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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vanuatu Ministry of Health reports 32 cases of Leptospirosis and one death since the start of the year. This has prompted health officials to issue a red alert. The outbreak was exacerbated by the two tropical cyclones in March. From the 6 to 16 March, there were 10 new cases confirmed clinically or […]The post Vanuatu reports dozens of leptospirosis cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak of unknown etiology in Tanzania, health officials announced today the cause of the outbreak that killed five people and hospitalized three others in Kagera province is Marburg virus disease (MVD). The National Laboratory has confirmed the presence of the Marburg virus, officials reported on Twitter. The Wizara ya […]The post Marburg virus confirmed in Tanzania outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines is reporting a significant increase in leptospirosis cases so far in 2023, according to the Philippines Department of Health. From January 1 through March 4, 807 leptospirosis cases were reported throughout the country. This is a 210 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022 (260 cases). The Western Visayas (Region […]The post Philippines: Leptospirosis cases up 200% in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A three-year-old child was paralyzed by polio in Bannu, the Pakistan National Polio Laboratory confirmed on Thursday. “Since early last year, all polio cases have been from the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),” said Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel. The seven polio endemic districts of south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa include North Waziristan, Upper […]The post Pakistan reports first wild poliovirus case in 6 months appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on our report 10 days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports the confirmed Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in Mbarara District has increased to 20 human cases, including four fatalities. WHO explains that on February 10, a butcher from Bwizibwera, a township in Kashari County, Mbarara District, presented to a private […]The post Uganda Outbreak Update: Rift Valley fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Atrial fibrillation (AFib) not only causes shortness of breath and palpitations but puts patients at increased risk of stroke. When medication or other treatments fail to relieve symptoms, cardiologists increasingly perform a catheter ablation procedure. A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows the procedure is successful in […]The post AFib and the success of the cardiac ablation procedure appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Japanese Ministry of Health reported Monday, Tokyo, Osaka, and Ibaraki Prefectures reported that the following 13 men have been confirmed as monkeypox (mpox) patients as a result of laboratory tests. In Japan, monkeypox is designated as a category 4 infectious disease under the Law Concerning the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care […]The post Japan reports 13 Mpox cases in past week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the report of the infectious disease surveillance system of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, in the first months of 2023, a number of cases of Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infection in humans were recorded in some provinces and cities. The cases have been linked to consuming pig’s blood-based food. S.suis is a […]The post Vietnam issues alert over Streptococcus suis infections appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Biopharmaceutical company, Takeda, announced recently the company’s dengue vaccine, QDENGA® (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003), was approved in Brazil by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) for the prevention of dengue caused by any of the four virus serotypes that can be found in individuals from 4 to 60 years of age. The use […]The post Dengue vaccine: Takeda’s QDENGA® approved in Brazil appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday the detection of H9N2 avian influenza in a domestic poultry farm. This is the first time this subtype of virus was detected in a poultry farm in the country. The CDC pointed out that for the domestic poultry farms where the H9N2 subtype virus […]The post Taiwan reports H9N2 avian influenza on poultry farm appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Sweden Public Health Agency, together with the Infection Control Unit in the Örebro County region, is investigating a few cases of influenza B with serious complications that have been reported in the region. The cases, which have been among people under the age of 18 without an underlying disease or condition, have been […]The post Influenza B with serious complications in Sweden appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 From late February 2023 to 10 March 2023, 67 cases of botulism, probably of iatrogenic origin, related to intragastric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) were reported in Germany (12), Austria (1), Switzerland (1) and Turkey (53). Information currently available indicates that all patients underwent medical intervention to reduce body weight between February 22 and […]The post Cases of botulism in Europe following medical procedures with botulinum toxin appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the mystery illness outbreak in Kagera province, Tanzania (computer translated), Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Godwin Mollel on behalf of the Minister of Health has urged the citizens of Kagera Province to follow the instructions of health professionals in their areas to fight against various diseases including explosive diseases. Dr. […]The post Tanzania officials remind public about instructions concerning burial appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Center for Disease Control of Lao Cai province recorded information about a case of a Lao Cai woman who died of rabies and was treated at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The patient is a 23-year-old female from the H’Mong ethnic group residing in Tham Phuc village, Coc Ly, Bac Ha. About […]The post Vietnam: Rabies deaths reported in Lao Cai province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reports a total of 377 suspected cases from seven (7) states across the country. The majority of the cases 355 (96.8%) were from Kano in the month of February. 102 (27.1%) cases were confirmed (9 lab […]The post Nigeria diphtheria outbreak: More than 1,000 suspected cases reported from 21 states appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic tickborne parasitic disease in the United States and occurs primarily in the Northeast and Midwest. According to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Babesiosis trends were assessed in 10 states where babesiosis was reportable during 2011–2019. Incidence increased […]The post Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire experience largest percent change in Babesiosis incidence appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The General Directorate of Health Surveillance, Dr. Guillermo Sequera reported this morning that in the last three weeks (Epi Weeks 8, 9 and 10), there are a total of 11,649 cases of chikungunya. The epidemiological curve is currently at a plateau, an apparent decrease in cases is observed, however, the epidemic has spread throughout […]The post Paraguay: Chikungunya epidemic has spread throughout the country appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Two people were hospitalized with anthrax in Chuvashia, Tsivilsky municipal district, according to the Minister of Health of the Republic Vladimir Stepanov. “As of March 15, two patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of anthrax were hospitalized in the Chuvash Republic. They receive all the necessary specific treatment. The therapeutic prognosis is favorable,” he said. […]The post Russia: Two people hospitalized with anthrax in Chuvashia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) report that the Ministère de la Santé Publique declared an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV 2) today after confirming eight polioviruses, the first such detection in more than three decades. The cases were confirmed in a four-year-old child in Isale district in western Burundi who had not […]The post Burundi declares polio outbreak, First cases reported in more than three decades appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is expanding its existing wastewater surveillance program to begin testing for poliovirus. Wastewater testing began this week to analyze water samples collected from area reclamation plants that serve the City of Chicago and surrounding Cook County suburbs. This effort is a collaboration between CDPH and scientists from […]The post Chicago: Wastewater testing for polio begins, No cases identified in Chicago or Illinois appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

New sDesk @bactiman63 The Tanzania Ministry of Health reports receiving information about the presence of a disease that is not yet known in Kagera province in Bukoba district villages, Maruku and Kanyangereko districts, Bulinda and Butayaibega villages. Chief Medical Officer of the Government Prof. Tumaini Nagu said a total of 7 people are believed to […]The post Tanzania reports five deaths due to unknown illness in Kagera province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea increased significantly in the latter half of 2022. The HIV and syphilis numbers also increased from 2021 to 2022. This is shown by figures from the monitoring of sexually transmitted infections reported to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2022. The figures appear in FHI’s […]The post Norway: Significant increase in chlamydia and gonorrhea in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 To monitor the increase in dengue, chikungunya and zika cases in the country, the Ministry of Health installed the Emergency Operations Center (COE Arboviroses), with the aim of developing strategies to control and reduce serious cases and deaths. The alert occurs due to the increase in the records of these diseases, such as dengue cases, […]The post Brazil: Chikungunya cases increased by about 97% compared to last year; dengue had an increase of 43.8% appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Minister of Health and Sports, Jeyson Auza, affirmed this Thursday that the number of dengue cases in the country is decreasing due to the various actions carried out by the national government. “If we make an evaluation of the outbreak, the number of cases as well as the number of deaths is […]The post Bolivia reports dengue cases decreasing but too early to claim victory appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time worldwide, a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans. The study, conducted in a lab model, demonstrated that all treated models were fully protected […]The post Israeli researchers develop mRNA vaccine that conferred rapid, full protection against lethal Y. pestis infection in mice after a single dose appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) reports there is a measles outbreak in Nepal. Between 24 November 2022 and 10 March 2023, a total of 690 measles cases, including one associated death (CFR 0.14%) have been reported from seven districts in western Nepal. Nearly half the cases (327, 47%) were reported from Banke […]The post Measles outbreak in Nepal: Nearly 700 cases recorded appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The State Department of Health of Minas Gerais (SES) reports through March 12, 83,911 probable dengue fever cases, including 25,265 confirmed cases were reported. There are nine confirmed deaths from dengue in Minas Gerais and 40 deaths under investigation. Concerning chikungunya and Zika, state officials report 27,514 probable and 7,555 confirmed chikungunya cases. So […]The post Minas Gerais reports 25,000 confirmed dengue cases to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health is concerned about the complication of the measles epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports. “Today, we are very concerned about the incidence of measles. Since the beginning of this year, 56 cases of suspected measles have been registered in Kazakhstan. Of these, 20 have been laboratory confirmed in 7 regions, […]The post Kazakhstan officials concerned about measles situation appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The British Columbia government reports testing has confirmed eight skunks found dead in late February in Richmond and Vancouver are positive for avian influenza. The skunks were found in residential areas in both cities and were taken to B.C.’s Animal Health Centre due to concerns they may have been deliberately poisoned. Testing revealed the skunks were […]The post Canada: Eight skunks in British Columbia test positive for avian influenza appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Caledonia health officials report a rise in leptospirosis cases since the beginning of the year. As of 28 February 2023, 65 leptospirosis cases have been confirmed. This includes 25 cases in January and 40 cases in February. There was in total 56 hospitalizations (86%) and 1 death recorded since the beginning of the […]The post New Caledonia reports dozens of leptospirosis cases in first two months of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Iloilo Province The Iloilo Provincial Health Office Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PHO-PESU) recently reported that the more than 2,000 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases recorded in the province have recovered. Health officials said all 2,407 cases of the HFMD from Jan. 1 to Feb. 25 are tagged as recovered. The towns […]The post Hand, foot and mouth disease in the Philippines: Iloilo and Bacolod City appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

This week I return to Streptococcus, this time S. pneumoniae. In this episode I go over its virulence, pathogenicity, and more. How do we identify it in the lab? What tests can we use? What is the bile solubility test? Tune in to this episode to find out. Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for microbiologists […]The post Streptococcus pneumoniae: Let’s Talk Micro Podcast appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials from the National Malaria Eradication Service (SENEPA) and the National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) carried out an environmental cleanup, with the main objective of involving the Asuncion community in the daily destruction of Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding sites, the transmitter of arboviral diseases. The work covered approximately 38 blocks, where all kinds of containers […]The post Paraguay: Destruction of Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding sites in Asunción and Central appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Armenia Ministry of Health reported an update on the current measles outbreak in the country. As of March 13, the number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the Republic of Armenia has reached 50. Three patients required hospitalization. One case is considered as severe. 34 of the patients are children from 3 months […]The post Armenia measles outbreak reaches 50 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Services announced Sunday the receipt of childhood vaccines like BCG (tuberculosis), OPV (polio) and measles, plus necessary devices like syringes after reporting being in short supply for a period of time. The delivery also follows reports of hundreds of measles cases in the Northern region of Ghana. According to global health […]The post Ghana: Vaccines arrive following reports of measles outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) detected in Denmark, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has detected two more cases of multi-resistant bacteria in patients who have been treated with the drug Dicillin. In addition, traces of the special multiresistant CPO bacterium have been found in a further 12 patients, of whom it has […]The post Denmark reports additional cases of multi-resistant bacteria after Dicillin ingestion appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Director Ji Young-mi) announced that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections increased 2.2 times in one month compared to early February, prompting postpartum care centers, neonatal rooms, and infant care facilities to use respiratory systems to prevent mass outbreaks. They were requested to strengthen the prevention and […]The post South Korea: RSV cases increase 2.2 times in one month appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Israeli Health Ministry recently reported following the case of polio in an 8-year-old girl from the Safed area who was not vaccinated against polio as part of routine vaccinations, the Northern District of the Ministry of Health conducted an epidemiological investigation, during which it was found that three other children who came in close contact […]The post Israel reports more polio cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health’s Epidemiology Bureau reports 55 human rabies cases/deaths through February 25 this year. This is a 8 percent increase in cases/deaths compared to the same period in 2022 (51). Only three of the 17 regions in the country have not reported a rabies case this year to date. Central Luzon […]The post Philippines reports 55 rabies deaths in first two months of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) confirmed 3 new positive cases of avian influenza (AI) H5 in the last week, 1 in birds from a commercial farm in the province of Río Negro and 2 from backyards in the provinces of La Pampa and Santa Fe , with which there are 42 detections of the […]The post Avian influenza update in Argentina appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau of the Agriculture Committee announced last week the first positive cases of rabies in three ferret badger detected in Miaoli County. The Bureau of Prevention and Inspection carried out a monitoring plan to actively capture small carnivorous wild animals at the junction of the […]The post Taiwan reports 1st rabies cases in ferret badgers in Miaoli County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Mexico Ministry of Health reports that, in the last 14 days, a total of 74 probable cases and 51 confirmed cases of mpox or monkeypox have been identified in the country. The Fortnightly Technical Report on Epidemiological Surveillance in Mexico, available at viruela.mx , states that since the confirmation of the first case on May […]The post Mexico reports more than 50 Mpox cases in two weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The following report came from El Artemiseno (computer translated): After a religious activity in the Ruinas del Cafetal Angerona, municipality of Artemisa, an outbreak of histoplasmosis took place in the cistern area, with a total of 43 people exposed, of whom only nine were not infected, and of the 34 who got sick, seven […]The post Cuba: Histoplasmosis outbreak in Artemisa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), in the last several years, Mississippi has experienced sharp increases in the number of reported cases of primary and secondary syphilis. Between 2016 and 2020, reported primary and secondary syphilis cases rose by more than 125%, to 741 cases and a rate of 24.9 cases […]The post Mississippi reports more than 1100% rise in congenital syphilis, Prompts immediate action appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to data from the Directorate of Health Surveillance, at epidemiological week seven, which covers from February 12 to 18, 2023, an increase in dengue cases of 42% is reported compared to the same week in 2022, accounting for a total of 581 cases in 2023 and 336 for 2022. The cases of dengue […]The post Costa Rica reports rise in dengue cases in epi week 7 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 and wild rats in the New York City municipal sewer systems and elsewhere in the city have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2. The study was published in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. […]The post Rats in the New York City sewer system test positive for SARS-CoV appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The president of the Bolívar State Public Health Institute, Manuel Maurera, confirmed this Thursday, March 9, that three cases of diphtheria have been confirmed in that entity, specifically in the Sifontes municipality. The diagnoses were confirmed by the National Hygiene Institute. “We immediately activated all the lockdown, immunization and vaccination equipment to significantly increase […]The post Venezuela: 3 diphtheria cases confirmed in Bolívar State appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reports twelve cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) type Y have been reported since June 2022; the outbreak was declared in September 2022. Three patients have died from complications associated with the disease, indicating this outbreak strain might cause more severe illness than is usually seen in type […]The post Meningococcal Disease in Eastern Virginia: 3 dead in outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The General Directorate of Health Surveillance in Paraguay reports a total of 11,467 cases of chikungunya during the last three epidemiological weeks (EW7-9). The largest proportion of cases is concentrated in Central with 51% of the total cases, followed by the capital of Asunción, with 21% and the remaining 27%, distributed among the other […]The post Paraguay: Progressive increase in chikungunya cases persists appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of probable cases of chikungunya in Brazil at the beginning of this year more than doubled compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Health. Until February 20, the increase was 110%, from 16,971 to 35,569 probable cases. The highest percentages of increase were observed in the […]The post Brazil reports doubling of chikungunya cases in early 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.