Outbreak News Today

Go Raw, LLC, of Cottonwood Utah is recalling its 2lb. frozen bags of “Quest Beef Cat Food” because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or […]The post Salmonella prompts recall of Quest Beef Cat Food appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Iowa state health officials reported Friday on the first flu-related deaths of the 2019-2020 influenza season: an older adult (61-80 years of age) Central Iowa woman, and an elderly (81+ years of age) Northwest Iowa woman. Both women had underlying conditions or contributing factors. This week flu activity in Iowa has increased to […]The post Iowa reports 1st flu deaths of the season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the measles situation in Cobb County, Georgia, state health officials confirmed three additional cases of measles in Cobb County residents. At least two of the three individuals are unvaccinated, and the vaccination history of the third is unclear. These individuals may have exposed other people to measles between Oct. 30 […]The post Georgia: More measles confirmed in Cobb County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

“Based on our traceback investigation of recent cases of Scombrotoxin fish poisoning, the FDA is warning all sectors of the supply chain to discard certain tuna supplied by Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD of Vietnam and advising consumers not eat any of this product. Additionally, the FDA has placed the company on Import Alert, which […]The post Scombrotoxin fish poisoning prompts FDA recommendation to discard tuna appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Utpal Pal, professor in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland, is serving as one of three collaborators on a new innovative grant from the Department of Defense, using 3-D bioengineered models of human blood vessels for the first time to examine how tick-borne pathogens move in and out of blood and tissue to cause […]The post University of Maryland and DOD collaborate to study Tick-borne Infections using 3-D models of human blood vessels appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado-based natural grocery chain, is recalling Natural Grocers brand 2-pound Organic Soybeans because they have the potential to contain mold. Consumers who may have purchased this product are advised to discontinue use and either throw it away or return it to the store for credit or refund. […]The post Mold prompts recall of organic soybeans appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Viral hepatitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the liver. There are three viruses responsible for most cases of the disease: hepatitis A, B, and C. Hepatitis A is typically caused by consuming contaminated food or water. Hepatitis B and C usually occur when someone comes in contact with infected bodily fluids, such as […]The post Hepatitis C: Newer treatments are safe and effective for older adults appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Pakistan Pakistan reported an additional two wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases during the past week, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Both of the cases were reported from Lakki Marwat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This brings the total WPV1 cases in Pakistan to 82 this year and 102 total in endemic […]The post Polio: More wild poliovirus cases in Pakistan, Philippines vaccination campaign appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Every year, more than 59,000 people around the world die of rabies and there remains no cheap and easy vaccine regimen to prevent the disease in humans. Now, researchers report in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases that adding a specific immune molecule to a rabies vaccine can boost its efficacy. Previous studies have suggested that the existing rabies […]The post Rabies: Thomas Jefferson University researchers develop better vaccine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Quebec Health Ministry are reporting an increase in Lyme disease cases through the first 10-plus months of 2019. From the beginning of the year through Nov. 5, health officials report 371 cases. This compares with 304 in 2018 and 329 in 2017, in fact, 2017 was the year with the […]The post Lyme disease cases up in Quebec appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fetroja (cefiderocol), an antibacterial drug for treatment of patients 18 years of age or older with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections caused by susceptible Gram-negative microorganisms, who have limited or no alternative treatment options. “Today’s approval provides an additional treatment option for patients with […]The post UTI antibiotic, Fetroja, receives FDA approval appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak at the College of Charleston, President Andrew T. Hsu addressed the campus community today saying since the outbreak was announced on September 23, 2019, we have had a total of 43 confirmed mumps cases among members of our campus community, the vast majority of which are […]The post College of Charleston mumps outbreak: 43 cases recorded appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

A number of reports came out yesterday concerning an Ebola Virus Disease case reported in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho, which is encircled by South Africa. In this video, I look at these reports, the social media frenzy that happened and finally, what the Lesotho government finally said today. Plague in China: Pneumonic plague diagnosed […]The post Ebola NOT in Lesotho appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Arizona reports the most Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis cases in the US, accounting for between half and two-thirds of all cases annually. This week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a proclamation declaring this Valley Fever Awareness Week. In this short video, I look at what is valley fever, how many cases have been reported this […]The post Arizona: Valley Fever Awareness Week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Tychan‘s first-in-class monoclonal antibody candidate treatment for Yellow Fever (YF), called TY014, has successfully completed Phase 1A/1B safety trials in Singapore, it announced today. Tychan received regulatory approval from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore in November last year to conduct human trials for TY014, after a record setting timeline of 7 months from candidate to regulatory submission. […]The post Yellow fever: Tychan develops 1st antibody candidate treatment appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola Virus Disease – External Situation Report 67 Over the last three months, there has been a steady decrease in confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the peak of the epidemic in the last week of April 2019, 120 cases […]The post Ebola news update: Aid worker killings, Miscommunication issues appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

A discovery by a Washington State University-led research team has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as Zika and dengue viruses. In a study published today in the journal Cell Reports, researchers demonstrated that mammalian insulin activated an antiviral immunity pathway in mosquitoes, increasing the insects’ ability to suppress the […]The post Arboviruses: Insulin can increase mosquitoes’ immunity to West Nile, dengue and Zika appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Professor Oliver Cornely, head of the European Centre of Excellence for Invasive Fungal Infections at Cologne University Hospital, has developed a globally applicable diagnosis and treatment guideline for the rare disease mucormycosis. Without treatment, mucormycosis leads to death within a very short time. The new guideline is one of the first treatment guidelines to ever […]The post Mucormycosis treatment guidelines developed appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Measles in Fiji To date the measles outbreak is confined to the Serua/Namosi Subdivision, and specifically the Wailali Settement in Wainadoi. A Measles Taskforce has been convened by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to coordinate the response to the outbreak and assist the respective divisional and subdivisional teams. Since the last […]The post Measles in the Pacific Islands: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The New York Times and other media are reporting on two pneumonic plague cases from Inner Mongolia in northern China that were diagnosed in a Beijing hospital. I take a look at this story and some other information about plague. Can dengue virus be sexually transmitted? Thailand: 4 Important Infectious Diseases in 2019 Measles in […]The post Plague in China: Pneumonic plague diagnosed in Beijing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Researchers have found a way to stop the rabies virus shutting down the body’s immune defence against it. In doing so they have solved a key scientific puzzle and have laid the foundation for the development of new anti-rabies vaccines. Rabies kills an estimated 60,000 people a year, most of them in developing countries, overwhelmingly […]The post Rabies: University of Melbourne scientists solve a key scientific puzzle appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Through October 19 this year, a total of 2,733,635 cases of dengue (280 cases per 100,000 population) have been reported, including 1,206 deaths in the Americas. According to the Pan American Health Organization, this is the largest recorded in the history of dengue in the Americas, exceeding by 13% the number of cases […]The post Dengue in the Americas 2019 sees the highest cases recorded appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Moncton is a city of some 85,000 people in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. In a CBC report today, it is reported that a third Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) case this year–all three cases had cataract surgery at the Moncton Hospital. In April, Moncton Hospital reported the identification two separate cases where a patient with […]The post Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: 3rd case reported in Moncton, New Brunswick appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health authorities in Brazil are reporting the highest number of syphilis cases since 2010, according to a Folha De S. Paulo report. There were 158,000 cases of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis syphilis, or 75.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2018. This is up from 59.1 cases per 100,000 in 2017. Health officials are […]The post Syphilis in Brazil: Most cases in nearly a decade appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever The Pakistan Observer reports the 20th fatality due to Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Karachi Monday. Health officials issued a health alert due to CCHF this past July. The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is advising hospitals to adopt special precautions for a CCHF affected patient, including the establishment […]The post Pakistan: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever deaths in Karachi rises to 20, Rabies death toll rises in Sindh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Guam health officials reported Friday the confirmation of the 12th locally transmitted dengue fever case on the island this year. In addition to the local cases, Guam has also reported seven imported dengue cases. The Guam Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) continues the enhanced surveillance […]The post Guam reports 12th local dengue case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

An international team has been improving dengue infection outbreak predictions, highlighting the challenges researchers face when attempting to build successful forecasting models. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection most commonly found in the Caribbean, the Americas, and South East Asia. The infection is usually mild, but can also cause severe flu-like symptoms and can be […]The post Dengue: Improving outbreak predictions appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Local Pakistani media are reporting the 16th fatality this year due to the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri in Karachi. The victim is a 28-year-old man from the New Karachi area. He was hospitalized four days ago and died Monday. The report does not specify how the patient contracted the lethal parasite. Naegleria fowleri […]The post ‘Brain-eating amoeba’: 16th death reported in Karachi in 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union for Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP), the first vaccine for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 years and older at risk of infection with the Ebola virus. “This is an important step towards relieving the burden of this deadly disease,” said Guido Rasi, EMA’s Executive Director. The CHMP’s […]The post Ebola vaccine, Ervebo, receives final approval in Europe appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

A new study has found that copper hospital beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) harbored an average of 95 percent fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds, and maintained these low-risk levels throughout patients’ stay in hospital. The research is published this week in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. “Hospital-acquired […]The post Copper hospital beds harbor 95 percent fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds: Study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that Mexico became the first country in the world to receive WHO validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem. “Eliminating rabies doesn’t happen by accident,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “It takes political resolve, careful planning and meticulous execution. I congratulate […]The post Dog-transmitted rabies eliminated in Mexico appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Georgia state health officials have confirmed a measles case in a unvaccinated Cobb County resident. The individual may have exposed others between Oct. 31- Nov. 6. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is notifying individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and may be at increased risk for developing measles. DPH […]The post Measles case confirmed in Atlanta area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 KISS announced today the postponement of their Australia and New Zealand concert dates because of the health issues of one of the founding members. According to their website, due to a bad case of Influenza, doctors have advised Paul Stanley to rest for the next few days and not to undertake the long […]The post KISS postpones Australian concert dates: Paul Stanley has the flu appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced an E. coli O157 outbreak linked to fresh ground beef products made by Oregon-based grocer New Seasons Market. There are three confirmed illnesses at this time. On the heels of this ground beef E. coli outbreak, New Seasons Market issued a recall of several […]The post New Seasons Fresh Ground Beef Source of E. coli O157 Outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Jory Lange and Candess Zona-Mendola In a follow-up on the report on the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to the East Texas State Fair, the first person has died in the East Texas State Fair Legionnaires Outbreak. Last Friday, Tyler community leader Ruben Gutierrez died. Mr. Gutierrez spent the last week in September running the Democratic […]The post Legionnaires’ Disease and C. Diff Claim Life of Tyler Community Leader Ruben Gutierrez appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The largest measles outbreak on the globe continues to increase in cases and deaths. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) measles outbreak saw at least 10,000 additional cases since our last report last Monday. According to the latest WHO data, from 1 January to 27 October 2019, a cumulative total of 233,337 […]The post The world’s largest measles outbreak grows by another 10K cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Local media in Edinburgh, Scotland are reporting that two people have been admitted to a local hospital being treated for diphtheria. This has been confirmed by NHS Lothian. According to officials, they both recently returned from overseas travel. Vaccination rates in the Lothian area are high, health officials note. Alison McCallum, director of […]The post Scotland: Two diphtheria cases reported in Edinburgh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In response to the suspected sexual transmission of dengue virus in Madrid, Spain, I look at the history and possibility of such a transmission. Whether it be Zika virus sexual transmission or possible West Nile virus or other arbovirus sexual transmission, it appears that this is indeed a possibility. Related videos: Thailand: 4 Important Infectious […]The post Can dengue virus be sexually transmitted? appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Measles has been one of several serious epidemics the Philippines has battled this year– health officials have reported over 42,200 cases through early October, including 560 deaths. Bicol province, in southern Luzon, has also reported a significant increase in measles cases in 2019. The Bicol Center for Health Development reports that 1,300 cases […]The post Philippines: Measles cases up dramatically in Bicol appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of infections with the mosquito-borne viral infection, chikungunya, in Thailand has eclipsed the 9,000 case mark this week, according to the Thailand Bureau of Epidemiology. Health officials report 9,085 cases in 56 of the 76 provinces in the country through Nov. 5. No deaths have been reported. This compares with 3,580 […]The post Thailand chikungunya cases top 9,000, Up dramatically over recent years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Researchers at Monash University have gained insights into how nanoparticles could be used to identify the presence of invasive and sometimes deadly microbes, and deliver targeted treatments more effectively. This study was conducted as an interdisciplinary collaboration between microbiologists, immunologists and engineers led by Dr Simon Corrie from Monash University’s Department of Chemical Engineering and […]The post Battling Candida albicans with early detection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The island chain in the Indian Ocean, Maldives, is reporting more dengue fever cases this year than has been seen in a couple of years. Through this week, health officials in Maldives have reported 4420 cases of dengue fever. Most cases of the fever were recorded from Shaviyani, Noonu, and Lhaviyani atoll in […]The post Maldives reports most dengue cases in two years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials at the College of Charleston in South Carolina are reporting an addition eight mumps cases on campus, bringing the total to 26 since September and through Nov. 7. School officials noted that most of the cases were no longer infectious. Staff members at the school had isolated those testing positive while verifying […]The post Mumps outbreak: 8 additional cases reported at College of Charleston appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

South Carolina health officials reported today that three people have been referred to their health care providers after being potentially exposed to rabies by a feral cat that tested positive for the disease. The potential exposure occurred Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 when the victims were attacked by a feral cat on a property near […]The post Charleston: Rabid feral cat attacks three people appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Taiwan Department of Disease Control reported a new case of local dengue fever in Kaohsiung City. It is a 60-year-old woman living in Wenhengli, Fengshan District. She has no recent history of foreign travel. On October 30, she developed fever, muscle and joint pain, posterior orbital pain and nausea. Symptoms, respectively, went […]The post Taiwan reports 100th local dengue case of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported the first local case of dengue fever of the year. The patient is a 35-year-old man with good past health. He has developed fever, myalgia and arthralgia since October 25 and rash on October 29. He attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Alice […]The post Hong Kong reports 1st local dengue case of 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Salmonella Newport outbreak in Sweden, Folkhalsomyndigheten reports the Salmonella Newport outbreak that began late July has grown to 31 cases. The cases are spread in 12 counties and from July 31 to October 30. Health and Food Agency officials continue to investigate. The Public Health Authority has conducted […]The post Frozen crayfish linked to Sweden Salmonella outbreak, Product recall appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Ministry and the National Dengue Control Unit has warned the public that there is an outbreak of dengue. To date, 65,583 dengue cases have been reported, including more than 80 fatalities. Colombo (14,033), Gampaha (10,766), Kalutara (6,109), Galle (5,571) and Kandy (5,403) RDHSs have reported the […]The post Dengue kills more than 80 people in Sri Lanka this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed an investigational vaccine that protected cynomolgus macaques against four types of hemorrhagic fever viruses endemic to overlapping regions in Africa. The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and Profectus BioSciences of New York are developing and testing the candidate quadrivalent VesiculoVax vaccine, with support […]The post Investigational VesiculoVax vaccine protects macaques against several hemorrhagic fever viruses endemic in Africa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of measles cases reported in New Zealand this year has topped 2,000 cases. According to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, from 1 January 2019 to 8 November 2019 there have been 2014 confirmed cases of measles notified across New Zealand. 1631 of these confirmed cases are in the Auckland region. Most of these cases have been […]The post Measles cases in New Zealand top 2,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.