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Hamilton, Ontario health officials report investigating an increasing trend in the number of newly diagnosed HIV cases, and invasive Group A strep (iGAS) cases among people who inject drugs in Hamilton. Between September 1, 2018 to May 17, 2019 there were 16 new HIV diagnoses of which 7 persons reported injection drug use and/or shared […]The post Ontario: Increase in HIV and invasive Group A strep cases reported in Hamilton appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 King County, WA In a follow-up on the measles situation in Washington, Public Health – Seattle & King County reports investigating a new measles case with possible exposures in King County. The King County resident, a woman in her 30s, spent time at sites in King County before she knew she was […]The post Measles: 4th case reported in King County in May, Maine sees 1st case in 2 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Flemish Agency for Health and Safety reported (computer translated) that five of the 17 company cooling towers tested were positive for the bacterium, Legionella. Two companies reported high values of the organism. Officials remind us that this does not mean that the source of the infection is known. The samples will […]The post Legionnaires’ disease in Belgium: 23 cases, Results of cooling tower sampling appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Cryptococcal meningitis causes about one in ten HIV-related deaths, according to a study of autopsies performed in Mozambique and Brazil and coordinated by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa”. Cryptococcus is an opportunistic fungus that is found in environmental samples but can cause fatal disease, especially in immune suppressed individuals. […]The post Cryptococcal meningitis causes about one in ten HIV-related deaths in low-income settings: Study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A ten-year-old child from Malappuram district in Kerala state in southwestern India has died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by infection with the parasite, Naegleria fowleri, according to a report in The Hindu. Hospital officials say she died last Thursday night. Laboratory diagnosis was confirmed by examination of her cerebrospinal fluid […]The post India: Naegleria fowleri death reported in Kerala state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Three patients (aged 55 to 62) in a female psychiatric ward at Kwai Chung Hospital in Hong Kong have presented with respiratory symptoms since May 10, according to the Hospital Authority. Appropriate viral tests had been arranged for the patients and the test results of three patients were positive to Human Metapneumovirus. One of the […]The post Human metapneumovirus cluster reported in Hong Kong hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In an update from the Ireland Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) on May 20, they report 59 measles and 1224 mumps cases since the beginning of the year. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed an outbreak of measles in north Dublin and is advising people who think they have measles to stay at home […]The post Ireland measles and mumps updates appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Hong Kong health officials announced Friday that the measles outbreak at Hong Kong International Airport is now over. A Centre for Health Protection (CHP) spokesman said, “A total of 73 cases of measles infection were recorded so far this year, among them 29 cases were associated with the outbreak among airport workers. The incubation period of […]The post Hong Kong International Airport measles outbreak over, 29 cases in airport workers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

New national case counts have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and we see it continue to rise by the dozens. The biggest outbreaks in the United States, in New York City and Rockland County, NY also reported updated numbers on Monday. Weirdly, while some 750 measles cases have been […]The post Measles: New numbers released, anti-vaccine rallies in outbreak areas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 One case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was reported in week ending on May 5 in Kamonia, Kasai State, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The onset of paralysis was reported on February 8. This is the first cVDPV case in DRC in 2019. DRC is affected now by four separate […]The post DRC: 1st polio case of 2019 reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Social Services of Namibia officially declared an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) on May 6 after reporting a number of cases from different regions of the country. As of 15 May 2019, seven suspected cases of CCHF were reported from five regions, including one laboratory confirmed […]The post Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak declared in Namibia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Tennessee officials are reporting an outbreak of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) in a group of racing Quarter Horses in Middle Tennessee. Twenty-two horses have tested positive for EP in five locations within Bedford, Rutherford, and Williamson Counties. The horses are all under quarantine and being treated. EP agents can be spread by certain species […]The post Blood parasite outbreak reported in Tennessee horses appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Robert Herriman @bactiman63 Ukrainian health authorities report that the number of measles cases recorded in 2019 to date is very close to 50,000. During the week ending May 18, the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported an additional 1,935 cases, putting the total at 49,288. In addition, the […]The post Ukraine measles cases close in on 50,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced the declaration of a hepatitis A outbreak in the Keystone State, making it the 23th state to do so since mid-2016. Since January 2018, 171 cases have been reported in 36 counties, with Philadelphia and Allegheny counties being hardest hit by this outbreak to […]The post Hepatitis A outbreak declared in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas hardest hit appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Anthrax is suspected in the deaths of several wildlife animals in Zambezi Valley, according to a Sunday News report. Several animals have died including at least eight elephants, several buffaloes, impala, hyenas. This follows an outbreak last year that killed more than a dozen hippos in the Binga District of Zimbabwe. Anthrax […]The post Zimbabwe: Anthrax suspected in the deaths of elephants, buffaloes and other wildlife appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has affected more than 1,000 people since 2008. A binational team of researchers led by the University of California, Davis, has conducted the first comprehensive study to examine risk factors for the disease in Mexicali. […]The post Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Risk factors in for disease in Mexicali appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported (computer translated) the first case of Japanese encephalitis of 2019 in a 60-year-old man from Kaohsiung City. On May 1st, he developed fever, headache, convulsions and unconsciousness. He was admitted to hospital and subsequently admitted to hospital. The case persisted and the consciousness […]The post Taiwan reports 1st Japanese encephalitis case of year in Kaohsiung City man appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines officials are reported an outbreak of suspected food poisoning in Bukidnon province in the Northern Mindanao region. It is reported that 233 delegates of the 8th National Youth Convention held by the Seventh Day Adventists at the Center of Ecological Development and Recreation (CEDAR) in Impasog-ong experienced vomited and loose-bowel movements […]The post Philippines: Food poisoning sickens 100s at Bukidnon event appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) report the number of measles confirmed has now reached 60 to date in 2019. Medical Officer of Health Dr William Rainger says there have now been measles cases in every part of the city, but ARPHS has seen more than half of cases […]The post Measles cases rise to 60 in Auckland appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Karachi, Pakistan health officials are reporting 2,982 typhoid cases in the city through May 14, according to a Pakistan Today report. Of this total, 1765 are typhoid/paratyphoid fever and 1217 are Ceftriaxone-Resistant Salmonella typhi. Deputy Director, Directorate Health Services Karachi, Dr Arif Niaz said the number of typhoid cases had been increasing […]The post Pakistan: Nearly 3,000 typhoid cases in Karachi year-to-date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public Health France is reporting that the number of confirmed dengue fever cases seen in the island of Reunion has reached 10,000 since the beginning of 2019. Officials also note that estimates of the number of cases presenting with symptoms of the disease and consulting a doctor (whether or not tests were […]The post Dengue fever epidemic in Reunion: 10,000 cases since January appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Two people from Villa Urquiza have contracted botulism and health officials have linked it to consumption of hummus, according to a Perfil report (computer translated). According to the report, the packaged hummus was from a a firm that marketed -without any type of authorization- vegan products in its Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo. The two […]The post Argentina reports two botulism cases linked to hummus appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

City of Chicago health officials identified an individual with a confirmed measles infection in Chicago Friday. The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is working closely with the highest-risk locations to contact exposed individuals. In addition, exposures may have occurred on May 16 on public transportation from O’Hare International Airport to University of Illinois Chicago […]The post Chicago: Measles case confirmed; Possible exposures at University of Illinois Chicago, Millennium Park appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Berkeley Public Health has confirmed that a Berkeley resident has measles. While the adult is no longer contagious, those who are not immune and who visited the Berkeley Bowl on 2020 Oregon Street on Tuesday May 7 from 3pm to 5pm are at greater risk of developing measles. Anyone who visited the supermarket during this […]The post Berkeley, CA: Measles case confirmed, Potential exposure place is the Berkeley Bowl appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Pennsylvania agricultural officials are reporting a Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) case in a horse at a private equestrian facility in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The horse is alive and remains on its home premise. The premises has been quarantined by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Health. The index case had not left the […]The post Equine Herpes reported in Chester County, PA appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Bureau of Epidemiology with the Thailand Health Ministry are reporting (computer translated) 3379 chikungunya cases in 23 provinces through May 13. Phuket, Songkla and Ranong have been the most affected by the mosquito borne viral disease. Health officials report the numbers are declining. Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus of the alphavirus genus (Togaviridae […]The post Thailand chikungunya update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Evergem area, Flanders, Belgium, health officials now report (computer translated) 19 cases, including two deaths, as of May 17. Most cases are clustered geographically to the Evergem area, either by place of residence or their working area. The latest case was a man commutes daily […]The post Belgium Legionnaires’ disease update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Pakistani news media are reporting an additional case of Naegleria fowleri infection in Karachi. A 34-year old man was infected with the lethal parasite and is struggling for life at a private hospital in the city. Health officials say this is the 3rd case in Karachi this year and the other two cases were fatal. […]The post Third Naegleria fowleri case reported in Karachi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Grant County Health District has reported a confirmed Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) case in a young adult last week, according to local media. The patient presented with flu-like symptoms in late April, which then progressed into respiratory failure that required hospitalization. The patient is currently recovering at home. This is the first case of […]The post Hantavirus case reported in Grant County, Washington appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Officials with Victoria Health are reporting an additional case of measles has been confirmed in an overseas traveller. This is in addition to the four cases of measles confirmed in Victorian residents who travelled overseas recently but do not appear to be linked. These five cases may have been infectious whilst attending multiple public areas. To […]The post Measles: Additional case reported in Victoria, Australia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Officials with the National Environment Agency (NEA) in Singapore are reporting that the number of weekly reported dengue cases have been on an upward trend and more than doubled in the past seven weeks. Through May 17, 3490 cases have been reported, eclipsing the 3,285 cases reported in 2018. NEA is urging all members of […]The post Singapore dengue cases near 3500, eclipses 2018 numbers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Montreal health authorities issued a public notice Friday looking for people who may have been exposed to a new confirmed measles case in the city. This new case of measles is linked to the case reported to the Montreal Regional Department of Public Health (DRSP) on May 2nd. People who were in the following locations […]The post Measles case investigated in Montreal, 100s may have exposed appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Michigan state health officials are reporting an additional confirmed measles case in St. Clair County and involves an international traveler visiting Michigan. It is not related to the Southeast Michigan outbreak. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says exposure locations are in Macomb County and include: May 11, 5 – 7 p.m. Costco, […]The post Michigan measles: Case confirmed in St. Clair County, not outbreak related appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

On the latest Outbreak News This Week, I look at news from Florida and then expand to national and international news, and a little research. The Florida hepatitis A outbreak keeps adding up and we look at the latest on that. I also look at research that lists the 25 counties most at risk for a […]The post Florida, national and international news and research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas became the first hospital in the nation in 2016 to house a life-saving investigational drug called miltefosine (trade name, Impavido) used to treat primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by the parasite, Naegleria fowleri. This was prompted after the drug, originally approved to treat another parasitic infection, leishmaniasis, […]The post Naegleria: Fort Worth hospital 1st to house miltefosine in 2016, today it’s 21 hospitals appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fragmin (dalteparin sodium) injection, for subcutaneous use, to reduce the recurrence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients one month of age and older. VTE can include deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in the deep veins of the leg) and pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the […]The post Anticoagulant, Fragmin, receives FDA approval for pediatric use appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Pakistan reported four additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in the past week. The cases were reported from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (2); one from North Waziristan district in KPTD; and one from Larkana District in Sindh province, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. This brings the total WPV1 cases to […]The post Pakistan records 4 additional polio cases, WPV1 detected in environmental sample from Iran appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company, along with its specialty women’s health division, GenPath, today announces the launch of new testing for aerobic vaginitis (AV) AV is a vaginal infection caused by the overgrowth of aerobic bacteria that triggers an inflammatory response. Women affected by AV experience vaginal discharge with a foul odor, burning […]The post Aerobic Vaginitis: BioReference Laboratories launch new test appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Current vaccination policies may not be sufficient to achieve and maintain measles elimination and prevent future resurgence in Australia, Ireland, Italy, the UK and the US, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. To successfully achieve and maintain measles elimination in these countries in the medium to long term, further country-specific […]The post Vaccines: Current policies probably not enough to achieve and maintain measles elimination in most countries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Tokyo reports 467 cases through May 9. This is the highest number of measles cases recorded during the same time period in a decade. In comparison, a total of 282 measles cases were reported nationally in 2018. Osaka […]The post Japan measles: Most cases in a decade appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Last night, the FDA announced its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to Tahini. According to the FDA’s website, there are currently 4 cases of Salmonella Concord that have been linked to “Karawan Tahini and Halva” brand tahini imported from Israel. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tested samples of Karawan […]The post Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Tahini appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Bedbugs – some of the most unwanted human bed-mates – have been parasitic companions with other species aside from humans for more than 100 million years, walking the earth at the same time as dinosaurs. Work by an international team of scientists, including the University of Sheffield, compared the DNA of dozens of bedbug species […]The post Bedbugs have been around a long, long time appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

2,285 measles cases – 1,121 adults and 1,164 children, were reported the week ending May 11, according to the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. This brings the number of cases to 47,383 since the beginning of the year, including 16 deaths. During the week, Kharkiv, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Kiev and […]The post Ukraine reports another 2200 measles cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Kentucky continues to report outbreak cases of hepatitis A as the state has reported the most cases of any in the US. Through May 4, 4,621 outbreak cases have been recorded, including 2,233 people that required hospitalization since mid-2017. In addition, 57 deaths have been liked to the viral infection have been reported, accounting for […]The post Kentucky hepatitis A death count rises to 57 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in New Mexico, state health officials report 103 confirmed acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections with 2 associated deaths in adults ranging in age from 19-64 years in Bernalillo County since the end of October 2018. The current outbreak has primarily impacted people who use both injection […]The post New Mexico hepatitis A outbreak tops 100 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

For the second time in less than 3 weeks, New Brunswick health officials have reported a confirmed case of measles in the Saint John area. The case was confirmed at Kennebecasis Valley High School. “Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease and is vaccine-preventable,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health. “Public Health […]The post New Brunswick: 2nd measles case confirmed in St. John appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

According to a new joint study conducted by scientists at Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) and Brown University, more than two million people in the United States could suffer profound disability from post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) by the year 2020. The study, published today by BMC Public Health, used advanced mathematical modeling to calculate the total […]The post Lyme disease study: Two million people in the US could suffer disability from PTLDS by the year 2020 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and the Okmulgee County Health Department are investigating a confirmed case of measles in Okmulgee County. This is the first confirmed case of measles in Oklahoma since May 2018. Measles was identified in a person who returned to Oklahoma after traveling to various domestic and international destinations. The virus is […]The post Oklahoma reports 1st measles case in a year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.