 probable cases since the declaration of the outbreak on 13 February 2023. Among the laboratory confirmed there are 11 deaths (Case Fatality Ratio 78.6%; for one confirmed […]The post Equatorial Guinea total Marburg death count rises to 34 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Taiwan The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a new imported measles case in a man in his 30s who recently traveled to Thailand. He traveled to Thailand from March 17 to 22, 2023. He presented with fever on April 3 and a rash on April 5. He sought medical treatment […]The post Taiwan, Hong Kong report imported measles cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Argentina, the National Ministry of Health reports that through April 8, 41,257 cases of dengue were reported in the country, of which 37,914 acquired the infection in Argentina. This is an increase of 13,000 cases in one week. 25,971 cases are laboratory confirmed. 27 deaths […]The post Argentina: Dengue cases up 13,000 in one week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona Mendola of MakeFoodSafe Revolution Farms has extended its recall of lettuce products this week due to “the recalled product was epidemiologically linked with a multi-state outbreak of Listeriosis.” This recall comes a week after the USDA announced a recall of ready-to-eat (RTE) fresh salad products, without naming a particular lettuce firm involved. […]The post Lettuce Linked to a Listeria Outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) stated Thursday–Malawi is experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the country’s history. Since the first cholera case in March 2022 in Machinga District, all 29 health districts in the country have reported cholera cases. In the last 14 days, the disease has been reported in 23 districts, while the […]The post Malawi is experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the country’s history appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Mexico state health officials report the total hantavirus cases in the state have risen to five after three people with Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) were discovered within the last two weeks. All of the people are unrelated, occurring in different locations in the Four Corners region. One person died from the virus. The […]The post New Mexico 2023 hantavirus tally rises to 5 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak occurring in eight provinces of Salmonella infections linked to snakes and feeder rodents. As of April 13, 2023, there are 45 confirmed cases of Salmonella illness reported in this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (1), Alberta (5), Saskatchewan (1), Manitoba (3), Ontario (22), Quebec […]The post Canada: Salmonella outbreak in 8 provinces linked to snakes and feeder rodents appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nova Scotia Health Public Health, in coordination with the IWK Health Centre, is investigating a confirmed case of measles in the Halifax Regional Municipality area. As part of the routine investigation and follow up of any measles case, Public Health is directly notifying family members and friends, who are known to have had close […]The post Canada: Measles case confirmed in Halifax municipality, Nova Scotia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since October 2022 through April 14, 2023, Paraguay’s health ministry reported 91 total chikungunya deaths–One who died in the year 2022 and 90 this year. Two-thirds of the deaths come from Central. 87 percent of the fatalities presented with a comorbidity. The highest case fatality rates are observed in those under 1 year of […]The post Paraguay chikungunya death toll rises to 91 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the Republic of Panama, 3,124 diagnosed cases of malaria have been registered so far, of which 94% are located in the following four areas: the East Panama Region, Darién, Guna Yala and the Ngäbe Buglé Region, as stated by Carmen Peréz, head of the vector control department of the Ministry of Health. Peréz […]The post Panama reports more than 3,000 malaria cases year to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Panama Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reports that the first monkeypox, or Mpox death in the country in a 35-year-old man in the San Miguelito Health region. The patient had a severe condition characterized by skin lesions in various parts of the body and manifested the different symptoms of […]The post Panama reports 1st monkeypox death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to data from the Health Surveillance Directorate of the Ministry of Health, as of April 13 of this year, a total of 105 positive cases of malaria have been identified in the Huerta Caribe region, being the canton Pococí was the most affected in the areas of Ticabán, El Jardín, Las brisas and […]The post Costa Rica: Malaria outbreak reaches 105 cases in the Huetar Caribbean Region appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Hanoi Center for Disease Control on April 10 said that the city has just recorded two male patients aged 50 and 63 years old with tetanus. Thus, from the beginning of 2023 until now, the city has had 5 cases of tetanus, of which 1 person died. Tetanus is caused by a very […]The post Vietnam: Hanoi reports 5 tetanus cases this year, including one death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a risk assessment meeting 5:00 pm yesterday as the number of Mpox patients recently increased in Korea, and announced that it would raise the crisis alert level from ‘Level 1 attention’ to ‘Level 2 caution’ today. At the risk assessment meeting, although the global incidence […]The post South Korea raises Mpox crisis alert to ‘Level 2 caution’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month was Rabies Awareness Month in the Philippines and officials reminded the public to have pets vaccinated and to seek immediate medical attention for animal bites to prevent rabies infections and rabies-related injuries and deaths. From the beginning of the year through March 18, the Philippines has reported 73 human rabies cases/deaths, a […]The post Philippines reports more than 70 rabies deaths year to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The University of Oxford-developed and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL)- manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been licensed for use in Ghana by the country’s Food and Drugs Authority. This marks the first regulatory clearance for the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine for use in any country. The successful […]The post Oxford malaria vaccine licensed for use in Ghana appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with NSW Health are urging people to make sure they are up to date with their tetanus vaccinations after three cases in NSW, including one death. Dr Christine Selvey, Director of Communicable Diseases, NSW Health, urged the community, particularly older Australians, to ensure they are up to date with their tetanus vaccinations. “Tetanus […]The post Australia: Tetanus death reported in Sydney woman appeared first on Outbreak News Today.