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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month, New Hampshire health officials released a health alert after identifying two locally acquired Echinococcus granulosus cases, the first such cases of the parasitic infection in the state. Joining me today to discuss the parasite and the situation is Elizabeth Talbot, MD. Dr. Talbot is the New Hampshire Deputy State Epidemiologist, a professor […]The post Echinococcus in New Hampshire with Elizabeth Talbot, MD appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Something we at the website have been counting down for the past few weeks (HERE, HERE), Uganda’s Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero made official in a tweet this morning–“Congratulations to team Uganda. The country is officially declared Ebola free”. Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by […]The post Ebola outbreak declared over in Uganda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Head of the Provincial Health Division of Kasaï-Oriental, Doctor Nestor Tshiteku announced that more than 12,000 cases of measles, including 109 deaths were recorded during 2022 in the province. This epidemic currently affects the 17 health zones that make up this province located in the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). […]The post Democratic Republic of the Congo: 12,000 measles cases reported in Kasaï-Oriental province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Haiti Since the notification of the first two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the greaterPort-au-Prince area on 2 October 2022, to 7 January 2022, the Haiti Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) reported a total of 23,044 suspected cases in 10 departments of the country, including 1,576 confirmed […]The post Cholera update in Hispaniola appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up report on the horse botulism cases in Louisiana and several other states, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF), in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory (CAHFS), has confirmed the presence of Clostridium botulinum type C in alfalfa hay cubes […]The post Louisiana: Clostridium Botulinum type C was found in alfalfa hay cubes tied to the death of some 20 horses appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ten people have been admitted to hospitals for anthrax in Kisii County, according to local media. This follows an animal anthrax outbreak in the area. Many of those hospitalized are said to had feasted on meat from an infected carcass. “We advise residents against consuming any meat from the carcass, if we are to […]The post Kenya: Anthrax outbreak sickens 10 in Kisii County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Research by two Texas A&M University scientists is focused on improving Lyme disease treatment outcomes by developing a test that’s both more accurate and more efficient than the current test for the infection. Lyme disease, the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the U.S., according to the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, is challenging to diagnose and […]The post Lyme disease: Scientists are testing Raman spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program reported on a norovirus outbreak on a recent P&O Cruises, Arcadia, voyage in an January 6 announcement. The voyage dates were December 29, 2022–January 3, 2023. According to officials, 84 of the 1,986 passengers (4.23%) and 10 of the 818 crew (1.22%) were affected […]The post Norovirus outbreak on recent P&O Cruises, Arcadia, voyage appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health released the arbovirus disease numbers for 2022 in a bulletin on January 6 and it shows that through week 52 last year, Brazil reported 1,016 confirmed dengue deaths in 2022. This is the first time the 1,000 fatality threshold has been topped. The previous high was in 2015 when […]The post Brazil reports more than 1,000 dengue deaths in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria – called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine – demonstrated safety and efficacy when tested in adults living in Burkina Faso, West Africa, which has endemic malaria. That is the finding of a new study published on Dec. 7, 2022, in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers at the […]The post Malaria: Three-dose Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine shows safety, efficacy in Burkina Faso adults appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 54-year-old man living in Changsha, Hunan province is the latest patient in China who contracted avian influenza A(H5N6). The patient developed symptoms on November 2, 2022. He was admitted for treatment on November 5, 2022, and was in critical condition. From 2014 to date, 82 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been […]The post H5N6 avian influenza case reported in Hunan, China man appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reports the dengue death toll in the country has eclipsed the 700 mark in 2022. From January 1 through December 17, 722 deaths were recorded nationally, a 156 percent increase from the same period in 2021 (282). The Central Visayas region has seen the most fatalities with 103, […]The post Philippines dengue death toll tops 700 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials reported 600 cumulative chikungunya cases in 2022 with two weeks left to report. From the beginning of 2022 through December 17, 600 cases were reported nationally. This is an increase of 552 percent compared to the same period in 2021 when 92 cases were reported. Regions reporting the most cases in […]The post Philippines: Chikungunya cases reach 600 in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Florida health officials reported two additional autochthonous dengue fever during the last week of 2022 in Miami-Dade County, bringing the state total to 65. Sixty-one of the cases were reported from Miami-Dade County, while the remaining four were from Collier, Broward (2), and Volusia counties. Of the 57 cases serotyped by PCR, 54 were […]The post Florida reports 65 autochthonous dengue fever cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced a case of measles was confirmed after a Korean in their 40s who boarded the same aircraft as a measles confirmed person while traveling abroad. Previously, health officials were notified by the Spanish government that “on December 18, 2022, a confirmed case of measles […]The post South Korea reports first imported measles case since February 2020 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In 2022, the Vietnam Ministry of Health reported a total of 361,813 cases of dengue fever, including 133 deaths. The number of cases increased by 5 times and the number of deaths increased by 107 cases compared to 2021. The number of new cases in the last weeks of 2022 all decreased because the cold […]The post Vietnam ends 2022 with more than 360,000 dengue cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Giardia is arguably the most common parasite infection of humans worldwide, and the second most common in the United States after pin-worm. Joining me to talk about Giardia is Chandana Bala. Chandy is the President of Global Insight Advisory Network and writes on the intersection of healthcare and technology. She is also a frequent […]The post Giardia: A ‘beaver fever’ primer appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Based on the data surveillance of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB), there were 6,126 cholera cases reported from January 1 to December 10, 2022. Despite this, no local governments have declared an outbreak as cases remained manageable thanks to the close coordination of hospitals and the Health Department in monitoring and treating patients. “We […]The post Philippines: Anti-cholera efforts ramped up as cases increase appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health has reported more than 15,000 typhoid cases this year, a large increase compared to 2021. According to official data, 15,092 typhoid fever cases were reported from January 1 through December 10. This is a 162 percent increase compared to the total for the same period last year (5,758). Regions […]The post Philippines typhoid cases top 15,000 in 2022, 162% increase from last year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) report it has been 37 days since the last confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case as of January 3, 2023. On 20th September 2022, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus (SVD) after a case managed at […]The post Uganda: 37 days since last confirmed Ebola case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through the end of week 52, 2022, the Singapore National Environmental Agency (NEA) reported 32,097 total dengue fever cases. This is the second most cases reported in Singapore in a single year. This is more than a 500 percent increase in cases compared to the same period in 2021 (5,258). In 2020, […]The post Singapore records 2nd highest dengue tally in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Victoria Department of Health has reported the first identified case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus infection of this mosquito season in a Campaspe LGA resident. Recent weather conditions have been favorable for mosquito breeding and biting and mosquito numbers are high across many parts of Victoria. There is ongoing concern over […]The post Australia: First Japanese encephalitis case of season reported in Victoria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Singapore Ministry of Health reports a total of 171 newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections were reported among residents in the first 10 months (January – October) of 2022. The number of notifications is 14% lower than the number of cases in the same period in 2021. The Ministry […]The post Singapore reports 14% drop in HIV cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Chinese vaccine company, Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., announced receiving clinical trial approval for its novel adjuvanted recombinant shingles vaccine, REC610, from the Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines. The study will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of REC610 in healthy adult subjects aged 40 and above. Shingles is an acute infectious skin […]The post Chinese shingles vaccine receives clinical trial approval from Philippines FDA appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vietnam Ministry of Health’s bulletin on COVID-19 prevention and control dated January 1, 2023 reported that there were 53 new cases, the momentum has continued to decrease over the past few days. This is also the day with the lowest number of new cases in nearly 2 years. According to statistics of the […]The post Vietnam COVID-19: Jan. 1, 2023 sees the lowest number of new cases in nearly 2 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) ended 2022 reporting 281 total dengue related deaths, easily breaking the previous record for fatalities in 2019 when 179 deaths were recorded. 260 of the deaths were recorded from September through December alone with more than 100 seen in November. DGHS numbers show that […]The post Bangladesh reports record dengue deaths in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Puerto Rico Department of Health reports nearly 800 total (confirmed, probable and suspect) cases of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona on September 18, 2022. According to their data, 33 confirmed, 89 probable and 649 suspect cases (771 total) have been reported from week 38 (ending September 24) through week 50 (ending […]The post Leptospirosis in Puerto Rico: More than 700 total cases since Hurricane Fiona appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Oaxaca The state of Oaxaca, in southwestern Mexico, reported 4 cases of human rabies in December 2022, an infection transmitted through the bite of wild animals. The health authorities reported that an adult woman and three minors contracted the infection in the state of Oaxaca. Two of them, according to a statement from the local government, are […]The post Rabies in Mexico: Human cases reported in Oaxaca and Nayarit appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections. Fifteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from Oklahoma, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Interviews with 12 sick people and traceback data show that raw alfalfa sprouts […]The post CDC warns of Salmonella infections linked to raw alfalfa sprouts appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 30-year-old patient (in Phu Tho) entered the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on December 21, 2022 in a state of panic and anxiety. Through taking the history, the patient said that about 3-4 months ago, the patient was bitten by a strange dog. The patient then beat the dog to death and ate it. The […]The post Vietnam: Phú Thọ man dies from rabies months after dog bite appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) said the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has confirmed that a South Korean man in his 50s died on 21 December 2022 after being infected with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri. The man was reported to have resided for four months in a Southeast Asian country before […]The post Malaysia advises public how to avoid Naegleria fowleri after South Korea reports 1st case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Douglas County Health Department, Sarpy/Cass Health Department, and Three Rivers Public Health Department, is investigating a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhimurium. As of December 23, 2022, 12 individuals reported consuming alfalfa sprouts between December 4–15, […]The post Nebraska reports Salmonella outbreak, Linked to alfalfa sprouts appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported a confirmed case of human rabies in Limpopo Province in December 2022. The case involved an 8-year-old boy from Mbokota Village, Makhado Municipality, Vhembe District. He was admitted to hospital with a fever, confusion, delirium, trouble breathing and hemiplegia. On examination, in addition to the above, […]The post South Africa reports 13th confirmed human rabies case of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Madagascar Tribune reports (computer translated): The plague strikes very close to the capital. Approximately 75 km from Antananarivo in Ambohimiadana, Antsaharatsy, Ampanotokana commune, Ambohidratrimo district, three people died on Tuesday after being sick. Three other people had to be hospitalized, including a young man who was in critical condition. Last week, the mother of […]The post Plague deaths reported in Ambohidratrimo district: Madagascar media appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) reports recently a locally acquired human case of West Nile Virus (WNV). In response, DOH-Hillsborough and Hillsborough County Mosquito control are collaboratively responding through prevention, mosquito population control, and surveillance efforts. In 2022, Florida has reported five human WNV cases–Volusia (2), Sarasota, Hillsborough and St. […]The post West Nile virus case reported in Hillsborough County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Florida health officials reported four additional locally acquired dengue fever cases in Miami-Dade County the week ending December 24. This brings the total cases in the county to 59 this year and 63 statewide. In addition to Miami-Dade County, four cases were reported this year in Collier, Broward (2) and Volusia counties. All the […]The post Dengue in Miami-Dade County: Four additional locally acquired cases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Of the three main diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, chikungunya is the only one that shows an increase in cases this year in Brazil compared to 2019, the year of the last survey before the pandemic. This year through December 17, there were 172,082 probable cases of chikungunya (incidence rate of 80.7 cases per […]The post Brazil: Chikungunya shows increase in cases compared to 2019 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) African region recently published an update on yellow fever in the region, here are some of the highlights of the report: In 2022, 12 countries in the WHO African region have reported outbreaks of yellow fever (Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]The post Yellow fever in Africa 2022: Vaccination coverage is insufficient appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a total of 296 cases including 6 deaths have been recorded in the Ruzizi health zone in the southern part of South Kivu province during the past month, according to local media. According to health professionals in this part, this disease is due in particular to the […]The post South Kivu: Nearly 300 cases of cholera including 6 deaths recorded in one month in Ruzizi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Samara Oblast in the Volga Federal District of Russia are reporting a measles outbreak this month. Six cases of the dangerous disease have been officially registered in Samara, according to a a local media report. Caused by a highly contagious virus, measles spreads from person to person by breathing, coughing, or […]The post Russia: Measles outbreak reported in Samara region appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The measles outbreak in Central Ohio now stands at 82 confirmed cases as of December 27, according to Columbus Public Health. The first measles case was identified October 22, 2022, and as of December 27th there are 82 confirmed cases with 32 hospitalizations and no deaths. The current outbreak started with four unvaccinated children […]The post Ohio: Measles outbreak rises to 82, 90 percent unvaccinated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 From the middle of November, an increasing number of cases of Shigella infection with a travel connection to Cape Verde have been reported in Sweden Folkhalsomyndigheten, or Sweden’s Public Health Agency reports 30 cases of shigella infection with a travel connection to Cape Verde have been reported in Sweden since mid-November. Eleven bacterial […]The post Sweden reports dozens of Shigella infections linked to travel to Cape Verde appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the notification of the first two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the greater Port-au-Prince area on 2 October 2022, to 23 December 2022, the Haitian Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population reported a total of 19,378 suspected cases in 10 departments of the country, including 1,427 confirmed cases, 16,581 hospitalized […]The post Haiti: Confirmed cholera cases top 1,400 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced three new confirmed melioidosis infection cases had been recorded in the past week (through December 23). The patients live in Sham Shui Po and the CHP’s epidemiological investigations reveal that the cases’ onset dates were all between early September and […]The post Melioidosis cases in Hong Kong rise to 46 in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 An additional measles case has been reported in Victoria, Australia as officials say a returned overseas traveller from Thailand was confirmed. This is the sixth measles case reported in the state in 2022. The case was infectious on their return flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Melbourne and at multiple exposure sites in Melbourne […]The post Australia: New measles case reported in Victoria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Epidemiology of the Los Santos Health Region reports two new cases of hantavirus, for a total of 36 cases so far in 2022. The new cases correspond to Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (SCPH) and both patients, a 33-year-old male and a 49-year-old female, come from the district of Tonosí. To date, 21 […]The post Panama records two additional hantavirus cases in Los Santos appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) now reports 227 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles across all provinces through December 17. 216 cases were reported from five provinces with a declared measles outbreak, namely Limpopo (110 cases), Mpumalanga (64 cases), North West (27 cases), Gauteng […]The post South Africa measles outbreak tops 200 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reports confirming human cases of anthrax in Sto. Niño, Cagayan after being exposed to infected dying carabaos — some of which were butchered and consumed as meat, according to a PhilStar report. This comes on the heels of recent reports of the anthrax deaths of four carabaos, two […]The post Anthrax cases reported in Cagayan: Philippines media appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported today the confirmation of a Naegleria fowleri infection in a Korean man returning from overseas. This is the first “brain-eating amoeba” infection reported in South Korea. The patient is a Korean man in his 50s who returned to Korea on Dec. 10 after a four-month […]The post South Korea reports 1st Naegleria fowleri case in man returning from Thailand appeared first on Outbreak News Today.