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by News Desk on (#4ZH61)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Diamond Princess In a follow-up on the situation onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama Port, Japan health officials report (computer translated) an additional 88 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 542. 681 passengers and crew were tested, of which 88 were positive and the bulk were asymptomatic. The quarantine […]The post Japan: Diamond Princess update, Health minister urges public to avoid crowds appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZGY7)
A new paper published in the journal BMJ Case Reports shows this entirely preventable viral infection can affect many different organs in the body. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection, the symptoms of which include fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and an extensive rash all over the body. Measles is entirely preventable as the vaccine used […]The post Measles complications can be many and varied, and more serious than people might realize: Study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZGY8)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an extraordinary session Monday, the Chamber of Deputies (computer translated) sanctioned the bill “That declares a state of sanitary emergency throughout the territory of the Republic of Paraguay in the face of the dengue epidemicâ€; this, for a period of 90 days. The regulations are referred to the Executive Branch. The proposal, coming […]The post Dengue epidemic prompts ‘state of sanitary emergency’ in Paraguay Senate; Sent to Executive appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZGHY)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Taiwan Today, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced two more cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of the cases is a female in her 80s (21st case) while the other case is a male in his 30s (22nd case). The two patients are family members of 19th and 20th cases announced […]The post Taiwan, Hong Kong and China COVID-19 update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZGD1)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the chikungunya outbreak in Ethiopia, UN health officials say no cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported since Dec. 8, 2019. From late July 2019 to Dec. 8, 2019, Ethiopia saw a total of 54,908 suspected cases–most in Dire Dawa City Administrative City. Chikungunya is a viral disease […]The post Ethiopia chikungunya: No cases reported since early December appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZGD2)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 From the beginning of the year through January 26, 2020, 222 monkeypox cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The majority of cases have been reported from the provinces of Sankuru (31%), Bas-Uele (18%), Equateur (15%) and Mai-Ndombe (9%). Four deaths have […]The post DRC reports more than 200 monkeypox cases in January appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZGD3)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting a Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Uganda. The patient is a 23-year-old male, a lumber jack, from Kagadi district who developed a fever on January 7 and had self-medication for malaria without improvement. He has no history of getting in contact with slaughtered animal meat […]The post Uganda reports Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever case in Kagadi district appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZGD4)
The Mayor of the commune of Mont-Organisé , in North-East department, said today (computer translated) that Typhoid fever is raging because of the poor quality of the water consumed by the population. “Several cases of typhoid, but also of malaria, are registered in Mont-Organisé, because the question of water constitutes a crucial problem in Mont-Organiséâ€, […]The post Haiti reports typhoid outbreak in North-East appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZFRM)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, in the Philippines, since the Department of Agriculture confirmed the first African swine fever (ASF) outbreak started on 25 July 2019, there have been outbreaks in twelve provinces/cities on Luzon Island. On 1 February, the first outbreaks on southern Mindanao Island were […]The post African swine fever update: The Philippines and Indonesia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZFGT)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Japan Ministry of Health reported (computer translated) 99 additional COVID-19 infections among people aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess. This brings the total positive cases to 454 of the 1,723 people tested. The cruise ship Diamond Princess, which arrived at Yokohama Port on February 3, is undergoing quarantine at sea. The quarantine […]The post Japan: 99 additional COVID-19 cases reported on Diamond Princess, American evacuees update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZFGV)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health with the Government of Tonga have reported three additional measles cases, bringing the total to 659 confirmed and suspected cases since the outbreak began in early October 2019. All reported cases were from the island of Tongatapu. Of the three new cases, one case is in an infant aged […]The post Tonga measles: Case tally now 659 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZFC9)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Thailand Thailand health officials reported a new COVID-19 case, the 35th to date, in a 60-year-old Chinese woman whose family members earlier contracted the virus. So far, of the 35 cases, 20 are still hospitalized and 15 have recovered and been released, according to the Ministry of Public Health (computer translated). In addition, […]The post Thailand reports 35th COVID-19 case, China total tops 70K appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZF2X)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials with the Philippines reported a cumulative 15,817 dengue fever cases, including 45 deaths through February 7 this year. This is 42 percent lower as compared to the 27,245 cases of the same period in 2019. In 2019, the Philippines saw more than 400,000 total cases and 1,600-plus fatalities. Subscribe to Outbreak […]The post Philippines records 15K dengue cases in first weeks of 2020 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZF2Y)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 France France’s health ministry, or the Sante publique France has reported an additional COVID-19 case in the country. As of today, the national epidemiological situation reported 12 confirmed cases, including 6 cases grouped in the Alps. A death has been reported in France since 02/14/20 in a confirmed case diagnosed at the end of […]The post France records 12th COVID-19 case, More cases in Singapore appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZF30)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the two COVID-19 patients in Chicago, Illinois (HERE and HERE), the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced this weekend the two Chicago area patients were released from home isolation late yesterday, following U.S. Centers […]The post Two Chicago COVID-19 patients released from home isolation appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZF31)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Maine Centers for Disease Control (Maine CDC) saw a sharp increase in hepatitis A cases from 2018 to 2019– climbing from nine in 2018 to 45 in 2019. Twelve cases were linked to a foodborne outbreak in Aroostook County that ended last summer. Another 12 were in Kennebec County and six were […]The post Maine reports fivefold increase in hepatitis A cases last year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZF33)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Taiwan death The Taiwan CDC reported today (computer translated) on on two additional COVID-19 infections–number 19 and 20, including the first death. The first case is a male in his 60s, with a history of hepatitis B and diabetes. He had no recent overseas travel history, and no known contact with COVID-19 confirmed […]The post Taiwan reports 1st COVID-19 death, Fauci comments on possibility of a pandemic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZEHZ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews With all the attention about COVID-19 in Singapore, and worldwide for that matter, Singapore saw 400 dengue fever cases during the week ending Feb. 8. During the first six weeks of 2020, 2,129 dengue cases have been reported, a 60 percent increase over last year at this time. In 2019, some 16,000 dengue […]The post Singapore reports over 2,000 dengue cases in first 6 weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZEJ0)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japanese health authorities reported (computer translated) today that testing of people onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama Port revealed 70 additional COVID-19 cases. To date, a total of 1,219 people were tested, with 355 testing positive for the virus, including 111 asymptomatic carriers. In China, officials reported an additional 2,009 COVID-19 […]The post Diamond Princess COVID-19 case total rises to 355, 2,000 additional cases in China appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZE55)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pets one lot of Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food after a sample collected from a store in the District of Columbia tested positive for Salmonella. In January 2020, the FDA collected one retail sample of Aunt Jeni’s […]The post Salmonella prompts FDA warning over Aunt Jeni’s frozen raw pet food appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZE56)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Teresina Municipal Health Foundation released instructions for health providers (computer translated) in light of several confirmed melioidosis cases in Piauà state in 2019. Five laboratory confirmed cases, including one death were reported prompting the FMS Health Surveillance Directorate to recommend Hospital Infection Control Commissions, to the Hospital Surveillance Centers, public and private […]The post Brazil: Melioidosis cases in Piauà state prompt instruction for providers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZE58)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is reporting strangles on premises in two counties this week. In Marion County, one premise was placed under quarantine on 2/10/2020. Four of the 20 horses on the premises are showing clinical signs of Strangles. Confirmatory test results are pending. In Alachua County, two premises […]The post Florida: Strangles reported on Marion and Alachua county premises appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZE59)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 To add to a report earlier on the first COVID-19 case in Egypt, and in Africa, the Africa CDC released a statement saying the patient is male, 33 years old, of foreign origin and is currently receiving treatment at an isolation centre in Egypt. The 17 contacts of the patient have tested negative, […]The post Egypt COVID-19 case: More details appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZDTT)
Merck announced Friday that four African countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana, and Zambia, have approved the Ebola Zaire Vaccine, ERVEBO. Approvals by these African countries signify continued, groundbreaking progress in advancing the future of global public health preparedness against Zaire ebolavirus disease, made possible by the unprecedented collaboration between the World Health […]The post Ebola vaccine, ERVEBO, approved in 4 African countries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDTV)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified five additional cases of COVID-19 infections. Of these, three are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God, one is linked to the cluster at Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site and the other case is linked to a previous case. To […]The post COVID-19: Singapore reports 5 additional cases, total now 72 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Robert Herriman on (#4ZDTW)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In this video, I look at the current situation with the dengue fever outbreak in the South American country of Paraguay. Philippines: 17th polio case reported since September 2019 France reports COVID-19 death, 1st in Europe Pennsylvania: Syphilis rates highest in more than 20 years University of New Hampshire reports mumps on campus […]The post Dengue fever: Paraguay outbreak update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDNW)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported today on the 17th confirmed polio case in the country since September 2019. The new case is a one-year-old boy from Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. The patient manifested with fever and sudden onset weakness of the left lower limb. The case was detected through surveillance of […]The post Philippines: 17th polio case reported since September 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDNX)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews French health officials have reported the first death due to the new coronavirus. The case is a 80-year-old Chinese tourist who has been hospitalized for some three weeks. To date, France has reported 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases- 7 men, 4 women, and median age: 48 years (cases aged 9 to 81). The eleven […]The post France reports COVID-19 death, 1st in Europe appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDNY)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Pennsylvania state health officials are encouraging residents get tested for sexually transmitted infections to stay healthy and prevent the spread as the numbers rise in the state. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said, “Sexually transmitted diseases are serious diseases that impact many Pennsylvanians each year. “It is essential that all residents are aware […]The post Pennsylvania: Syphilis rates highest in more than 20 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDNZ)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Executive Director of the University of New Hampshire Health & Wellness, Kevin Charles said in an update on mumps Friday the four cases of confirmed mumps and two probable remains limited to individuals who had close contact with one another and the risk to the larger community is low. School officials are […]The post University of New Hampshire reports mumps on campus appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZDHM)
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) was notified Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that an adult male who traveled to Maui from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 and to Oahu from Feb. 3-7 has been confirmed for COVID-19. The individual is a Japanese national who developed severe symptoms, sought medical […]The post Hawaii: COVID-19 positive individual traveled to Maui and Oahu appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZDHN)
The coronavirus probably has a stronger ability to spread than the World Health Organization has estimated so far. This according to a review of previous studies of the coronavirus’ transmissibility performed not least by researchers at Umeå University in Sweden. “Our review shows that the coronavirus is at least as transmissible as the SARS virus. […]The post WHO underestimates the spread of the coronavirus: Swedish researchers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDHP)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The US Emabassy in Japan announced today that the Department of State, working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other partner agencies, will provide a chartered aircraft to bring Diamond Princess passengers directly from Japan to the United States. According to an email to American passengers and crew […]The post Diamond Princess: US government to evacuate Americans appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDHR)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a joint statement Friday (computer translated) announcing the first confirmed positive case of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt. Dr. Khaled Al-Mujahid, Minister of health and population for public information, and the ministry’s official speaker, explained that the ministry […]The post Africa coronavirus: Egypt records first COVID-19 case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZDHS)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) announced two additional COVID-19 cases Saturday. The 20th case involved a 27-year-old Chinese citizen who arrived in Malaysia on February 1, 2020 for his business. On February 12, 2020, he was on his way to Thailand and returned to Malaysia on February 13, 2020. He was diagnosed […]The post Malaysia reports two additional COVID-19 cases, brings total to 21 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZD8W)
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of angiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease, in an adult on the island of Kaua‘i. With the additional case, this brings the statewide total to nine cases of individuals confirmed with angiostrongyliasis in 2019. This includes eight individuals who likely contracted the disease on Hawai‘i Island. […]The post Hawaii reports 9th rat lungworm case of 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZD4H)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews For the second time this year, the Costa Rica Health Ministry has reported (computer translated) a Naegleria fowleri infection linked to hot springs. Officials say a four-year-old girl who has been hospitalized since last Tuesday at the Max Peralta Hospital in Carthage and today was confirmed by laboratory with amoebic meningitis by Naegleria […]The post Costa Rica reports an additional Naegleria fowleri infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZD4J)
Researchers from Human Microbiology Institute (HMI) and Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston have discovered that bacterial extracellular DNA can trigger Tau protein misfolding into neurotoxic aggregates, a key process in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis. The discovery sets bacterial DNA as a new potential therapeutic target for treatment of […]The post HMI discovers bacterial DNA can trigger Tau protein misfolding in Alzheimer’s disease models, potentially bringing new targets for therapeutic intervention appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZD4K)
U.S. hospitals saw a 40 percent increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis over the past seven years, and in just 2018 had an estimated cost to Medicare of more than $41.5 billion according to an unprecedented study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Sepsis is a life-threatening […]The post Largest study of sepsis cases among Medicare beneficiaries finds significant burden appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZD4M)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Singapore health officials (MOH) confirmed and verified nine additional cases of COVID-19 infection. Of these, six are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God and one is linked to a previous case. Contact tracing of the other two cases is underway to establish any links to previous cases or travel history […]The post Singapore COVID-19 cases now 67, Health minister speaks to churches appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZD4N)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Pakistan reported an additional five wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases this past week–three from Sindh province and two from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This brings the number of cases in 2020 to 12 and 144 for 2019. In a recent interview, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that poliovirus is spreading in the country from […]The post Pakistan polio cases up to 12 this year, Imran Khan says Afghanistan a key source of polio appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZC35)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in England say the number of confirmed mumps cases recorded last year is the most seen in the country in a decade. Provisional data from Public Health England (PHE) show that there were 5,042 lab-confirmed cases of mumps in England in 2019, compared to 1,066 cases in 2018. This is the […]The post England reports more 5,000 mumps cases in 2019, Most in 10 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZBGB)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Nigeria health officials reported an additional 109 confirmed Lassa fever cases and eight deaths during the last week. This brings the total confirmed cases and deaths during the first six weeks of 2020 to 472 and 70, respectively. Of all confirmed cases, 74% are from Edo (35%), Ondo (33%) and Ebonyi (6%) states. […]The post Nigeria: Lassa fever deaths now 70, NAS calls it a public health emergency appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZBGC)
SCYNEXIS, Inc., a biotechnology company delivering innovative therapies for difficult-to-treat and often life-threatening infections, today announced that it has completed patient enrollment in its global Phase 3 VANISH-306 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral ibrexafungerp as a treatment for women with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), commonly referred to as vaginal yeast infection. Ibrexafungerp, […]The post Antifungal drug, Ibrexafungerp, for the treatment of vaginal yeast infection, progresses to late stage development appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#4ZBGD)
The experimental antiviral remdesivir successfully prevented disease in rhesus macaques infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists. Remdesivir prevented disease when administered before infection and improved the condition of macaques when given after the animals already were infected. The new report from NIH’s […]The post Antiviral drug, Remdesivir, prevents MERS coronavirus disease in macaques appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZBGF)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified eight additional cases of COVID-19 infection, all of which are linked to previous cases. Health officials, after further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing, identified five clusters of local transmission of COVID-19: 1. Cases 8 and 9, as well as Cases 31, 33 and […]The post Singapore reports 8 additional cases of COVID-19 infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZAQN)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed an infection with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Texas. The patient is among a group of people under a federal quarantine order at JBSA-Lackland because of their recent return to the U.S. on a State Department-chartered flight that arrived on February 7, 2020. All […]The post COVID-19 case confirmed in San Antonio, Texas, 15th case in US appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZAD1)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services have reported the first confirmed case of anthrax this year. The detection occurred in the Central Tablelands on a property with no previous record of anthrax. The affected animals were ewes that had not been vaccinated for […]The post Anthrax: 1st case of 2020 reported in Central Tablelands, NSW appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZAD2)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced today (computer translated) the first COVID-19 death in the country. The victim, a woman in her 80s from Kanagawa Prefecture, presented at the hospital with fatigue on January 22. She was later admitted with pneumonia and her condition deteriorated. She was tested for the […]The post Japan reports 1st coronavirus death in Kanagawa Prefecture appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#4ZA5S)
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that there is one new case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported today, making the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases reported so far at 19. The latest case is a 39-year-old Chinese citizen who is a friend of the 14th case and the son of the 16th; […]The post Malaysia reports 19th COVID-19 case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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