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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) reports statewide, including New York City, there have been over 450 cases of invasive group A streptococcal infections reported during the first three months of 2023. This is almost twice as many as the average for these same three months in the previous five years. The […]The post New York reports dramatic increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Paraguay Ministry of Health, in the past three weeks, 13,847 chikungunya cases were reported with the majority in Central (3,735, or 27%), Asuncion (2,644, or 19%) and Alto Parana (1,890, or 14%). Since the beginning of the outbreak in October 2022 to date, 67,880 confirmed and probable cases of chikungunya have […]The post Paraguay chikungunya epidemic update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported the second locally acquired dengue fever case of the year this past week in Miami-Dade County. Both cases in 2023, one with onset in January and the latest in March, were from Miami-Dade County. In addition, both cases were serotyped by PCR as DENV-3. Last year, health officials reported […]The post Florida reports 2nd local transmission of dengue fever in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Costa Rica are reporting an outbreak of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in Limón province on the east coast of the country. As of April 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health, through the Health Surveillance Directorate, reports a total of 60 cases of falciparum malaria– 35 patients male and 25 female. […]The post Costa Rica reports falciparum malaria outbreak in Limón province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea reported an additional confirmed Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) case, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 15. In addition, another fatality has been reported, bringing that total to 11. Including the 20 probable cases (all fatal), 31 total deaths have been […]The post Marburg outbreak: Additional Marburg virus case reported in Equatorial Guinea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hawaii state health officials report investigating a case of confirmed measles in an unvaccinated O‘ahu resident returning from international travel. The Department of Health (DOH) has been able to identify those with known exposure to the case and is working with them to prevent spread of disease. Staying up-to-date on routine childhood vaccines, including […]The post Hawaii investigating measles case in unvaccinated child returning from international travel appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials with Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) continue investigating a blastomycosis (fungal) outbreak associated with the Escanaba Billerud Paper Mill. As of Friday, 19 blastomycosis cases have been confirmed, while another 74 people have been classified as probable cases. A confirmed case is a person with symptoms of blastomycosis and where […]The post Michigan: Blastomycosis outbreak associated with the Escanaba Billerud Paper Mill appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The City of São Paulo has reported 2,015 cases of dengue fever year to date, which is the highest number of records of the disease [for the period between January and March] since 2019. This prompted action by officials to actions against the dengue mosquito. The intensification of actions to block the mosquito that […]The post São Paulo reports the most dengue cases for (January-March) since 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social in Colombia reports 25,002 total dengue cases, including 363 cases of severe dengue, through the first three months of 2023. In Colombia, dengue cases come from 32 departments and five districts, distributed in 657 municipalities. Meta, Tolima, Barranquilla, Sucre, Cundinamarca, Atlantic, Cartagena, Cali, Cordoba, La Guajira, Huila, […]The post Colombia reports 25,000 total dengue cases in 1st three months of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last Thursday, Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, issued the following statement on the end of the respiratory season and spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters: “The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone, and the people of British Columbia have shown incredible resilience and dedication in […]The post Canada: British Columbia lifts mask mandate in health-care facilities, Proof of vaccination to enter long-term care appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of the Province of Córdoba reported that in the last week, 906 new cases of dengue and 20 of chikungunya fever were reported in the province. So far in the 2022/2023 season, 1,781 cases of dengue have been reported in total in the province– 51 imported and 1,730 autochthonous. On […]The post Argentina: Dengue cases continue to rise in Córdoba appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the human H3N8 avian influenza case in Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, the World Health Organization (WHO) offered up some additional details: The case was a 56-year-old female from Guangdong province with an onset of illness on 22 February 2023. The case was detected through severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance systems. […]The post H3N8 avian influenza case in China update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco), has issued a rabies alert for the west central geographical region of Pasco County. This is in response to a cat that tested positive for rabies reported on April 4, 2023. All citizens in Pasco County should be aware that rabies is present in the […]The post Florida: Rabies alert issued for Pasco County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Dr. Donna Powell & Dr. Renee M. Marchioni Beery at Gastro MD April is Stress Awareness Month – a time to educate ourselves and others on the impacts of stress and why we should no longer see mental health as distinct from physical health. Stress may seem like an entirely mental state as we worry […]The post Stress Awareness Month: Top Effects of Stress on Digestive and Gut Health appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Okinawa Prefecture reported a monkeypox, or Mpox case in a man in his 40s who presented with fever, rash and sore throat. The man had no history of overseas travel. Testing for monkeypox was performed at the medical facility, which was positive on April 7. The patient’s condition is stable. This is the first […]The post Okinawa reports 1st case of monkeypox, Cases in Japan increasing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Indonesia Health Ministry reported detecting more than 700,000 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2022, the highest number since TB became a national priority program. TB in Indonesia ranks third after India and China, with 824,000 cases and 93,000 deaths per year, or 11 deaths per hour, according to the health ministry. Spokesperson for the […]The post Indonesia reports 700K tuberculosis detections in 2022, A record high for the country appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 At the Center for Tropical Diseases – National Children’s Hospital, since the beginning of the year, there have been more than 100 cases of children hospitalized due to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), and from March 13-29, 2023 alone, there were 37 cases of hospitalization. Most cases are mild; however, there have been some […]The post Vietnam: Hanoi reports big increase in hand, foot and mouth disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Epidemiology Bureau of the Philippines Department of Health reports 27,670 total dengue fever cases through March 18 this year. This is an increase of 94 percent compared to 14,278 cases during the same period in 2022. Fifteen of the 17 Philippine regions are reporting increases in dengue with the MIMAROPA region reporting the […]The post Philippines dengue cases nearly double last year’s numbers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The flu epidemic that started in mid-December 2022 is over. This is the conclusion drawn by experts from RIVM and Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center)and the Nivel based on data from general practitioners, hospitals and laboratories. At the end of January, the number of people who went to the doctor with flu-like complaints already decreased. The […]The post Netherlands: Flu epidemic is over appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the 6th monkeypox (Mpox) confirmed patient in Korea on April 7. The patient was a Korean who visited a medical institution on April 3 with suspected symptoms. At the medical institution, tests for other infectious diseases were conducted first, and after confirming negatives, additional […]The post South Korea: 1st local transmission of monkeypox reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County officials report a case of measles has been identified in a Montgomery County resident who was evaluated at the Dayton Children’s Springboro Urgent Care, 3333 West Tech Road. Other individuals who were present at the urgent care on March 26, 2023, between the hours of 6:58 pm and […]The post Ohio: Measles and mumps cases reported in Dayton area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported recently that the number of confirmed measles positive cases has topped 900. Since the outbreak started in October 2022, 905 cases have been reported in outbreak-affected provinces [Limpopo (362 cases), Mpumalanga (107 cases), North West (213 cases), Gauteng (156 cases), Free State (30 cases), […]The post South Africa measles outbreak tops 900 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges people to follow preventive measures to avoid being bitten by ticks during outdoor activities such as farming, as the first death from Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) occurred in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do this year. The patient, an 88-year-old woman from Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, did agricultural work in […]The post South Korea reports first death from Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In 2022, the Austrian National Reference Centre for Yersinia received 201 primary isolates of Yersinia spp. Of the 201 human isolates, 107 were pathogenic and 94 non-pathogenic. Among the pathogenic isolates, 105 belonged to Yersinia enterocolitica (88 were serovar O:3; biovar 4) and two to Y. pseudotuberculosis. In 2022, the incidence rate for cases […]The post Yersinia in Austria, 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Ministry of Health reports that up to April 1, 28,235 cases of dengue were reported in the country, of which 25,419 acquired the infection in Argentina. The circulation of this virus has been identified in 14 jurisdictions corresponding to three regions: Central Region (Buenos Aires; Autonomous City of Buenos Aires; Córdoba; Entre […]The post Argentina dengue: 28K cases reported in first three months appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) has identified five people with Legionella pneumonia, also known as Legionnaire’s disease, a potentially serious bacterial pneumonia. All five individuals had stayed at the Meredith Woods and Clearwater Campground in Meredith, NH before coming down with their illness […]The post Legionnaires’ Disease in New Hampshire, 5 cases identified appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maine health officials report cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, are on the rise in the state. In the first three months of 2023, providers reported nineteen cases of pertussis, more than twice the number reported during that same time period in 2022. Pertussis case counts in 2023 have already surpassed the total count […]The post Pertussis cases up in Maine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed as the cause of mortality for three California condors found in northern Arizona, the National Park Service reports. The Arizona-Utah population moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, using the landscape within Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, the Kaibab Plateau, […]The post Bird flu takes down three California condors in Arizona appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Leptospirosis Surveillance Report from the Philippines Department of Health, the archipelago has eclipsed the 1,000 case mark as of March 18. From the beginning of the year through March 18, health officials reported 1,015 total cases, a 188 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022 (353). Cases are up […]The post Leptospirosis cases top 1,000 in the Philippines appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their previous travel notice on Paraguay from late February on April 6. The travel notice was issued because of the chikungunya outbreak in Paraguay. Health authorities point out that updates include all departments in Paraguay are now reporting cases. In addition, recent cases of chikungunya […]The post CDC updates travel notice for Paraguay, Imported chikungunya cases reported in US appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) diagnosed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in a barn cat near Thermopolis, WY. We know that wild birds, particularly water fowl, have been affected in large numbers by HPAI, but in recent months we have detected the virus in wild carnivorous mammals including mountain lions and a […]The post Wyoming: Avian influenza detected in domestic cat appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The first two cases of human rabies for the year 2023 were reported in February and March, from Limpopo and KwaZuluNatal (KZN) provinces, respectively. The case from Limpopo involved a 2-year-old boy from Thohoyandou, Vhembe District, who was scratched by a dog on the face and neck in December 2022. The child did not […]The post South Africa reports first rabies cases of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through April 4, Minas Gerais registered 162,626 probable cases of dengue. Of this total, 61,743 cases were confirmed for the disease. There are 24 confirmed deaths from dengue in Minas Gerais and 83 deaths under investigation. With regard to Chikungunya fever, 41,304 probable cases of the disease were registered, of which 13,757 were confirmed. So far, seven […]The post Brazil: Dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Minas Gerais appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health departments in the United States about two confirmed outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD)—one in Equatorial Guinea and one in Tanzania. Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that these two […]The post CDC offers recommendations for clinicians and public health departments about Marburg Virus Disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Given the presence of two cases of yellow fever in the departments of Santa Cruz and Beni, the Ministry of Health and Sports recommended that the departmental health services (SEDES) apply the epidemiological blockade protocol and ruled out that it could become an epidemic. “What has been recommended through protocols that are already in […]The post Bolivia reports 2 yellow fever cases in Santa Cruz and Beni appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health authorities in the Philippines have reported 20 total diphtheria cases through March 18, a 567 percent increase compared to the three cases reported during the same period in 2022. Eight cases have been reported in the Metro Manila area, followed by Calabarzon with 5 and 3 cases in Central Luzon. Six fatalities have […]The post Philippines report 20 diphtheria cases to date, 567% increase compared to 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, confirmed on April 1, 2023, that a domestic dog in Oshawa, Ontario has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The domestic dog was found to have been infected with avian influenza after chewing on a wild goose, and died after […]The post Canada: Dog tests positive for avian influenza in Ontario appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection, which is very rare in WA, has sadly resulted in the death of a child from the West Kimberley. The case was potentially exposed to infected mosquitoes in the West Kimberley region which has recently been identified as an area of MVE concern, following the […]The post Murray Valley Encephalitis causes death of Western Australia child appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Hanoi CDC, in the past week, the city has recorded 166 cases of chickenpox, nearly doubling the number compared to the previous week. The cumulative total from the beginning of 2023 until now, Hanoi has recorded about 800 cases of chickenpox, a very strong increase compared to the same period in […]The post Vietnam: Chickenpox cases up more than 7,000% in Hanoi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Armenia, the country’s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of measles confirmed cases since last update (March 13, 2023) increased by 35. As of March 29, the number of confirmed measles cases in Armenia is 85. 7 of the 85 are hospitalized, […]The post Armenia measles update: 35 additional cases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Epidemiology of the Los Santos Health Region recorded five cases of hantavirus during the first three months of 2023, with no deaths. The report details that in the district of Las Tablas there have been two cases of Cardiopulmonary Syndrome due to Hantavirus (SCPH) and one Fever due to Hantavirus (FH), […]The post Panama: 5 cases of hantavirus reported in Los Santos during the first quarter of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal health officials are reporting a gastrointestinal illness outbreak onboard a recent voyage of Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess. 115 passengers and crew on the March 17–April 1, 2023 voyage suffered symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. The exact etiology of the illnesses is unknown to date. In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises and the […]The post Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess outbreak: 115 people sickened on recent voyage appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a new article in the journal, Clinical Infectious Diseases, authors report on the first reported failure of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the Western Hemisphere using a cell culture vaccine. On July 27, 2020, an 84-year-old man in Minnesota was awoken by a bat biting his right hand. The bat tested positive […]The post Rabies: 1st post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) failure reported in the Western Hemisphere appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vanuatu Ministry of Health reports that from January 1 to March 19, 27 ciguatera fish poisoning cases were recorded, all were clinically diagnosed. The cases were distributed as follows: Seventeen (17) cases from Efate, 6 cases from Maewo, 2 cases from Ambrym, 1 from Ambae, 1 from Pentecost and 1 from Santo. No […]The post Vanuatu: Dozens of ciguatera cases reported since the beginning of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Head of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Malaria Program, Mr. Albino Bobogare told local media last week Friday that Honiara including Malaita, Central Islands, Guadalcanal and Temotu Provinces are currently experiencing increases in the number of malaria and dengue cases but not outbreak. He explained that for Dengue, there is […]The post Solomon Islands: Increase in cases of Malaria and Dengue recorded in Honiara and other provinces appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Two cases of invasive meningococcal disease have been notified in a 10-year-old girl from rural South Australia and a 31-year-old female from metropolitan Adelaide, according to SA Health. Both have been admitted to hospital and are in a stable condition. The strain for both cases have been identified as serotype B. SA Health has […]The post South Australia reports 5 invasive meningococcal disease year to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Equatorial Guinea on the on the west coast of Central Africa, the Ministerio de Sanidad y Bienestar Social de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial reports today their have been 14 accumulated confirmed MVD cases, including 10 deaths. Ten people are hospitalized, including two of […]The post Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea rises to 14 total confirmed cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of March 2023: 5. Royal Caribbean International’s Enchantment of the Seas the latest cruise ship outbreak in 2023 The March 11–March 23, 2023 voyage of Royal Caribbean International’s Enchantment of the Seas is the seventh and latest cruise ship outbreak the Vessel Sanitation […]The post Top 5 infectious disease posts for March 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the leptospirosis situation in the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, health officials report the total cases are now at 40 through March 22. In addition, the death toll has risen to five. According to the CDC, Leptospirosis is a disease caused by bacteria. Infected animals spread the bacteria through their urine […]The post Vanuatu leptospirosis cases rise to 40 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 As part of an ongoing investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) into Legionnaires’ disease among residents in Mercer County in areas served by Trenton Water Works (TWW), seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported between October 2022 and March 2023. The seven cases occurred in Trenton, Ewing Township, Lawrence Township, […]The post New Jersey: Seven Additional Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Reported in Mercer County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.