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E. coli O157:H7 outbreak: Feds warn against eating romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on reports in recent days (HERE, HERE and HERE), Federal and state health officials are advising that consumers not eat and retailers not sell any romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas, California growing region. The multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections that has sickened at least 40 people in 16 […]The post E. coli O157:H7 outbreak: Feds warn against eating romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Rollins College reports chickenpox in two students
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida are reporting two chickenpox cases in students, the first time this has been seen in four years. According to a report in the student newspaper, The Sandspur, the first case was confirmed last Monday on the second floor of Elizabeth Genius Hall. According to Meghan […]The post Rollins College reports chickenpox in two students appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Mumps outbreak at the College of Charleston
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the College of Charleston reported an additional eight confirmed mumps cases, bringing the outbreak total at the campus to 51. School President Andrew T. Hsu said in a Thanksgiving holiday message to the campus community today advising those with active symptoms of mumps or those awaiting the results of a test […]The post Mumps outbreak at the College of Charleston appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Dengue cases up 333 percent in Piauí, Brazil
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health authorities in Piauí state in northeast Brazil have reported a 332.7 percent increase in dengue fever cases in the state from 2018 to 2019. The Piauí Health Department said there were already more than 7,000 cases registered, according to a Diario Piaui report (computer translated). “We have to note an interesting aspect […]The post Dengue cases up 333 percent in Piauí, Brazil appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Singapore reports dengue increase in past 5 weeks
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Environmental officials in Singapore have reported a steady increase in dengue fever cases over the past five weeks. Through Friday, 14,617 dengue cases have been report, including 20 deaths. The adult Aedes aegypti mosquito population, determined by the Gravitraps deployed by the National Environment Agency (NEA), has increased by 32% in October, compared to […]The post Singapore reports dengue increase in past 5 weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Malaysia Wolbachia trials: Battling dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses
An international team of scientists have reported an effective and environmentally sustainable way to block the transmission of mosquito-borne dengue virus, in trials carried out in Malaysia. The breakthrough has major implications for countries with hot climates such as island nations in the South Pacific to Saudi Arabia, Africa and South America, all of which […]The post Malaysia Wolbachia trials: Battling dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Norovirus news: Air Force Academy, Lego event and more
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets sickened in norovirus outbreak A stomach flu has laid low 1 in every 10 cadets at the Air Force Academy since late October, and the school’s medics are working with public health authorities and reinforcements from other bases to treat the sick. Read more Norovirus outbreak at […]The post Norovirus news: Air Force Academy, Lego event and more appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Drexel University reports two mumps cases
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Drexel University Student Health Center have reported two mumps cases among students, prompting an advisory. Mumps is a contagious viral illness that is largely preventable via vaccination. Typically, it begins with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, and loss of appetite, followed by swelling of the facial […]The post Drexel University reports two mumps cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Plague: 4th case reported in China, according to Taiwan CDC
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on our recent reports on plague cases in China (HERE and HERE), the Taiwan Department of Disease Control reported on a fourth human plague case. The patient from Jiuquan City, Gansu Province was diagnosed with septicemic plague in September. This follows reports of two pneumonic plague cases reported from Inner […]The post Plague: 4th case reported in China, according to Taiwan CDC appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Philippines: Health officials team with McDonald’s in polio vaccination campaign
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews With the announcement of three additional circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus cases on the island of Mindanao this week, The Department of Health (DOH) announced Thursday its collaboration with McDonald’s Philippines for the succeeding rounds of the Synchronized Polio Vaccination in Metro Manila and Mindanao. Selected McDonalds stores in Metro Manila and in Mindanao will […]The post Philippines: Health officials team with McDonald’s in polio vaccination campaign appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Samoa measles outbreak: 17 deaths reported, Gov’t issues compulsory vaccination orders
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The measles death toll has risen to 17, including 16 children in Samoa. This is included in the more than 1000 suspected cases reported recently. The Samoan Ministry of Health (SMoH) provided details of the mass vaccination campaign due to start this week in urban Apia and Leulomoega. Approximately 70,000 people are in […]The post Samoa measles outbreak: 17 deaths reported, Gov’t issues compulsory vaccination orders appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Fiji reports 10th measles case, Vaccine shortages reported
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Government of Fiji has reported the 10th confirmed measles case on the island. The latest confirmed case is a 25-year-old pregnant woman from Samabula. The woman presented to the CWM Hospital on 21 November 2019 and is currently admitted under isolation. The Suva Subdivisional Outbreak Response Team has responded to the notification […]The post Fiji reports 10th measles case, Vaccine shortages reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Penn State: Mumps reported on the University Park campus
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Penn State health officials is reporting that three cases of mumps have been confirmed on the University Park campus. The affected students have been isolated and student health is working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to identify those who have been in close contact with the three confirmed cases. Mumps is a […]The post Penn State: Mumps reported on the University Park campus appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Rat Hepatitis E virus case investigated in Hong Kong
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Hong Kong health officials announced today the investigation into a case of human infection of rat Hepatitis E virus (HEV). The case involves an 82-year-old woman with underlying illnesses, who had presented with jaundice, poor appetite and tea-coloured urine since October 7. She was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on October 21 and […]The post Rat Hepatitis E virus case investigated in Hong Kong appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Measles: Confirmed case reported in Clark County, Exposure risk in Portland, Vancouver
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in Clark County, Washington are investigating a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated child under 10 years of age. The child returned to Clark County on Nov. 14 after travelling internationally to a country where a measles outbreak is occurring. People who visited the following locations may have been exposed to […]The post Measles: Confirmed case reported in Clark County, Exposure risk in Portland, Vancouver appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Minnesota: EEE virus found in ruffed grouse in Itasca County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported this week three Itasca County ruffed grouse that appeared sick have tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus called eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), marking the first time the virus has been confirmed to cause illness in a Minnesota wild animal. “Now that we’ve found the EEE virus in […]The post Minnesota: EEE virus found in ruffed grouse in Itasca County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Dengue in Brazil: 484,779 cases in Minas Gerais
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The State Secretariat of Health of Minas Gerais has reported 484,779 confirmed and suspected dengue cases this year, including 153 deaths, according to a Otempo report (computer translated). This “alarming” numbers prompted health officials to launch a campaign aimed at reinforcing the importance of eliminating outbreaks. “This year was extremely tough compared to […]The post Dengue in Brazil: 484,779 cases in Minas Gerais appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Marshall Islands: Dengue outbreak now 1,165 cases
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The government of the Marshall Islands in a update shows the dengue fever outbreak that began in June has now reached 1,165 cases. Of this total 393 were laboratory confirmed. The most cases have been reported in Majuro (839), followed by Ebeye (272), Utrik (36) and Aur (18). One patient died in Majuro. […]The post Marshall Islands: Dengue outbreak now 1,165 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Babesia venatorum reported for the first time in the UK
Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the North of Scotland, according to a new study. The research, by scientists at the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, was published today in Emerging Infectious Diseases, the journal of the Centre for Disease […]The post Babesia venatorum reported for the first time in the UK appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Maryland and Wisconsin Cases Looped into Multistate E. coli Outbreak
By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe The CDC just announced a multistate E. coli outbreak with an unknown source. However, both of the Wisconsin and Maryland E. coli outbreaks appear to be connected with it. According to the CDC’s announcement: CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration […]The post Maryland and Wisconsin Cases Looped into Multistate E. coli Outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Eastern equine encephalitis virus poses emergent threat: NIH
Although eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has existed for centuries, 2019 has been a particularly deadly year for the disease in the United States. As of November 12, 36 confirmed cases of EEE had been reported by eight states; 13 of these cases were fatal. In a new commentary in The New England Journal of […]The post Eastern equine encephalitis virus poses emergent threat: NIH appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Dengue in Miami: 11th local case reported this year
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Miami-Dade County have reported an additional confirmed dengue fever local transmission prompting a mosquito-borne illness alert. This is the eleventh locally transmitted dengue fever case in Miami-Dade County in 2019 and the 13th case reported in the state of Florida (one case reported each in Broward and Hillsborough Counties). Dengue […]The post Dengue in Miami: 11th local case reported this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Loa loa will hamper river blindness elimination: Study
Efforts to eliminate river blindness, a debilitating disease affecting millions in Africa, will be hampered by another parasitic infection known as Loiasis, or ‘African eye worm,’ according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted the elimination of river blindness in most African countries by 2025, researchers from […]The post Loa loa will hamper river blindness elimination: Study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Brazil: Paraná reports increase in dengue
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Paraná state have reported (computer translated) a 20 percent increase in dengue fever since last week. Officials report 1,234 people have been confirmed with the disease – since August, up from 1,029 cases reported the week prior. During the same period last year, 59 dengue cases were confirmed. Officials also […]The post Brazil: Paraná reports increase in dengue appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Philippines: 3 additional polio cases reported in Mindanao
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Philippines health officials reported today on three additional polio cases in the southern island of Mindanao. All three cases were admitted to the Cotabato Regional Medical Center. The first case is a two year-old female from Maguindanao who presented with fever and weakness in both legs. The second case is a one year-old […]The post Philippines: 3 additional polio cases reported in Mindanao appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Dengue in the Philippines: Outbreak slowing
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health authorities in the Philippines report a slowing of the dengue epidemic that has ravaged the country this year. With just over 4,400 cases reported the week ending Nov. 2, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said, “Hopefully this is the end of our dengue epidemic so I hope next year we’ll see a […]The post Dengue in the Philippines: Outbreak slowing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
California health advisory: Drug-resistant Pseudomonas infections linked to medical procedures in Tijuana
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to reports earlier this year (HERE and HERE), California health officials issued a health advisory today alerting healthcare providers to the ongoing risk of highly drug-resistant infections in patients following hospitalization or invasive procedures in Tijuana, Mexico, not limited to medical tourism. A previous outbreak of surgical site infections with […]The post California health advisory: Drug-resistant Pseudomonas infections linked to medical procedures in Tijuana appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
MEASLES in the Pacific: Samoa, Fiji and Tonga
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Measles is spreading to a number of Pacific Islands and most contribute this spread to travel from New Zealand, which has had a serious outbreak, particularly in Auckland, this year. In this short video, I look at the measles situation in Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. 3rd Plague case in China Dengue: ‘The rise […]The post MEASLES in the Pacific: Samoa, Fiji and Tonga appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Wound botulism case investigated in New Mexico
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews New Mexico health officials report investigating a suspected case of wound botulism. The patient is currently hospitalized in Albuquerque. This is the third suspected case of wound botulism of 2019– two previous confirmed cases led to patients being hospitalized in May and October. All three cases reported injection drug use. Previous cases in […]The post Wound botulism case investigated in New Mexico appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
At Least 20 Cases of E. coli in Wisconsin – Source a Mystery
By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe The Wisconsin Department of Health has announced this week that there are 20 cases of E. coli illnesses in the state – 1 of which has developed a severe complication of E. coli infection called hemolytic uremic syndrome. At this time, the health authorities are unsure of the source of the […]The post At Least 20 Cases of E. coli in Wisconsin – Source a Mystery appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Maryland: E. coli cluster reported, Linked to salads bought at Sam’s Club
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Maryland state health officials are reporting and investigating a cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157) infections. To date, seven cases have been reported. All the cases reported eating Ready Pac Bistro® Bowl Chicken Caesar Salad purchased from various Sam’s Club locations in Maryland. There has been one hospitalization and no deaths associated with […]The post Maryland: E. coli cluster reported, Linked to salads bought at Sam’s Club appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Taiwan: 1st case of tickborne infection, SFTS reported
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Taiwan Department of Disease Control announced the first case of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) in the country. According to the news release (computer translated), the patient is a 70-year-old male in the north who has not recently gone abroad but is often active in mountainous areas, October 24-11. On the 2nd […]The post Taiwan: 1st case of tickborne infection, SFTS reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Measles investigation in Georgia: More cases in Cobb County
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has identified the likely source of the current measles outbreak in Cobb County. Five previously unreported cases of measles in one family in Cobb County occurred in early October. These five cases are presumably linked to out of state travel where other cases of measles have been reported. […]The post Measles investigation in Georgia: More cases in Cobb County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Ethiopia chikungunya update: Nearly 2,000 additional cases reported
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the chikungunya outbreak in Ethiopia, nearly 2,000 additional suspected cases have been reported in recent weeks, bringing the outbreak total from Dire Dawa City Administrative City and Araf regions to 53,238 cases since the end of July. Symptoms of chikungunya disease usually begin 3–7 days after a person is bitten by […]The post Ethiopia chikungunya update: Nearly 2,000 additional cases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Yellow fever in Nigeria: 150 deaths in 2019
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization says the outbreak of yellow fever which started in Nigeria in September 2017 is ongoing. This year, an upsurge of yellow fever cases has been reported since August in six states and then began a decrease in late September. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 3,620 […]The post Yellow fever in Nigeria: 150 deaths in 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Dengue in Pakistan: Outbreak closes in on 50K cases
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Last week, the World Health Organization reported that Pakistan is battling one of the worst dengue outbreaks the country has experienced. As of early November, more than 45,000 people in Pakistan have been infected with the dengue virus in 2019. Now according to a report today from the news source, Dawn, we see […]The post Dengue in Pakistan: Outbreak closes in on 50K cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Chikungunya vaccine: Valneva reports excellent final Phase 1 results
Valneva SE, a biotech company developing and commercializing vaccines for infectious diseases with major unmet medical needs, today announced excellent final Phase 1 results for its single-shot chikungunya vaccine candidate, VLA1553. The objectives of the Phase 1 study (VLA1553-101) were to assess the safety and immunogenicity profile of VLA1553 after a single vaccination across three […]The post Chikungunya vaccine: Valneva reports excellent final Phase 1 results appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Australia: Measles alert issued in Illawarra, NSW
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in New South Wales (NSW) issued a health alert Saturday after an Illawarra man diagnosed with measles visited a number of locations in the Northern Illawarra while infectious. The man in his thirties, who has an uncertain vaccination history, had returned from travel to Thailand and was not connected to any […]The post Australia: Measles alert issued in Illawarra, NSW appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Angola reports dozens of polio cases in 2019
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of polio cases in Angola has reached 44, according to Health Minister Sílvia Lutucuta Friday. According to the official, the occurrences happended in the provinces of Bié, Malanje and Lunda Sul (one case each), Moxico and Benguela (two), Huíla (three), Lunda Norte (four), Luanda (six), Huambo (11 ) and Cuanza Sul (13). […]The post Angola reports dozens of polio cases in 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
How in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns: Baylor research
A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns. The team discovered that the Zika virus protein NS4A disrupts brain growth by hijacking a pathway that regulates the generation of new neurons. The findings point at the possibility of developing […]The post How in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns: Baylor research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
3rd Plague case in China
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the pneumonic plague cases reported in China earlier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cf6n… , officials in Inner Mongolia, China report a third plague case, this time it’s bubonic. Got Smallpox? Dengue: ‘The rise in outbreaks this year is a wake-up call’ Can dengue virus be sexually transmitted? Plague in China: Pneumonic plague diagnosed […]The post 3rd Plague case in China appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Encephalitis cases reported in Erie County
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Erie County Department of Health has reported two cases of rare encephalitis cases in October, according to a Go Erie report. Communicable diseases supervisor for the health department, Sue Carlson, R.N. says the two cases weren’t related. “We know one of them recovered and we don’t know the outcome of the other […]The post Encephalitis cases reported in Erie County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Samoa measles: Case tally up to 716, 6 deaths; ‘Worst is yet to come’
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Samoa Ministry of Health reported the latest on the measles outbreak in a Situational Update that shows the number of suspect measles cases has grown to 716, including 48 confirmed and six deaths through Nov. 10. Cases have primarily been reported in Upolu (539), followed by Faleata East (65) and Sagaga le […]The post Samoa measles: Case tally up to 716, 6 deaths; ‘Worst is yet to come’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Salmonella Dublin outbreak update: Officials link Stater Bros. ground beef, Recall
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Salmonella Dublin outbreak that has sickened 10 people, killing one, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday a link between ground beef products from Central Valley Meat Co., Inc., and this illness cluster. Central Valley Meat Co., Inc., a Hanford, Calif. establishment, […]The post Salmonella Dublin outbreak update: Officials link Stater Bros. ground beef, Recall appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Tonga measles outbreak: Case count surpasses 250
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles outbreak in Tonga, the Ministry of Health now reports 251 cases of confirmed or suspected measles. The vast majority of cases (86 percent) are reported on the island of Tongatapu and the remainder in Vava’u. Officials say outbreak of measles in Tonga occurred following the return of […]The post Tonga measles outbreak: Case count surpasses 250 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Sweden reports increase in Cryptosporidium, most in Stockholm
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Swedish health officials, aka Folkhalsomyndigheten have reported an increase in the parasitic infection, cryptosporidiosis in recent weeks, particularly in November. About half of the country’s regions have reported cases in all ages, but primarily in adults. Most cases are seen in the Stockholm region. The Public Health Agency and the National Food Agency […]The post Sweden reports increase in Cryptosporidium, most in Stockholm appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
South Africa says no Ebola in the country
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed Thursday that no case of Ebola has been reported nor have they been asked to test for a suspected sample of Ebola from neighboring countries. This comes when false reports of Ebola being detected in Lesotho were reported earlier this week. The NICD houses […]The post South Africa says no Ebola in the country appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Dengue: ‘The rise in outbreaks this year is a wake-up call’
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization said this week, “The rise in outbreaks this year is a wake-up call for governments, policymakers and researchers to strengthen surveillance and control programmes and to step up prevention strategies to control this phenomenal spread of dengue and other vector-borne viruses”, acknowledging the enormous issue it is 2019. I […]The post Dengue: ‘The rise in outbreaks this year is a wake-up call’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Vaping illness, Vitamin E acetate and lung transplants
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews It’s been nearly 3 months since I did an update on the vaping illness outbreak and today we see the numbers have far exceeded 2,000 cases in the US. I not only look at the most recent numbers, I review with new finding by the CDC concerning Vitamin E acetate. I also report […]The post Vaping illness, Vitamin E acetate and lung transplants appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
Asian longhorned tick: FFAR grant aims to halt spread
The invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), a foreign parasite that can transmit a variety of blood-borne pathogens, is spreading rapidly in the US. While Asian longhorned ticks found in the US have yet to test positive for pathogens, their increasing prevalence threatens American farmers, livestock, companion animals and wildlife. In response to this threat, […]The post Asian longhorned tick: FFAR grant aims to halt spread appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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