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The search for a global Strep A vaccine has narrowed after researchers sequenced the DNA of more than 2,000 Group A Streptococcus samples from around the world. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge, the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) in Australia, and the University of Queensland, Australia, revealed […]The post Group A Streptococcus vaccine search narrowed appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the positive wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) from a environmental sample in Sistan-Baluchistan province, Iran, the World Health Organization says subsequent scheduled sewage samples collected from the same site, 2 weeks after the positive sample, tested negative for poliovirus. The affected province borders both Baluchistan province in Pakistan, […]The post Iran update: Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) from an environmental sewage sample appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ugandan Ministry of Health declared a yellow fever outbreak earlier this month after laboratory confirmed cases were reported from Koboko and Masaka districts. The patients are an 80-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl. Neither had a history of yellow fever vaccination, nor exhibited symptoms of jaundice, however the older woman had […]The post Yellow fever outbreak declared in Uganda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By News Desk @bactiman63 Health officials in Guinea are reporting an anthrax outbreak in Koubia prefecture in the northwestern part of the country. A total of five human cases of anthrax ( four cutaneous anthrax and one gastrointestinal anthrax) including one death (case fatality ratio 20%) have been reported. The patients became ill after consuming […]The post Anthrax outbreak in Guinea linked to sick goat appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Robert Herriman @bactiman63 In 2018, Ukraine health officials reported some 54,000 measles cases and before the end of May 2019, the number has nearly been reached. According to the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine during the past week, an additional 1483 cases were reported. This brings the total […]The post Measles outbreak tops 50K cases in Ukraine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In this news brief, I look at the recent human infections with rat hepatitis E virus (rat HEV), the first cases, a Canadian case and a little about human HEV. African swine fever in Asia Hepatitis A outbreaks reported in half the country Ebola: Where is the coverage on cable news? Measles: New numbers released, […]The post Rat hepatitis E infections in Hong Kong appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn announced at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to increase emergency aid in the fight against Ebola. To further stem the outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Germany will provide another $ 10 million to the World Health Organization ( WHO ). […]The post Germany announces an additional $10 million for Ebola battle, Updated news from DRC appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A stray cat that recently attacked two individuals in Escambia County, Florida has tested positive for rabies, prompting warning from health officials to avoid contact with wild and stray animals. “Rabies is a fatal infection but is preventable,” notes FDOH-Escambia’s director, Dr. John J. Lanza. “It is important to not feed or […]The post Florida: Stray cat tests positive for rabies in Escambia County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Measles outbreak The Auckland Regional Public Health Service, in a measles outbreak today, reports the outbreak case tally is now 71 since the beginning of the year. Nationally, New Zealand has reported 158 measles cases year to date, 147 were unvaccinated or under vaccinated. Outbreaks of measles have also been reported in Canterbury […]The post Auckland: Measles outbreak update; Syphilis increases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The measles outbreak in the Philippines has declined significantly in past weeks, prompting officials to set the risk at moderate at national level. In fact, the number of newly reported cases in the latest week was 0.5 percent lower than in the same time period in 2018. Between 1 January and 11 […]The post Philippines measles outbreak: Declining number of newly reported cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported an additional confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case in a 54-year-old man from the Ventersdorp surrounds, North West province in the first week of May 2019. This is the third case of CCHF reported in South Africa for 2019 to date. The […]The post South Africa reports 3rd Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case of 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 UN health officials say Nigeria has been experiencing a large outbreak of measles since the beginning of the year, affecting all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). With nearly 29,000 measles cases, including 89 fatalities reported nationally, more than half the outbreak cases are in Borno State (15,237). The massive […]The post Nigeria measles outbreak: Borno State accounts for more than half the cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Robert Herriman @bactiman63 In this news brief, I look at the where the ASF outbreak in Asia started, the current situation, what’s happening with pork prices and some research on an ASF oral vaccine. Paid Internship in China South Africa: African Swine Fever reported in Free State Hong Kong reports African swine fever in […]The post African swine fever in Asia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji in 2019, the Ministry of Health says eight deaths have been attributed to it in the Central Division since the beginning of the year. According to a Fiji Broadcasting Commission report, the first five deaths occurred between January and April while the other […]The post Fijji leptospirosis outbreak results in 8 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Jory Lange Three people in Clark, New Jersey, have been diagnosed with Legionnaires disease, according to Mayor Sal Bonaccorso. These are part of the cluster of cases of Legionnaires disease in Union County, New Jersey. “I want residents to understand there is no need to panic. We are . . . working with the […]The post Three With Legionnaires’ Disease in Clark, New Jersey appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

New Jersey state health officials report an overseas traveler who has been confirmed to have had measles, arrived in Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport from Vienna, Austria on May 8. Authorities say the individual was infectious on that day and may have exposed others to measles. If you were in Terminal B at […]The post New Jersey: Potential measles exposure at Newark Airport appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up with more detail on the measles case reported in Maine last week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the case involves a school-aged child from Somerset County. The child is vaccinated, did not have any serious complications, and is fully recovered from the disease. It’s currently unknown where […]The post Maine reports 1st measles case since 2017 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 At the Health Services Executive (HSE) National Immunisation Conference last week, Surveillance Scientist from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Sarah Jackson explained the success of the rotavirus vaccine in Ireland since it’s introduction in 2016. The number of cases of rotavirus infection reported in Ireland has fallen from 2,305 cases in 2017 […]The post Ireland: Rotavirus cases drop 72 percent since introduction of vaccine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Robert Herriman @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the measles epidemic in Madagascar continues to show a decreasing trend since February when supplementary immunization activities (SIA) were performed. In the eight month period of September 2018 to May 2019, 145,136 cases have been registered. Children under 14 years were the most affected. […]The post Madagascar measles continue decreasing trend appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Robert Herriman @bactiman63 The number of dengue fever cases remain high on the island of Reunion. Following the emergence of dengue in 2017 and a first wave of epidemic in 2018, a second wave is underway and of even greater intensity. Since the beginning of the year, 12,187 confirmed cases have been reported. In […]The post Dengue intensity is high in Reunion: More than 12K cases this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

According to the CDC, since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 17,000 cases reported and at least 170 deaths as a result of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have been reported. Pennsylvania is the latest state to declare an outbreak, the 24th to date. In this video, I look at […]The post Hepatitis A outbreaks reported in half the country appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Evergem area, Flanders, Belgium has reached 29 cases, according to Zorg en Gezondheid. Of the 29 patients infected, 10 of these people are at home, 17 patients are still in the hospital, 4 of whom are in intensive care (though not in danger). 2 people died. […]The post Belgium Legionnaires’ outbreak now at 29 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Dengue, also known as dengue fever, is a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. The incidence of dengue is currently increasing dramatically, and it is now one of the diseases said to be re-emerging. In Bangladesh, sporadic cases were reported in the 1960s and a major outbreak occurred in 2000, […]The post Dengue burden in Bangladesh: An Institut Pasteur study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan’s National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued advisories for the prevention and control of dengue fever and chikungunya, plus an advisory on Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri. Dengue fever In Karachi alone, 484 dengue cases, and two fatalities have been reported since the beginning of the year. Some […]The post Pakistan issues advisories for dengue fever, chikungunya and Naegleria fowleri appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Flu outbreak San Diego County Public Health officials are responding to an influenza outbreak among asylum seekers recently flown to San Diego from Texas by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We have identified individuals with flu symptoms and are providing appropriate treatment,” said Dr. Dean Sidelinger, M.D., […]The post San Diego County: Flu outbreak in migrant shelter, mouse hantavirus appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A health alert was issued Friday at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane due to Listeria-tainted ham. The bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, was detected in a batch of commercial sliced ham served to patients and families in the Queensland Children’s Hospital between 10 and 20 May 2019. The contaminated ham was detected through […]The post Listeria health alert issued at Queensland Children’s Hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Jory Lange Baker’s Corner All Purpose Flour is being recalled after linked to a multistate E coli O26 outbreak. 3 people have been hospitalized and 17 people have confirmed E coli O26 cases in this outbreak. 8 states have been affected thus far: New York (5 cases); Ohio (5 cases); Pennsylvania (2 cases); and […]The post Baker’s Corner All Purpose Flour Recalled Amid Multistate Outbreak of E coli O26 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe In the wake of an April recall and outbreak, the CDC confirmed today that the Pre-cut Melon Salmonella Carrau outbreak is over. The final outbreak stats confirm that pre-cut melon products and melon mixes produced by Caito Foods sickened 137 people and hospitalized 38. Fortunately, no deaths were reported. Most […]The post CDC Says Pre-Cut Melon Outbreak Over appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 17,000 cases and 170 deaths as a result of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have been reported. Last year, Florida became one of the 20-something states reporting an outbreak and so far this year, […]The post Florida hepatitis A outbreak with Epidemiologist, Andrea Leapley appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

June 1st is just around the corner–the start of hurricane season. Are you ready? What should you do to prepare? Joining me today to offer some advice and tips in Mike Coston. Mike writes about preparedness often on his website, Avian Flu Diary. Monkeypox in Nigeria: CDC updates travel notice Measles outbreak in England […]The post Hurricane preparedness with Mike Coston appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan saw two additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases during the past week– one from Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi district, Sindh province, and one from North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. This brings the total cases in Pakistan to 17 and globally the tally […]The post Global polio cases up to 24 as additional cases reported in Pakistan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received notification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that its laboratory confirmed three unrelated cases of angiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease, in visitors to Hawai‘i Island. All three individuals are adult residents of the U.S. mainland and were traveling in Hawai‘i when they were infected […]The post Hawaii: 3 additional rat lungworm cases in visitors appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

New Jersey state health officials are investigating a Legionnaires’ disease cluster in the Union County area. To date, 22 confirmed cases have been reported in individuals who reside in or visited Union County, New Jersey, including five fatalities. “This is a continuing investigation. The risk to any resident of, or recent visitor to Union County […]The post Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Union County, NJ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles case recently reported in Oklahoma, health officials are reporting an alert concerning a possible measles exposure location. Through information obtained from the ongoing investigation, health officials want to alert anyone who visited New Beginnings Church, 4104 E. 151st St. S. Bixby, on May 7, from 9:00 […]The post Oklahoma: Bixby church identified as potential measles exposure location appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice for Nigeria due to an ongoing monkeypox outbreak this week. The federal health agency notes: Since September 2017, an outbreak of monkeypox has been ongoing in Nigeria. As of April 2019, health officials have reported more than 300 cases of […]The post Monkeypox in Nigeria: CDC updates travel notice appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 UK health officials report 231 confirmed cases of measles during the first quarter of the year and while this is slightly lower than the number the same period last year, Public Health England (PHE) is calling for all parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). As measles […]The post Measles outbreak in England prompts calls for vaccinations appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

New research from the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) gives people and their health care providers a way to assess their risk for Lyme disease, thanks to man’s best friend. The study confirms dogs are sentinels to assess human risk for tick-borne Lyme disease. The study is published in the journal, Geospatial Health. Joining me to discuss the […]The post Lyme disease: New study confirms dogs are sentinels to assess human risk appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

May is Myositis Awareness Month and on today’s show I want to take a look at these rare conditions and the importance of this month. In addition, there is a new analysis on how myositis affects woman of color that we’ll discuss. Joining me to look at these issues and more is Dr. Cheilonda Johnson. […]The post Myositis with Dr. Cheilonda Johnson appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a diagnostic test to detect Zika virus immunoglobulin (IgM) antibodies in human blood. The ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM Capture ELISA is the first Zika diagnostic test the FDA has allowed to be marketed in the U.S.; previously, tests for detecting Zika virus IgM antibodies—including the ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM […]The post FDA authorizes marketing of Zika IgM test appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing two tests that can detect the presence of the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which cause the sexually-transmitted infections, respectively, chlamydia and gonorrhea, through diagnostic testing of extragenital specimens. The Aptima Combo 2 Assay and the Xpert CT/NG are the first devices cleared for […]The post Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing: FDA clears tests for throat and rectum samples appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Congenital syphilis The Thailand Public Health Ministry is reporting at least 249 congenital syphilis cases this year, according to a report from the Strait Times. “The babies were affected because their mothers were infected,” the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Sukhum Karnchanapimai said. Dr Sukhum said between Jan 1 and May 13 this […]The post Thailand: Congenital syphilis, dengue update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Lassa Fever Candidate Vaccine Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced Tuesday announced it has dosed subjects in a Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial to evaluate INO-4500, its DNA candidate vaccine to prevent infection from the Lassa virus. Inovio plans to enroll approximately 60 volunteers in this placebo controlled, blinded, dose escalation study evaluating INO-4500 […]The post Lassa fever: Vaccine candidate, Nigeria update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The re-introduction of measles, mumps and other previously eradicated diseases to the United States is nothing short of a public health crisis. Since Jan. 1, a staggering 880 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 24 states — the greatest number of cases since 1994. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. […]The post Vaccine hesitancy: Change minds by exposing people to who suffered a vaccine-preventable diseases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Pangasinan Provincial Health Office in the western area of the island of Luzon are reporting an increase in acute gastroenteritis cases during the first five months of 2019. 4,282 cases have been reported through May 20, up from 3,260 during the same period last year or a 31 percent […]The post Pangasinan reports increase in acute gastroenteritis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Measles Since the beginning of the year, French health officials report (computer translated) 1184 cases of measles through May 22. Of this total, 378 (32%) were hospitalized (16 in intensive care), 94 cases (8%) had complications of pneumonia, 2 cases of encephalitis including 1 death (subacute encephalitis in an immunocompromised person). […]The post France: Measles update, Fish tapeworm in Ille-et-Vilaine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday that two additional countries have been certified as malaria-free–Algeria and Argentina. Algeria is the second country in the WHO African Region to be officially recognized as malaria-free, after Mauritius, which was certified in 1973. Argentina is the second country in the WHO Region of the […]The post Malaria-free: Argentina and Algeria certified by WHO appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Biotech company, Valneva, announced further positive Phase 1 results for its chikungunya vaccine candidate, VLA1553 today. The objectives of VLA1553-101 Phase 1 study were to assess the overall safety and immunogenicity profile after a single vaccination across three dose levels. Today´s analysis (Part B) of the ongoing study includes the overall safety and immunogenicity results […]The post Chikungunya vaccine candidate update: Valneva reports further positive results appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Hampshire health officials have reported a confirmed measles case in a child from Keene. The source of the infection is still under investigation. The child was in the following public places during their infectious period when they could have transmitted the infection to people who are not immune to measles (i.e. […]The post Measles case reported in Keene, NH child appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe There is another outbreak linked to Del Monte Veggie Trays and Kwik Trip stores, reports the Wisconsin Department of Health today. It is not related to last year’s Cyclopora outbreak. This one is instead linked to several Salmonella illnesses in Wisconsin and Minnesota. So far, we know that 3 people […]The post Del Monte Veggie Tray Salmonella Outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Rumors and false stories of monkeypox in Malaysia prompted the Director General of Health Malaysia, Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Bin Abdullah to release a statement about the fake news. The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) wishes to refer to the news that is involved in social media about the alleged monkeypox events […]The post Malaysia MOH squashes monkeypox rumors on social media appeared first on Outbreak News Today.