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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Latvia, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CPKC, SPKC) has launched an epidemiological investigation at the Latvian Cancer Center after at least two patients with Legionnaires’ disease have already been identified in the hospital. The patients with Legionnaires’ disease were in different wards. Legionella bacteria were discovered after laboratory analysis of hospital […]The post Latvia: Two patients at the Latvian Cancer Center diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through February 27, health authorities in Minas Gerais state report 50,101 probable cases (notified cases except discarded cases) of dengue. Of this total, 13,802 cases were confirmed for the disease. There are four confirmed deaths from dengue in Minas Gerais and 21 deaths under investigation. With regard to Chikungunya fever, 18,371 probable cases of […]The post Brazil: Dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Minas Gerais during the 1st eight weeks of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mozambique today kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as the country steps up control measures against an outbreak in which 5260 cases and 37 deaths have been recorded to date since September 2022. People aged one year and older will be vaccinated in the five-day campaign, which […]The post Mozambique commences cholera vaccination drive as outbreak tops 5,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Two imported Zika virus infections were confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory of Viral Zoonoses of the National Center for Public Health in Budapest. The two infected persons had previously been to Thailand, and they survived the infection with mild symptoms. The Zika virus usually causes influenza-like symptoms, is spread by mosquito bites in […]The post Hungary reports two Zika virus infections in travelers to Thailand appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Cambodia H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, the Ministry of Health says the situation in Roleang village, Romleach commune, Sithorkandal district, Prey Veng province is now under control. Only 2 cases of H5N1 are detected and confirmed by the lab. A girl (11 years old and 6 months) passed away and her father confirmed positive H5N1 under the […]The post Cambodia Health officials: H5N1 situation is now under control appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental province declared state of health emergency after reports of an increase in amebiasis cases last week. San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said, “alarming concerns on the rising cases of amebiasis,” prompted him to issue Executive Order (EO) No. 79, declaring a state of health of […]The post Philippines: ‘Rising cases of amebiasis’ in San Carlos City prompts State of health of emergency declaration appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The government of Buenos Aires province report the cases of the 4 (four) adults hospitalized for acute diarrhea in Berazategui, which occurred in the first three weeks of January 2023, gave rise to a study on suspicion of an outbreak of food origin, due to the common history intake of meat and derivatives. The […]The post Buenos Aires province: Leptospirosis and salmonellosis were confirmed in cases of acute diarrhea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported today of two confirmed Lassa fever cases from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on Friday. Both cases reside in Accra. The first case was a 40-year-old trader, who was unwell for about two weeks and died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The second case, who is […]The post Ghana reports two Lassa fever cases in residents of Accra appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 As reported on this website, there is an outbreak of chikungunya in Paraguay. Most cases have been reported in the Asunción metropolitan area. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through February 18, 62,356 total cases, including 26,223 confirmed cases have been reported. 90 percent have been reported in metro Asunción. This prompted […]The post CDC issues travel notice for Paraguay due to chikungunya outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan CDC reports the fifth confirmed case of monkeypox in the country is a man in his 30s in the north who has a history of traveling abroad from January to February of this year (2023). He developed blisters, rashes, sore throat, joint pain and Symptoms such as body aches and pains, after […]The post Taiwan reports 5th monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigellosis outbreak in Sweden linked to travel to Cape Verde, Swedish health authorities report the number of cases of Shigella infection has decreased and the outbreak is now considered to be over. A total of 34 cases of shigella infection with a travel connection to Cape Verde have been […]The post Sweden reports 34 shigella cases linked to travel to Cape Verde, Outbreak now considered over appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The latest report from the General Directorate of Health Surveillance indicates that, in the last three weeks, 12,189 cases of chikungunya have been reported. 90% of the cases of chikungunya continue to be concentrated in the metropolitan area, San Lorenzo (1461), Capiatá (805), Lambaré (785), Fernando de la Mora (735) and Luque (712) as […]The post Paraguay chikungunya outbreak: 90% of cases reported in Asunción appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Bolivian health officials reported 642 additional dengue fever cases Friday, bringing the country’s outbreak total to 10,255. To put this early total in perspective, Bolivia reported 16,481 total dengue cases in all of 2022. Santa Cruz department reported 7,645 of the cases, most in the country. Nationally, 29 dengue deaths have been reported. In […]The post Bolivia dengue cases top 10,000, La Paz issues red alert appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, the Kentucky Department of Public Health (KDPH) announced a confirmed case of measles identified in a Jessamine County resident. The resident, who is unvaccinated, attended a large spiritual revival on Asbury University’s campus on Feb. 18. “Anyone who attended the revival on Feb. 18 may have been exposed to measles,” said Dr. […]The post Kentucky reports measles case, Individual attended Asbury University revival appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the H5N1 avian influenza cases reported in Cambodia this week, the Cambodian CDC announced on their Facebook page today that the clade identified is 2.3.2.1c. Here’s what they wrote (computer translated): Currently, February 26, 2020 Bird flu virus H5N1, which is the cause of death of girls living in Rolang […]The post Cambodia reports H5N1 avian influenza clade is 2.3.2.1c appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a health advisory today reported on an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections (shigellosis) reported through national surveillance systems. In the United States, the percentage of Shigella infections caused by XDR strains reported to CDC increased from zero in 2015 to 5% in 2022. Between […]The post CDC: Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) announced in Equatorial Guinea on 13th February 2023. The death of nine people prompted laboratory testing on samples of individuals experiencing symptoms of fever, fatigue, blood-stained vomit, and diarrhoea in two communities of the […]The post Nigeria on alert following the announcement of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 At the National Directorate of Sernapesca in Valparaíso, Health and SAG authorities met to reinforce intersectoral work coordination in the framework of the affectation of a marine mammal with avian influenza. After the first detection of a sea lion positive for avian influenza, the director of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, Soledad Tapia, […]The post Chile: Authorities call to avoid contact with wild birds and marine animals due to avian influenza appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and B, commonly known as the flu, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test is a single-use at-home test kit that provides […]The post FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of the Nation reports that up to epidemiological week 7 of 2023 (from February 12 to 18), 673 positive cases for dengue were reported in the country, of which 587 have no travel history. At the moment, the circulation of this virus has been identified in 6 jurisdictions: Santa Fe (in […]The post Argentina reports latest on dengue and chikungunya appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the situation with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Prey Veng province, the Cambodian Ministry of Health reported the confirmation of a second human H5N1 avian influenza case. The emergency response team collected samples from 12 people. One of the 12 samples – taken from a 49-year-old man, the father […]The post Cambodia confirms 2nd H5N1 avian influenza case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the first six weeks of 2023, Paraguay has recorded 21,069 confirmed chikungunya cases, or some 83 percent of confirmed cases in all the Americas (25,290), according to data from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Currently, all regions of the country report cases of chikungunya. More than 53,000 total cases have been reported […]The post Paraguay accounts for more than 80% of confirmed chikungunya cases in the Americas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) in Charlotte County has confirmed one Florida case recently infected with Naegleria fowleri, possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled living amoeba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri is RARE and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose. You CANNOT be infected by drinking tap water. In rare situations, the amoeba can cause an infection of the brain […]The post Florida: Naegleria fowleri case confirmed in Charlotte County, Possibly contracted via sinus rinsing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports reports 419 additional dengue fever cases today, bringing the outbreak total to 9,328. Santa Cruz department accounts for 75 percent of the cases with 7,022. 29 dengue related deaths have been reported. The Ministry of Health and Sports set up Wednesday […]The post Dengue cases top 9,000 in Bolivia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Cambodia Ministry of Health reports that an 11-year-old in Roleang village, Romlech commune, Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng province has died after contracting H5N1 avian influenza, the first case in Cambodia in nine years (March 14, 2014). The girls started to show symptoms on February 16 (fever, cough, sore throat), received treatment in […]The post Cambodia reports H5N1 avian influenza death of 11-year-old in Prey Veng province, MOH reports 12 more people infected appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 11 patients have been found positive with a unique epitype of the bacterium Enterobacter hormaechei . What the patients have in common is that they have taken the medicine dicloxacillin in capsules from the same manufacturer. Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) are a group of bacteria that can be difficult to treat because they are resistant to the antibiotics normally […]The post Denmark: Outbreak of carbapenemase-producing ST79 Enterobacter hormaechei, May be linked to Dicillin antibiotic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds, which approximates about 3000 children every day worldwide. Nearly 500,000 African children under the age of five die from this disease annually. In Ghana, there were 5.7 million confirmed malaria cases in 2021, out of which 275 people died, according to the Ghana Ministry of Health. Hon. […]The post Ghana records 5.7 million malaria cases in 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In 2021, more than 167,000 new cases of acquired syphilis and 74,000 cases in pregnant women were registered in Brazil. In the same year, another 27,000 occurrences of congenital syphilis were diagnosed, in addition to 192 deaths from this type of syphilis. By June 2022, 79,500 cases of acquired syphilis, 31,000 records of syphilis […]The post Brazil reports more than 122,000 new cases of syphilis between January and June 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in South Africa report four laboratory-confirmed measles have been reported in the City of Cape Town from 24 January 2023 to 17 February 2023. Even though all the lab-confirmed measles were investigated, no epidemiological link could be established. The cases meet the South African measles outbreak criteria based on the 2015 EPI […]The post Measles outbreak reported in the City of Cape Town appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The General Directorate of Health Surveillance, under the health portfolio, confirmed the first case of monkeypox in a woman, in national territory, identified in the Central department. The patient is between 40 and 50 years of age, without comorbidities. The woman reported fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and rash. She was admitted for pain management. Currently, she is […]The post Paraguay reports 1st monkeypox case in a woman appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The latest Health Surveillance report indicates that, in the last three weeks, 11,864 chikungunya cases and 203 dengue were registered. In the last week evaluated, 2,389 affected by chikungunya and 37 by dengue were reported, according to partial data. The most affected regions are the Central department, with 7,344 cases, and Asunción, with 3,266 […]The post Chikungunya in Paraguay: more than 11,000 affected in the last three weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

What is a gram stain? What are the sample requirements? In this episode I go over the gram stain technique including preparing a slide and staining it. Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for microbiologists and students alike. Hosted by Medical Laboratory Scientist, Luis Plaza, who also talks about his experience as a clinical […]The post Let’s Talk Micro Podcast: Episode 2–Gram stains appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to equine herpes virus (EHV-1), in a Hood County Quarter Horse on February 9, 2023. This is the first positive detection of EHM in Texas this year. The horse was tested after showing neurologic signs, including poor […]The post Texas: Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in Hood County Horse appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Just two weeks after the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, two more earthquakes with 6.4 and 5.8 magnitudes just shook the region, terrifying people once again. The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) initial reports show at least 94 injuries and several collapsed buildings in northwest Syria. Most […]The post Two New Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

What is agar? What do we use it for? Various types of agar are discussed like blood agar and MacConkey along with their uses. Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for microbiologists and students alike. Hosted by Medical Laboratory Scientist, Luis Plaza, who also talks about his experience as a clinical microbiologist. You can […]The post Let’s Talk Micro Podcast: Episode 1- Media appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The advances that science and technology have brought to the fight against HIV are significant. Knowing the positive serology at an early stage greatly increases the expectation and quality of life of a person living with the virus. Antiretroviral treatment is guaranteed for everyone, through the Unified Health System (SUS), but even so, between 2011 and 2021, […]The post Brazil: More than 52,000 young people aged 15 to 24 with HIV have evolved to AIDS in the last ten years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Lassa fever situation in Nigeria in 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) report an additional 68 confirmed cases during the week ending February 12. Confirmed cases were reported from Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, Ebonyi, Gombe, Benue, Nasarawa, and Plateau States that week. This brings the […]The post Nigeria Lassa fever tally tops 500 confirmed cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental province, Philippines report a rise in the contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Some 156 cases have been reported to date, with nine out ten cases reported in children ages 1 to 10 years. Acting Provincial Health Office chief, Dr. Liland Estacion said, “The cases are usually not […]The post Negros Oriental sees rise in hand, foot and mouth disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health are investigating following laboratory confirmation of an individual who has tested positive for measles. The individual lives in London and works in Woodstock. Investigators have concluded the individual acquired their illness while traveling outside of Canada. After their return, they had limited contact with others during […]The post Canada: Measles case confirmed in London, Ontario appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Specialty vaccine company, Valneva, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed a filing review of its Biologics License Application for Valneva’s single-shot chikungunya vaccine candidate VLA1553 and has determined that the application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. The review classification is Priority. VLA1553 has been assigned a Prescription […]The post FDA Accepts Valneva’s Chikungunya Vaccine License Application for Priority Review appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Children, adolescents and young adults between the ages of 9 and 21 now receive the HPV vaccination free of charge. From February 1st, 2023 you can get vaccinated by family doctors, vaccination centers of the federal states, school vaccination campaigns or as part of military service. The HPV vaccination is now part of the free vaccination program . It offers protection against nine types […]The post Austria: HPV vaccination free of charge up to the age of 21 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), the number of people affected by invasive group A streptococci cases (iGAS), where streptococci spread and cause serious conditions, has increased significantly. In November 2022 there were 21 cases and in January this year 99 cases were reported in Denmark. It is still mainly the elderly and […]The post Denmark reports three times the normal rate of group A streptococci cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a stray long haired gray cat found near Salem Road and Jackson Road in Bennettsville, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. Six people were exposed and have been referred to their healthcare providers. Six other stray cats were exposed. This is an ongoing investigation. […]The post Rabies in Bennettsville, S.C.: Six people and six stray cats exposed appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 13 confirmed cases of dengue fever have been identified since the beginning of February 2023 in the municipalities of Sainte Anne, Vauclin and Fort-de-France. More than 120 cases suggestive of dengue have consulted a general practitioner over the past two weeks according to data reported by the Sentinel network. In this period of resurgence of […]The post Martinique reports resurgence of dengue cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Largest review and meta-analysis assessing the extent of protection following COVID-19 infection by variant and how durable that protection is against different variants, including 65 studies from 19 countries. For people who have been infected with COVID-19 at least once before, natural immunity against severe disease (hospitalisation and death) was strong and long-lasting for all […]The post Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on natural immunity protection by COVID-19 variant and how protection fades over time appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources asked the people responsible for keeping the raccoon that has been seen in recent days, presumably in the Cristo Rey sector, National District, to voluntarily hand it over to said institution or to the National Zoo. Arch. Manuel Valverde Podestá. The request of the governing entity […]The post Dominican Republic: Officials ask people for voluntary hand-over of raccoon, Warns of health risks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up report on the measles situation in the Philippines this year to date, the Philippines Department of Health’s Epidemic-prone Disease Case Surveillance (EDCS) reports in the month of January 2023, a 638% increase in measles cases compared to the same period in 2022. From January 1 to January 28, 2023, 59 measles […]The post Measles in the Philippines: Cases up in Zamboanga Peninsula, CALBARZON, others appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 During 2022, there has been a strong increase in gonorrhea cases in Norway, particularly among young heterosexuals. Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) asks the health service to be vigilant. – Gonorrhea is highly contagious. Now we have to get the young people to use condoms, says senior adviser Øivind Nilsen at FHI. – The strong increase in infections […]The post Norway reports ‘Worrying rise in gonorrhea’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported recently on the first case of hantavirus in the country in 2023. The case is a woman in her 30s in central Taiwan, whose family member was diagnosed with hantavirus syndrome in November last year (2022). The patient was hospitalized, treated and discharged and […]The post Taiwan reports 1st hantavirus case of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.