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In a follow-up on the human Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Massachusetts, state health officials reported the 4th human case in weeks, this one in Bristol County. According to health officials, the most recent case is a woman over the age of 50 from southern Bristol County. According to a Facebook post Saturday, the woman […]The post Massachusetts EEE: Bristol County woman, Laurie Sylvia, is state’s 4th case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Massachusetts have reported the third laboratory confirmed human Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus case this month. Officials say the latest case is a male over the age of 60 who was exposed to the virus in northern Franklin County. The risk level in two communities in Franklin County has been […]The post EEE in Massachusetts: 3rd human case in two weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue fever Negros Oriental province health authorities report the number of dengue cases continue to rise. Dr. Socrates Villamor, the DOH provincial chief, said as of August 17, their records show a total of 2,823 cases reported in the province since January 1 this year. This is 209 percent higher compared with figures […]The post Philippines outbreak news: Dengue, measles, African swine fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola A mystery outbreak of Listeria illnesses was announced this week with 24 cases in 13 states. The health agencies investigating the outbreak, which currently has 22 hospitalizations and two deaths, have not identified a source at this time. However, it is quite interesting that this US outbreak comes close on the heels […]The post Mystery US Listeria Outbreak Linked to Canadian Diced Chicken Listeria Outbreak? appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Health Protection Surveillance Center (HPSC) in Ireland report it is estimated that there are probably between 150 and 300 cases per annum; however, the true incidence of early-stage Lyme disease in Ireland is not known. This is according to an article in their publication, Epi-Insight. Complications following Lyme borreliosis, while […]The post Lyme disease in Ireland: Estimates of up to 300 cases annually appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Typhoon Bailu made landfall Saturday afternoon in Taiwan and in the aftermath of the storm, health officials once again stress that the week after the rain is a critical period for dengue and other infectious diseases prevention and control. Residents are reminded to remove standing water from containers in their surroundings, which could […]The post Taiwan reports 75th indigenous dengue case, Disease prevention post-Bailu appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Directorate General Health Services in Pakistan have already reported 11 fatalities due to parasitic meningitis infections caused by Nageleria fowleri, and now a 12th case has been reported. According to The News, 16-year old Muhammad Sohaib, from the Mehmoodabad area, is battling for life at the National Medical Center (NMC) […]The post Pakistan: 12th ‘brain-eating amoeba’ case reported in Karachi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Steadily and relentlessly, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea has slipped past medicine’s defenses, acquiring resistance to once-reliable drugs, including penicillin, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin. These former stalwarts are no longer used to treat the sexually transmitted disease. In 2010, after some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea, began showing resistance to one of the last […]The post How gonorrhea develops resistance to antibiotics: MUSC research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In this new, hopefully weekly series I’m calling–Outbreak News Across The Globe, I’ll be looking at one big outbreak or infectious disease news story from 6 or the 7 continents (excluding Antarctica). This week, I look at the malaria epidemic in Burundi, dengue in Bangladesh, measles in Auckland, Listeria in Spain, Valley fever […]The post Outbreak News Across The Globe, Episode 1 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In this video, I do a review of the raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis. I look at disease in animals and humans, geography, raccoon latrines, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.The post Baylisascaris procyonis: The little known but very dangerous raccoon roundworm appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a report from late July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for the African country of Burundi due to an ongoing malaria epidemic. According to the Ministry of Public Health, 5,738,661 cases were reported this year through July 21. This represents a 97 […]The post Malaria in Burundi: Epidemic prompts travel notice appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a report last week, the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reports that through Aug. 11, 4,009 syphilis cases have been reported in the country. Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi are reporting the most cases with 1,040, 660 and 215 cases, respectively. Japan has reported the highest number of […]The post Japan syphilis cases top 4,000; measles and rubella update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to roasted meat in Spain, official Ministry of Health numbers (computer translated) put the case tally at 175 through Aug. 22. The bulk of the cases have been reported from Andalucia (161), with the remaining cases reported from Madrid, Aragon, Asturias, Catalonia and Extremadura. […]The post Spain Listeria outbreak: 175 cases per health ministry appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews A “dramatic increase” in syphilis cases in the Northwest Territories has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO), Dr. Kami Kandola to declare an outbreak. Since the beginning of the year, 28 syphilis cases have been reported in the province, the majority of these cases (70 percent) have been in Yellowknife. One of […]The post Syphilis outbreak declared in the Northwest Territories, 1st congenital syphilis case since 2009 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections involving three provinces: British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario. As of August 23 2019, the outbreak cases have been reported as follows: British Columbia (1), Manitoba (1) and […]The post Canada: Listeria outbreak reported in 3 provinces linked to chicken meat appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Illinois state health officials are reporting two confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to the AmericInn by Wyndham Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is currently investigating the cluster with the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH). Both confirmed cases reported use of water in their guest rooms, the hot tub, and pool […]The post Legionnaires’ Disease: Two confirmed cases linked to the AmericInn by Wyndham Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a report concerning severe respiratory illness possibly linked to vaping, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) learned of the death of an individual who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness. This is the first such fatality reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]The post Vaping related death reported in Illinois appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), along with officials in Kalamazoo County and other local governments report investigating 6 confirmed and possible disseminated gonococcal infections (DGI), a rare manisfestation of the sexually transmitted infection. Four of the confirmed cases are in Kalamazoo County and one is in St. Joseph County. […]The post Michigan: Health officials report 5 confirmed disseminated gonorrhea cases, 1 possible appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up report from Miami-Dade County in South Florida, county health officials issued a mosquito-borne illness alert Friday following the confirmation of the third locally transmitted dengue fever case in 2019. Two previous autochthonous dengue transmissions were reported in Miami-Dade County, with onsets in March and July. They say the three cases […]The post Florida: 3rd local dengue transmission reported in Miami-Dade appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Vietnam dengue update In an update on the dengue fever situation in Vietnam, an additional 8,970 dengue cases reported from 54 out of 63 provinces including 4 deaths during the week ending July 27. This brings the total cases in the country to 124,751 cases with 15 deaths. This is an 3.3-fold increase […]The post Vietnam dengue update, Dengue forecasting system appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the Town of Maynard in Middlesex Count are reporting on a Powassan virus case in a resident, which has prompted reminders of tick safety. “There is no longer a tick time of year. We used to think that when the first frost came that ticks die off and we are […]The post Powassan virus reported in Middlesex County, Massachusetts resident appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Vermont health officials are reporting the first West Nile virus (WNV) positive pool of mosquitoes this year in Essex. The infected mosquitoes were collected by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and tested at the Health Department Laboratory as part of an ongoing interagency mosquito surveillance program that helps the State better understand the […]The post Vermont reports first West Nile virus positive mosquitoes this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Armenia health ministry officials reported three additional human cutaneous anthrax cases in the village of Geghhovit, Gegharkunik Province, bringing the total cases to eight. All the patients are receiving treatment, the ministry said. The Food Safety Inspectorate has reported the outbreak has been linked to a single unvaccinated, diseased cow. It is reported […]The post Armenia anthrax outbreak rises to 8, Linked to a single cow appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Global wild poliovirus total Officially this week, the global total wild poliovirus (WPV1) cases are double what they were in 2018. One case was reported this week in Afghanistan, bringing the total to 66 in 2019 to date. In all of 2018, 33 WPV1 cases were reported from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The one […]The post Polio cases in 2019 double last year, Nigeria’s major milestone appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In the Las Vegas/Clark County area, health officials have declared an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) after receiving reports of 28 cases of the disease in humans – the highest case count in a season since the virus was first detected in the state in 2004. 17 of the 28 reported cases […]The post West Nile virus outbreak declared in Las Vegas area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced a new, multiyear initiative to slash the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Chicago, starting with a task force of medical and community experts that will create a comprehensive action plan to reduce new primary and secondary syphilis cases, the […]The post Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot announces Task Force to combat sexually transmitted infections appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews South Kivu In Mwenga, four confirmed cases were reported after two individuals (mother and child) had contact with a confirmed case in Beni before travelling south. The father of the child was subsequently confirmed positive as was a co-patient in a community health facility where the first case initially sought care. Read more […]The post Ebola update: South Kivu situation, Funding for vaccine, Case count appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Many wild southern sea otters in California are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, yet the infection is fatal for only a fraction of sea otters, which has long puzzled the scientific community. A study from the University of California, Davis, identifies the parasite’s specific strains that are killing southern sea otters, tracing them back to a […]The post Toxoplasma, feral cats and sea otters appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

During 2012-2016, an average of 43,999 HPV-associated cancers were reported each year, according to a new study published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Among the estimated 34,800 cancers probably caused by HPV, 92 percent are attributable to the HPV types that are included in the HPV vaccine and could be prevented […]The post HPV: ‘A future without HPV cancers is within reach, but urgent action is needed to improve vaccine coverage rates’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Imperial County Health Department reported this week of two human St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) cases, the first reported in California in 2019. Both patients from El Centro were admitted to a local hospital in late July presenting with severe headache, fever and nausea, and were diagnosed with viral meningitis. In addition, an […]The post California: 1st human St. Louis Encephalitis cases reported in Imperial County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Mexicali State Health Department (MSHD) are reporting the death of a 15-year-old boy from San Luis Rio Colorado Sonora this week who had contracted the brain eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, according to a news report. The boy had reportedly contracted the lethal amoeba swimming in a canal in Ejido Plan de […]The post Brain-eating amoeba case reported in Sonora, Mexico: Media report appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews An outbreak of listeriosis in Spain has sickened about 155 people to date, killing one, according to the health authorities. The Spanish Health Ministry said it was looking into another 523 suspected cases. The outbreak has primarily affected Andalusia in the Seville region; however, cases have also been recorded in Asturias, Extremadura, Madrid, […]The post Listeria outbreak hits Spain, Most in Andalusia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. Arthur Defensor Jr., the governor of Iloilo, who was hospitalized over the week for suspected dengue fever has returned to work Monday. “I was told that dengue fever starts when you are feeling weak, and knowing that I was exposed (to the vector), I said I will have […]The post Philippines dengue: Iloilo Governor hospitalized, Calls to lift Dengvaxia ban, Iligan state of calamity appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Knox County, Ohio are reporting a seven-year-old Mount Vernon child has been diagnosed with La Crosse virus, a rare and dangerous illness that is transmitted through the bite from an infected mosquito. It is not known where the Mount Vernon child acquired the virus; the family recently spent time camping […]The post Ohio: Knox County girl contracts La Crosse virus, a mosquito-borne infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The jam band, Phish, announced yesterday that due to an ongoing issue with plague in prairie dog colonies reported at the the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge this summer, they will be cancelling overnight camping for the Labor Day concerts and restrict all parking to asphalt lots, out of a abundance of […]The post Plague risk prompts cancellation of overnight camping for Phish Labor Day concerts in Colorado appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) in Nashville, TN report the hepatitis A outbreak increased by seven cases in the past month, bringing the total to 226 confirmed cases since December 2017. Work continues to reach three at-risk groups at greatest risk of exposure to hepatitis A, which includes people who […]The post Nashville reports 7 additional hepatitis A cases as outbreak total rises to 226 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Moderna, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for its investigational Zika vaccine (mRNA-1893) currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 study for the […]The post Zika Vaccine: FDA grants Fast Track designation for Moderna’s mRNA-1893 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The CDC says HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a common virus that can lead to 6 types of cancers later in life. Almost every person who is sexually active will get HPV at some time in their life without HPV vaccination. About 14 million Americans, including teens, become infected with HPV each year. […]The post The HPV Vaccine: Talking to The Vaccine Mom appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews A suspected aflatoxicosis outbreak is being reported in Tanzania. The World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of the situation by the Ministry of Health in late June. Since June 1, sporadic cases, presenting with symptoms and signs on abdominal distention, jaundice, vomiting, swelling of lower limbs, with a few cases of fever and […]The post Suspected aflatoxin outbreak reported in Tanzania appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a recent report, the Washoe County Health District is reporting a second hantavirus case in recent days. The second Washoe County resident has died becoming the second fatal case of hantavirus since 2017 in the county. “Although hantavirus is extremely rare, when it does occur, the disease can be […]The post Hantavirus: Washoe County reports 2nd case in a week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Oregon are reporting 23 measles cases through August, the most since 1991, when the state identified nearly 100 cases of measles. Most recently health officials are responding to a new outbreak of measles in Clackamas and Multnomah counties, where authorities have identified nine cases since the beginning of July. None […]The post Oregon measles: Most cases reported since 1991, New outbreak in Clackamas and Multnomah counties appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Public Health England (PHE) reported yesterday that due to several reasons, the United Kingdom has lost it’s WHO measles elimination status. In 2017 the World Health Organization declared that the UK had eliminated measles. However, that elimination status has not been maintained. WHO defines measles elimination as the absence of circulating […]The post Measles in the UK: ‘Elimination status’ is lost appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Measles update The Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported an additional 203 measles cases this past week, 138 adults and 65 children. Most of the new cases were reported in the Kyiv, Odessa, Chernivtsi and Kharkiv areas. Since the beginning of the year, 57,301 people became ill with […]The post Ukraine: Measles update, New tetanus case in Lviv appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Florida state health officials reported an additional 72 hepatitis A cases last week, bringing the outbreak total since January 2018 to 2,814 cases. In addition, 31 deaths have been reported through July 31. Since the beginning of the year, Pasco (374), Pinellas (344) and Volusia (208) counties have reported the most cases. Florida […]The post Florida hepatitis A outbreak rises by 72 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Polio The Philippines has been declared polio-free since October 2000. However, the country is currently at high-risk for poliovirus transmission. For the past years, vaccination coverage for the third dose of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) has fallen below 95%, the target required to ensure population protection against polio; the surveillance on Acute […]The post Philippines update: Polio vaccine coverage, TB response and dengue epidemic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xenleta (lefamulin) to treat adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. “This new drug provides another option for the treatment of patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, a serious disease,” said Ed Cox, M.D., M.P.H., director of FDA’s Office of Antimicrobial Products. “For managing this serious disease, it is important […]The post New antibiotic, Xenleta, receives FDA approval to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The China National Health Commission reported a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) today. The case involved a 59-year-old female from Beijing. She was hospitalised on August 11. She is now in a critical condition. Avian influenza is caused by those influenza viruses that mainly affect birds and poultry, such as chickens or […]The post H5N6 avian influenza case reported in Beijing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the rise of human West Nile virus cases in Maricopa County, Arizona this year, health officials report an additional 16 cases. This brings the case tally to 123 to date. This compares with the seven cases reported to date last year and 24 cases seen in all of 2018. […]The post West Nile virus: Maricopa County case count rises appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Auckland Regional Public Health Service have reported some 100 additional measles cases during the past week. On August 13, officials were reporting 410 cases and this morning the total has risen to 507 with some 50 cases reported just over the weekend. Nationally, New Zealand’s measles total has reached 639 cases, […]The post Auckland measles top 500 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews From the beginning of the year through July, Brazil health authorities have reported 97,900 probable cases of chikungunya in the country. This is up from 72,000 cases reported during the same period in 2018. Southeast and Northeast regions represent the highest incidence of the mosquito-borne viral disease, with Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande […]The post Chikungunya: Brazil reports nearly 100K cases through July appeared first on Outbreak News Today.