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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers at the University of Valencia on Spain’s southeastern coast have detected the parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, aka the rat lungworm in two different species of rats in the city of Valencia. “It is an emerging parasite , which is expanding and which must be taken into account,” explains María Teresa Galán, professor of the Parasites and Health group at […]The post Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, detected in rats in Valencia: First time in continental Europe appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a recent publication in the journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, the results of a survey on the sterility and use of tap water in household medical devices like CPAPs and nasal rinsing show that far too many people believe it is safe to use in that capacity and that clear public health education is necessary. First, […]The post Public health education on the infectious disease risks of using tap water in medical devices is needed: Survey appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses. Nearly 100,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals of infections they develop after being admitted. But despite intense infection-control efforts, new strains of […]The post Acinetobacter baumannii: Researchers find evidence pointing to an unexpected source of such bacteria– the hospitalized patients themselves appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The diarrhea epidemic in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina Island, Brazil reached 1,618 during the first two weeks of 2023, according to the Municipal Health Secretariat. The causative agent is still unknown. The epidemic has hit residents and tourists alike. One of the hypotheses under investigation is whether the case is related to unsuitable places for bathing […]The post Brazil: 1,618 cases of acute diarrhea were reported during the first two weeks of 2023 in Florianópolis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institute of Public Health of Serbia, aka Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut, reports four people (three children and one adult) from the territory of Smederevo were confirmed by the measles reference laboratory of the Institute for Virology, Vaccines and Serums “Torlak”. Three of the cases were in unvaccinated persons and one person of unknown […]The post Serbia reports four measles cases in Smederevo appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On January 1, 2023, Burundi’s Minister of Public Health declared an outbreak of cholera in the East African country. In a press release, officials said nine suspected cases of cholera were identified on December 30, 2022 in the northern health district of the commercial capital Bujumbura with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting, mainly in […]The post Cholera outbreak declared in Burundi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the last three epidemiological weeks evaluated (EW 51, 52/22 to EW 1/23), 1,244 new cases of chikungunya and 9 cases of dengue were recorded nationwide in Paraguay. “We are concerned about the rise mainly of chikungunya, we are also having cases of dengue, but the amount of chikungunya is much higher and they […]The post Paraguay reports spike in chikungunya in recent weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Bangladesh’s Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) announced this week the death of a 35-year-old woman from Rajshahi from Nipah virus (NiV). It is reported that she had a history of consuming raw date juice. In addition to the case this week, Bangladesh reported three Nipah cases in 2022, in which two […]The post Bangladesh officials report a Nipah virus death in a Rajshahi woman appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 National Undersecretary of Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health (MSP), Francisco Pérez, has confirmed the first case of avian influenza A (H5) in a nine-year-old girl in the province of Bolívar, the first such case reported in Latin America and the Caribbean. The patient is currently hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit, […]The post Ecuador reports 1st human infection of influenza A(H5) in Latin America and the Caribbean appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

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.