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by News Desk on (#68BW1)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced seeing a significant decrease of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), aka sleeping sickness today. “ … This government commitment has had promising effects such as the reduction of cases from 2012 to 2022 from 6,000 to 510. The commemoration of this day aims to raise awareness among stakeholders […]The post DRC reports ‘significant drop’ in sleeping sickness over past decade appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68BW2)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports reported Sunday an additional 353 dengue fever cases, bringing the country total for the year at 2,221. The department of Santa Cruz tops the number of infected with a total of 1,641, followed by Beni 403, Tarija 78, La Paz 55, Pando 16, Chuquisaca 20 and Cochabamba […]The post Bolivia dengue cases top 2,000, MOH mobilizes thousands in Santa Cruz appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68BKC)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 On the last Sunday of January, the World Day for the Fight against Leprosy is remembered. The purpose of the commemoration is to raise awareness about the existence of the disease and avoid stigma in those affected. This year, 2023, the motto of the National Leprosy Control Program is “Act now. Put an end to […]The post Paraguay reports average of 300 leprosy cases annually in recent years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68BAV)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to eggs in Sweden, the Swedish Public Health Agency now reports 48 people from 13 different regions have been confirmed infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis. The outbreak has now also been able to be linked to the recalled eggs as earlier salmonella […]The post Sweden Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs rises to 48 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68BAW)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A joint symposium on by the control of spread of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) was held with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Korean Neurological Society Saturday. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a type of (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) TSE or prion disease that occurs in humans and is classified into sporadic […]The post South Korea reports ‘gradual increase’ in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in recent years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68AT2)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported an additional 77 confirmed Lassa fever cases the week ending January 15, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 105 in 2023 to date. The cases were reported from the following states: Ondo (33), Edo (25), Ebonyi (6), Bauchi (5), Benue (4), Kogi (1), Imo […]The post Nigeria reports more than 100 Lassa fever cases in first two weeks of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68AT3)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Zahid Maleque, announced that Nipah virus cases in the country have risen to eight, including five fatalities, according to a local media report. This is more than the three cases that were reported in all 0f 2022. The health minister notes that most of the cases […]The post Bangladesh reports eight Nipah virus cases this season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68AMT)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public health officials announced the investigation of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness associated with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps, fevers, and chills at Tamarind Tree Restaurant in Seattle. According to Public Health – Seattle & King County, 10 people from three separate meal parties have reported a gastrointestinal illness after eating food from the […]The post Seattle: Officials investigate GI outbreak linked to Tamarind Tree Restaurant appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68AFD)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Bolivia reported 228 new dengue fever cases Saturday, bringing the cumulative total for the year to 1,856. The department of Santa Cruz is the one with the highest number of infected with a total of 1,280, Beni 403, Tarija 77, La Paz 55, Pando 15, Chuquisaca 18 and Cochabamba 8. Just […]The post Bolivia dengue fever cases continue rise in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68AFE)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of the province of Santa Fe, issued an alert to a recent outbreak of trichinosis in various locations in the territory. So far, 26 suspected and 8 confirmed cases of this parasitic disease have been registered. At the same time, the provincial health officials asked the population to avoid sausage foods that […]The post Argentina: Trichinosis outbreak reported in Santa Fe province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#68A33)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal neurological disorder that can occur several years after a measles infection. Although the normal form of the measles virus cannot infect the nervous system, the team found that viruses that […]The post Measles: Japanese researchers uncover mechanism that causes SSPE appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68A1N)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Preliminary data from the Ministry of Health indicate that, in 2022, more than 17,000 new cases of leprosy were diagnosed in Brazil. In 2021, the number of records reached 18,000 cases, with 11.2% of patients considered as grade 2 of physical disability – when injuries considered serious are identified in the eyes, hands and feet. The […]The post Brazil reports 17,000 leprosy cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#689CG)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The General Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, Viet Nam reported 367,729 dengue cases and 140 deaths (CFR 0.04%) cumulatively in Viet Nam in 2022. Compared to the same period in 2021 (72,88 cases and 27 deaths, CFR 0.04%), the cumulative number of cases was 5 times higher. According to the European Centre […]The post Vietnam reports 367,729 dengue cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#689AP)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Serbia reported 238 cases of syphilis in 2021, which represents an incidence rate of 3.45 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The number of reported cases of syphilis in 2021 is higher than in 2020, ie the registered incidence rate in 2021 is the highest in the last 10 years. The highest number […]The post Serbia reports rise in syphilis cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#689AQ)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up report from September 2022, Paraguay health officials say the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was received with reference to one of the last samples sent in September 2022, of a suspicion of measles in the city of Hohenau. , Itapúa department. This result came out positive for […]The post Paraguay reports first measles case in decades appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#689AR)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in South Cotabato are reporting a filariasis case in a remote sitio in Koronadal City. The individual in Sitio El Lalam, Barangay Assumption tested positive of filariasis parasite in a nocturnal blood smearing conducted among 38 residents of the sub-village on Friday, January 20. The patient is being treated. Teams from Integrated […]The post Philippines: Filariasis case reported in Koronadal City appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#689AS)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The latest report from the General Directorate of Health Surveillance in Paraguay indicates a progressive increase in cases of chikungunya. In the three epidemiological weeks evaluated (SE1, SE2, SE3) this year, a total of 5,625 cases of chikungunya and 37 of dengue were recorded. “Looking at the accumulated data of the last three weeks, […]The post Paraguay: Chikungunya cases total 5,625 in the last three weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#6885J)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Recently, a novel finding by icddr,b (formerly known as the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) scientists, and partners published in the journal of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease have confirmed the transfer of humoral immunity against Nipah Virus (NiV) from mother to newborn baby for the first time. This paper described novel information […]The post Bangladesh researchers: Transfer of immunity against Nipah virus from mother to child confirmed for the first time appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#6885K)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uruguay Ministry of Public Health received information of an increase in cases of diarrhea in some residents of some municipalities in Brazil that are regular tourist destinations. For this reason, it is considered opportune to take extreme care to minimize the possible occurrence of cases of traveler’s diarrhea from this or another destination. […]The post Uruguay warns of traveler’s diarrhea risk in some tourist destinations in Brazil appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#6885M)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Whooping cough The Ministry of Health and Sports in Bolivia reported Wednesday the total accumulated cases of Coqueluche, or whooping cough in the country reached 255, of which 176 are up to 5 years old and 79 are older than that age range, 250 infected recovered, 3 remain active to date, 1 case happened […]The post Bolivia reports 255 pertussis cases, Dengue fever update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#686WZ)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Bolivia in early 2023, the Ministry of Health and Sports reports that through January 24, 1,010 total dengue fever cases have been reported. The department of Santa Cruz is the one with the highest number of infected, 712 in total, followed by Beni 213, Tarija […]The post Bolivia dengue cases top 1,000, Santa Cruz reports most cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#686RF)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan’s first detection of wild poliovirus in 2023 has been detected in an environmental sample in Lahore. The virus found in Gulshan Ravi has links to a poliovirus found in Nangahar, Afghanistan last November, the Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health said. Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel said that […]The post Pakistan: Wild poliovirus detected in an environmental sample in Lahore appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#685MZ)
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., (APT) a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the APT phage bank, the world’s largest therapeutic phage initiative for treatment of bacterial infectious diseases, today announced the first patient has been dosed in the PHAGE clinical trial, evaluating bacteriophage therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) who carry Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) in their lungs. The trial […]The post First patient has been dosed in the PHAGE clinical trial, evaluating bacteriophage therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis who carry Pseudomonas aeruginosa in their lungs appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#685GZ)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health released the last Epidemic- prone Disease Case Surveillance (EDCS) report for 2022 today covering from January 1 to December 31 and it shows that nearly all diseases in the categories of vaccine preventable diseases, vector-borne diseases, zoonotic diseases and food and waterborne diseases were higher in case totals than […]The post Philippines reports increases in most infectious diseases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#685H0)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Carter Center announced today that in 2022, only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide. The provisional figure is the lowest annual case total ever reported. When The Carter Center assumed leadership of the global Guinea Worm Eradication Program in 1986, about 3.5 million human cases occurred annually in 21 […]The post Guinea Worm Disease: ‘We are heartened that eradication can be achieved soon,’ says former President Carter appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#6848T)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Rajshahi, near the Bangladesh-India border, a seven-year-old child died of Nipah virus Monday, according to local media. The boy is the is the second victim that died of the virus the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in January 2023. It is reported that the child drank raw date juice on Friday. From 2001-2022, 325 Nipah […]The post Bangladesh: Additional Nipah virus death reported in 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#6848V)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections with serotypes Vitkin and IIIb 61:z52:z53 linked to pet bearded dragons, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that as of January 20, 2023, a total of 32 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Vitkin (12 people) and Salmonella IIIb 61:z52:z53 (20 people) have […]The post Salmonella outbreaks linked to pet bearded dragons update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#683KS)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the diarrhea epidemic in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina Island, Brazil, a team from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) have identified the presence of norovirus. The UFSC Applied Virology Laboratory team reported yesterday the detection of human norovirus genotype 1 in 12 of 19 fecal samples from patients and also in three from […]The post Brazil: Norovirus linked to Florianópolis acute diarrhea epidemic appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#683KT)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Thailand Bureau of Epidemiology reported a 61 percent increase in melioidosis cases last year compared to what was reported in 2021. According to disease surveillance data in 2022, 3559 melioidosis patients were reported from 70 of Thailand’s 77 provinces, representing a illness rate of 5.38 per 100,000 population. The seven provinces not recording […]The post Thailand reports increase in melioidosis in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#68372)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) reports three juvenile grizzly bears tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus this fall. The three bears, one near Augusta, one near Dupuyer, and another near Kalispell, were observed to be in poor condition and exhibited disorientation and partial blindness, among other neurological […]The post Grizzly bears test positive for avian influenza in Montana, First documented cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#68373)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public Health – Seattle & King County is reporting the investigation of a confirmed measles case in a King County resident, an adult female. The individual was at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Providence Swedish First Hill while infectious. Date Time Location 1/18/23 12:26 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, South Satellite (Gate B6) to […]The post Measles case reported in Seattle, Individual was unvaccinated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#68319)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nigerian health officials have issued a public health advisory last week over a diphtheria outbreak in several states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Kano state where it is reported that no fewer than 25 persons in the state have been killed. In […]The post Nigeria: Public health advisory issued over diphtheria outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#682TQ)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MISPAS), reported this Wednesday six new cases of cholera and nine other suspects, all correspond to a family nucleus detected in the Villa Liberación sector located in Santo Domingo Este, which are admitted under conditions of stable health. Among the six patients admitted, two are Haitian […]The post Cholera in the Dominican Republic: Cases rise to 25, 85,000 vaccines expected appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#682SV)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health declared a Public Health Emergency of National Importance in view of the need to combat the lack of health care for the peoples living in the Yanomami territory. The ordinance was published this Friday. In addition to the declaration of emergency, the Ministry also installed the Center for Emergency Operations […]The post Brazil: Public health emergency declared in Yanomami territory; Malaria, ARIs cited appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#682SW)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Thailand health officials reported a doubling in chikungunya infections in 2022 compared the the year prior, according to data from the Thailand Bureau of Epidemiology. Officials reported 1,370 total cases in 48 provinces in 2022. This compared to the 671 cases in 39 provinces seen in 2021, or a 104 percent increase. No deaths […]The post Thailand reports 100% increase in chikungunya in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#682JM)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers at New York University, have published a study in Cell Host and Microbe that sheds light on the mechanisms behind the severity, or virulence, of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood stream infections. The study, published in January 2023, reveals that MRSA has undergone repeated mutations in the […]The post MRSA blood stream infections: Researchers discover mechanisms behind the virulence appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#682JN)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Syphilis rates in the United States have been increasing since 2012. From 2012 through 2021, the rate of syphilis cases increased by 224% in the U.S. and by 405% in Maine. According to the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention (Maine CDC), in 2022, 112 cases of syphilis were reported in Maine, 20.5% of […]The post Maine reports first congenital syphilis case in nearly 30 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#682JP)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut (SSI) reports more and more people in Denmark are currently being diagnosed with an infection with group A streptococci, and the increase has now reached a level that far exceeds the normal for the time of year. In addition, there has been a tripling of invasive cases (iGAS) in one […]The post Denmark reports ‘sharp increase’ in group A streptococci infections, including invasive cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#681R3)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Measles will be very dangerous if complications occur. The impact can cause severe diarrhea to death. Director of Immunization Management of the Ministry of Health Dr. Prima Yosephine, MKM said that what was feared from measles was complications. “Complications for measles are generally severe. If measles affects a child who is malnourished, this child can immediately […]The post Indonesia health official: ‘During 2022, the number of measles cases in our country was indeed quite a lot’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#681R4)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization, on 20 November 2022, a suspected case of yellow fever was reported from Dabola health district, Faranah health region, in Guinea. This is a 9-years-old child who died and whose yellow fever vaccination status is unknown. The sample collected on 22 November 2022 was positive for Enzyme-linked immunosorbent […]The post Yellow fever death reported in Guinea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#681R5)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 At least one case of measles connected to the outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, has been confirmed in Kentucky, according to state health officials. The outbreak in Columbus has infected 85 children there since October. Measles can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children. Measles typically begins with: high fever (may spike to more than […]The post Kentucky reports measles case linked to the outbreak in Ohio appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#681R6)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Massachusetts health officials reported Thursday that it has detected a novel strain of gonorrhea in a Massachusetts resident that showed reduced response to multiple antibiotics and another case with genetic markers that indicate a similar drug response. This is the first time that resistance or reduced response to five classes of antibiotics has been […]The post Massachusetts: Novel gonorrhea strain detected, Shows reduced response to multiple antibiotics appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#680M4)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the South Korean national who contracted Naegleria fowleri in Thailand, the Thailand Office of International Cooperation, Department of Disease Control released this statement: The DDC affirms that the ameba causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is not transmitted between people. The DDC further provides recommendations to prevent infections caused by contaminated […]The post Thailand statement on Naegleria fowleri appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#680M5)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 The top public health official in Thailand is predicting a significant increase in dengue fever in 2023, according to local media. Director-general of the Disease Control Department, Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong said dengue fever cases are expected to be 3-4 times higher than in 2022 when 45,145 cases and 29 deaths were reported. In 2023 […]The post Thailand officials predict 3-4 times increase in dengue this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#680K0)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Bolivia, the Minister of Health and Sports, Jeyson Auza, reported that laboratory tests confirmed 508 cases of dengue in Santa Cruz, Beni, La Paz, Pando, Tarija and Cochabamba. “The epidemiological situation in Bolivia until January 18, in week three there are 508 cases of dengue reported by laboratories in the departments of Santa […]The post Bolivia reports more than 500 dengue cases in first 3 weeks of 2023 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#680FE)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Bangladesh health authorities reported three Nipah virus cases in 2022. According to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), two cases were reported in Naogaon district and one case was reported in Rajbari district. This brings the number of cases reported in the country to 325 since 2001. In addition, officials have […]The post Bangladesh reports 3 Nipah virus cases in Naogaon and Rajbari districts in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#67Z8B)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of October 2022, the South Africa National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 397 laboratory-confirmed measles cases. Declared measles outbreaks have been reported in Limpopo (145 cases), Mpumalanga (79 cases), North West (125 cases), Gauteng (18 cases), and Free State (15 cases) provinces. Fifteen additional cases were reported in four other […]The post South Africa reports 397 measles cases since October appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#67Z6J)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of December 2022, 22 cases of illness infected with one and the same strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported to the Public Health Authority. The infection is suspected to originate from eggs that have now been recalled. At the end of December 2022, Salmonella Enteritidis was identified at a major Swedish […]The post Sweden: Salmonella outbreak sickens 22, Prompts recall of fresh eggs appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by News Desk on (#67Z4V)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nepal health authorities reported a total of 54,784 dengue cases in 2022. This is more than a 10,000 percent increase compared to 2021 when 540 cases were reported. Bagmati province reported the highest number (42428) followed by Lumbini province (5037), Province-1 (2309), according to data from the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD). Kathmandu […]The post Nepal ends 2022 with 54784 dengue cases, 88 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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by Press Release on (#67WSX)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a news release from Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety Authority) computer translated: The parasite Echinococcus (Echinococcus canadensis G10) has been detected on a moose that was felled in Stor-Elvdal municipality in Innlandet. The sample was taken at a game slaughterhouse, and the relevant elk carcass was discarded and destroyed. This is the first time the […]The post Norway: Echinococcus canadensis detected in moose, 1st time in country appeared first on Outbreak News Today.
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