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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in the city of Lanzhou in Gansu Province in Northwest China are reported dozens of brucellosis cases at a a veterinary research institute in the city, according to a China.com report (computer translated). In late November, a technical team at the Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of […]The post China: Dozens of Brucellosis cases reported at Lanzhou institute appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

A team of medical experts from Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer is preparing for an emergency deployment to the Pacific island nation of Samoa following an urgent request from the World Health Organization (WHO) for humanitarian aid. Samoa is currently facing a deadly measles outbreak that is killing those who have not been vaccinated, […]The post Israel medical experts prepare for deployment to Samoa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe In an announcement by the FDA and the Pennsylvania DOH, 31 cases of Salmonella in the state have been linked to Tailor Cut Produce, a New Jersey-based manufacturer. The current health status of those with Salmonella in this Tailor Cut Produce salmonella outbreak are unknown. According to the announcement, traceback […]The post Tailor Cut Produce Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in PA appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Greece National Public Health Agency reported this week (computer translated) on a rare diphtheria fatality. The case is an eight-year-old child who died on Nov. 26 at the General Children’s Hospital of Athens where the child was treated for a severe respiratory infection with positive culture of C. diphtheriae in bronchial […]The post Greece reports rare diphtheria death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 University of Arkansas In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, state health officials have confirmed 26 cases of the mumps at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus since September, according to a THV 11 report. In late November, the Arkansas Department of Health issued a public […]The post Mumps: More cases at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and College of Charleston appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Latvian Center for Disease Prevention and Control reports investigating the death of a woman from Daugavpils, which is suspected from being due to rabies, according to a Baltic News Network report. If the death turns out to be due to rabies, this would be the first human rabies fatality in 16 […]The post Latvia investigates suspected rabies death, would be 1st since 2003 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The global wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case count increased by one this past week as Afghanistan reported its 22nd case of the year. The latest case was reported from Kandahar district. To date, the number of WPV1 cases reported stands at 113 (Pakistan has reported 91 cases to date), up from […]The post Afghanistan reports additional polio case, Nigeria warned against complacency appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Sindh province in Pakistan has been battling a huge outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever during recent years. More than 11,000 cases have been reported during the past three years. This week, UN and Pakistani health officials reported vaccinated more than 9.4 million children aged from 9 months to 15 years […]The post Pakistan typhoid fever: Vaccination milestone in Sindh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services have reported two additional confirmed measles cases, bringing the total to 18. The latest confirmed cases are a 3 month old from Wailali Settlement in Wainadoi, and a 1 year 5 month old from Wailekutu in Lami. The 18 cases to date are from the […]The post Fiji reports additional measles cases bringing total to 18 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing the world’s largest measles outbreak in 2019. Health officials have now reported 250,270 total cases and 5,110 deaths through November 3. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced this week that some 2.2 million children are to be vaccinated against measles in North Kivu, where […]The post Measles vaccination drive in North Kivu, DRC appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Pennsylvania state health officials report investigating four Salmonella outbreaks at healthcare facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania. So far, 29 patients have been sickened with Salmonella in one of four healthcare facilities experiencing outbreaks, which include two hospitals and two long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Known onset dates range from November 19-November 30, 2019. Case identification […]The post Pennsylvania officials investigate Salmonella outbreaks in healthcare facilities appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Florida health officials in Marion and Sumter counties are advising residents of The Villages, Summerfield and Oxford that a raccoon in their area has tested positive for rabies. People who live or work in the area (particularly those who live north of Sumter County Road 202, south of Southeast Highway 42 in Marion […]The post Rabies alert issued for The Villages and nearby areas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 UN health officials are now reporting nearly 3 million dengue fever cases in the Region of the Americas in 2019. According to the latest update, 2,950,824 total cases have been reported, including nearly 27,000 cases of severe dengue and 1342 deaths. In all of 2018, 561,000 dengue cases and 340 deaths were […]The post Dengue in the Americas: Nearly 3 million cases in 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with Alberta Health Services have reported a dramatic increase in syphilis cases in recent years with Edmonton accounting for the majority. In 2014, Alberta saw 160 syphilis cases. Turn the clock forward to 2019 and health officials put that number to 1753 cases in just the first 11 months. According to […]The post Edmonton syphilis: Nearly 1,200 cases in 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Samoa health officials are reporting in a measles update that the there has been 4,460 measles cases reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started, including more than 100 in the past day. To date, 65 measles related deaths have been recorded, with 2 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The […]The post Measles in Samoa: 65 deaths reported to date, Vaccination coverage up to 89% appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In his first hand account of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), physician and retired Army Colonel, Mark Kortepeter, MD pens the edge of you seat book, Inside the Hot Zone- A Soldier on the Front Lines of Biological Warfare. In this podcast, Dr Kortepeter talks about USAMRIID and some […]The post Inside the Hot Zone with Dr Mark Kortepeter appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Health officials in Escambia County, Florida issued a rabies alert for the whole county. The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) received a positive test result for rabies in a raccoon which was anonymously left in a box outside of a local wildlife sanctuary. The following immediate action should be taken: The individual(s) […]The post Florida: Rabies alert issued for Escambia County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) reported this week that last year saw more than 140,000 measles-related fatalities across the globe. According to officials, the most affected countries in 2018 include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia, Madagascar, Somalia and Ukraine. These five countries accounted for almost half of all measles cases […]The post Measles: Global deaths exceed 140K in 2018 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Osivax announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with the United States’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to further advance the development of its lead universal flu vaccine candidate, OVX836. The Company’s proprietary oligoDOM® technology enables OVX836 to target the NucleoProtein, a […]The post Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate: Osivax Enters Agreement with NIH to test appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Texas state health officials are reporting more than two dozen shigellosis cases in Fort Stockton and Pecos County, prompting calls for the public to take precautions. To date, 27 cases have been reported since October. No single source has been identified and the investigation is ongoing. Shigellosis is a diarrheal illness caused by […]The post Texas: Shigella outbreak reported in Fort Stockton appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the World Malaria Report 2019, which details the situation of the parasitic disease globally in 2018. In this video, I review some of the numbers, look at the amazing progress in South Asia and look at the situation in Africa. I also focus in on […]The post MALARIA: Is it getting better, worse or the same? appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, QUT and Queensland Health have developed a new tool to predict the global spread of human infectious diseases, like dengue, and track them to their source. The tool draws on travel data from the International Air Transportation Association and dengue incidence rates from the Global Health Data Exchange […]The post Predicting the spread of dengue: Australian researchers develop new tool appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of dengue fever cases are rising at a fast pace and in November, nearly 20,000 cases were reported. Since the beginning of the year, health authorities have reported 83,365 cases to date, including 19,826 in November alone. In all of 2018, 51,659 cases were reported. Colombo and Gampaha have reported the […]The post Sri Lanka: Nearly 20K dengue cases in November, Navy assists in control program appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new diagnostic test based on bacterial viability and novel technology to detect Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterial colonization, a widespread cause of hospital-acquired infections. The cobas vivoDx MRSA diagnostic test may allow health care professionals to evaluate patients for colonization with MRSA bacteria more quickly than […]The post MRSA: Diagnostic test that uses novel technology receives FDA nod appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Municipal health officials in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo state, Brazil are reporting a huge increase in dengue fever cases in 2019, according to a G1 Globo report (computer translated). To date in 2019, Ribeirão Preto has reported 13,903 dengue cases. This compares to 233 cases report during the same period in 2018–a 5,866 […]The post Dengue up dramatically in Ribeirão Preto in São Paulo state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, typhoid is a major cause of fever in children in low- and middle-income countries and is responsible for nearly 11 million cases and more than 116,000 deaths a year worldwide. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the introduction of TCV for infants and children over six months of age […]The post Typhoid vaccine over 81% effective in tackling disease in Nepal appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The bacterial pathogen Shigella, often spread through contaminated food or water, is a leading cause of mortality in both children and older adults in the developing world. Although scientists have been studying Shigella for decades, no effective vaccine has been developed, and the pathogen has acquired resistance to many antibiotics. The recent discovery of an early adherence step […]The post Massachusetts General Hospital publishes new Shigella research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles outbreak in Tonga, health officials report as of Monday, 440 cases of confirmed or suspected measles have been identified in Tonga, an additional 46 cases since the last report. All 46 of the cases from the past week have been from the main island of Tongatapu, meaning […]The post Tonga measles outbreak tops 400 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the Samoa measles outbreak, the Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 165 cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours. This brings the outbreak total to 4,217 measles cases and 62 measles related deaths. Officials say there are currently 172 measles cases who are in-patients at all health […]The post Samoa reports two additional measles deaths in past 24 hours appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Public Health — Seattle & King County is reporting some 43 cases of a norovirus-like illness linked to a Seattle restaurant. Officials say the outbreak is associated with Brave Horse Tavern on 310 Terry Ave N, in Seattle. The patients experienced symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, chills, and fever. Health officials report: […]The post Seattle: Dozens of norovirus-like cases linked to Brave Horse Tavern appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe The CDC posted its updated case counts today in the multistate outbreak of E. coli illnesses linked yet again to romaine lettuce. This 2019 E. coli Romaine Lettuce Outbreak is now in 23 states, with 102 illnesses and 58 of those are hospitalized. Ten people have also developed HUS, a […]The post E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Increases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles outbreak in Fiji, the health ministry has reported an additional confirmed case, bringing the total to 15. The latest confirmed case is a 38 year old from Nasilai Village in Nakelo – Rewa Subdivision. The Rewa Subdivisional Outbreak Response Team is rapidly responding to notification of this […]The post Fiji measles update: 15th case confirmed appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Bolivian health officials confirmed this week the first case of human rabies in Cochabamba. The case is a 7-year-old girl in the southern part of the city, according to a Los Tiempos report (computer translated). The girl died Tuesday, after being hospitalized for two days in brain death. “The case of the child […]The post Bolivia: 1st human rabies death reported in Cochabamba appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In 2018, health officials in England reported three monkeypox cases– two imported cases in travelers from Nigeria and one in a healthcare worker. Today, health officials again report a monkeypox case in the country. According to Public Health England (PHE), the patient is believed to have contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria. The […]The post England reports monkeypox case, Believed contracted in Nigeria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Several cases of chikungunya have been diagnosed in November in Djibouti, prompting calls to observe the usual precautions when traveling or staying in country, according to the France Diplomatie, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (computer translated). This comes after a large ongoing chikungunya outbreak was reported in neighboring Ethiopia where 54,480 cases have been […]The post Chikungunya reported in Djibouti, Precautions advised appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sport recently released the latest numbers on dengue fever in the country and they are reporting 23,203 cases through Nov. 23 this year. In addition, 123 dengue related deaths have been recorded. According to an Eleven Myanmar report, Myanmar sees over 10,000 cases and about 60 deaths […]The post Dengue in Myanmar: 23K cases in first 11 months of 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health continues to battle a hepatitis A outbreak that has grew to more than 3,700 cases in two years. During the week ending November 30, officials reported 38 additional outbreak cases, bringing the total since Jan 2018 to 3,711 and 3,163 since the beginning of this year. Fifty-one deaths […]The post Florida reports dozens more hepatitis A cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of Colorful Coleslaw. This precautionary recall notification is being issued due to a sample of President’s Choice Colorful Coleslaw which yielded a positive result for Salmonella in a random sample test conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Salmonella is an organism that […]The post Coleslaw recalled due to Salmonella risk appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to blackberries has accounted for 16 illnesses in six states, as of Dec. 2. Along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), federal and state officials reporting investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses in Indiana, […]The post Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blackberries: 16 cases in six states appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Taiwan health officials are reporting that the country is entering the epidemic season for chickenpox, reminding the public to be alert. The monitoring data of the Department of Health Administration showed that there were 861 visits to the chickenpox health care clinic last week (November 24 to November 30), which was slightly higher […]The post Chickenpox in Taiwan enters epidemic season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Samoan officials, in an update today, shows that the measles epidemic has crossed the 4,000 case mark since it began in early September. With an additional 171 measles cases reported in the past day, the outbreak total has now reached 4,052. In addition, the measles related death toll has reached 60 on the […]The post Samoa measles outbreak tops 4,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Philippines Dengue cases have seen dramatic increases in 2019 in the Philippines. According to Department of Health (DOH)-Epidemiology Bureau’s data, 402,694 dengue cases have been reported nationwide as of Nov. 16, a 92-percent increase from last year, when there were only 209,335 cases. In addition, 1,502 persons have died from dengue to date, […]The post Philippines dengue cases top 400,000 cases for 2019, Malaysia and Thailand updates appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Researchers have shown that a common cold virus can infect cells derived from human placentas, suggesting that it may be possible for the infection to pass from expectant mothers to their unborn children. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, was led by Dr. Giovanni Piedimonte, professor of pediatrics and vice president of research at Tulane […]The post Can the common cold infect the unborn? Tulane research suggest that it may appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In late November, Uganda health authorities notified the World Health Organization of a fatal Rift Valley fever (RVF) case from Obongi district. The case was a 35-year-old man from South Sudan who was living in Palorinya Refugee camp in Obongi district, Uganda. The case had travel history to South Sudan between 12 and […]The post Rift Valley fever: Uganda reports fatal case in Obongi district appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease, chikungunya, have surpassed the 10,000 mark in Thailand, according to the country’s Bureau of Epidemiology. Since the beginning of the year through November 24, Thailand has reported 10,146 chikungunya cases in 56 provinces, nearly three times the number reported in all of 2018 (3,580/18 […]The post Thailand chikungunya cases top 10,000 for 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) announced today a case of measles infection, involving a one-year-old boy with good past health. The boy developed a fever and rash since November 29. He was taken to the Accident and Emergency Department at Queen Mary Hospital on the same day for medical advice […]The post Hong Kong: Additional measles case reported in one-year-old boy appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Peru health officials reported yesterday that 81% of people living with HIV in the country have access to the free antiretroviral treatment provided by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) in their different health facilities in the country. Since 2013, the number of people living with HIV who receive treatment in the country has […]The post Peru: Number of people with HIV receiving treatment has doubled since 2013 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Brazil health authorities marked the end of the second phase of the Measles Vaccination Campaign Saturday, which began on Nov. 18. The campaign targeted young people aged 20-29 years who have not yet updated their vaccination booklet. The goal of the second phase of the campaign was to vaccinate 9.4 million young adults. […]The post Brazil: Second phase of measles vaccination campaign ends, Measles outbreak is still active appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The city of Stavanger in southwestern Norway has reported the death of an 18-year-old high school girl due to meningococcal meningitis. The girl, who was a student at St. Olav High School, was admitted to Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) last week where she died. The headmaster of the school has sent SMS with […]The post Meningitis death reported in Stavanger, Norway appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews According to Chinese officials, there has been 5 human plague cases in China in 2019. In this video, the third on this topic in less than a month, I look at the case from Gansu that occurred in September but wasn’t reported on any meaningful scale. I also look at the most recent […]The post PLAGUE in China: An update and review appeared first on Outbreak News Today.