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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institute of Tropical Medicine of the Central University of Venezuela (IMT – UCV) detected on December 5, at least 20 cases of histoplasmosis, a lung infection caused by a fungus, in a whole group of rescuers who worked the torrential avalanche in Las Tejerías, in the state of Aragua in the north-central region […]The post Venezuela: Histoplasmosis outbreak linked to Las Tejerías avalanche appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reports being informed of two laboratory-confirmed Legionnaires’ disease cases with onsets in October 2022 and December 2022 connected with the Woodland Garden Apartments in Duluth. Two cases of Legionella with a common apartment building is concerning as outbreaks in this setting are relatively rare. The disease carries high […]The post Minnesota: Legionnaires’ disease cases reported in Duluth appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Dengue fever According to the Vietnam Ministry of Health, the whole country recorded 7,350 cases of dengue fever, 1 death in Lam Dong during the past week. Compared to the previous week, the number of cases decreased by 24%. In which, the number of hospitalizations was 6,048. Since the beginning of the year, Vietnam has […]The post Vietnam: Dengue cases top 350,000, 50 leprosy cases reported in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Colorado state health officials recently reported an increase in pediatric hospitalizations caused by group A strep. There have been 11 reported cases of invasive group A strep in children since Nov. 1, 2022, in the Denver metro area. Recent cases range in age from 10 months to 6 years, but anyone of any age […]The post Invasive group A strep cases up in Denver, CDC issues health advisory appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced this week that Sunlenca® (lenacapavir), in combination with other antiretroviral(s) (ARV), has been granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in heavily treatment-experienced (HTE) adults with multi-drug resistant (MDR) HIV-1 infection. Sunlenca has a multi-stage mechanism of action distinguishable from other currently approved classes […]The post FDA Approves First-In-Class HIV Treatment Option appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Malaysia health officials reported an additional 1950 dengue fever cases in the weeks ending December 17, bringing the cumulative total to 62,060 in 2022 to date. This is a 146.7 percent increase in cases compared to the same period in 2021 (25,161). Authorities also reported a total of 49 deaths due to dengue complications […]The post Malaysia reports nearly 150% increase in dengue in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Genentech today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Actemra® (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adult patients who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Actemra is the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat […]The post FDA Approves Actemra for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports a suspected case of yellow fever (YF), a 67-year-old male farmer resident of Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, tested positive for YF by plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) at Institut Pasteur in Dakar on 19 October 2022. The onset of symptoms was on 25 May 2022 with fever. Investigation […]The post Yellow fever case confirmed in Sierra Leone appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health has reported 6,062 cumulative cholera cases through December 3, an increase of 288 percent compared to the same period in 2021 (1,563). Six out of 10 cases were reported from the Eastern Visayas region (3,744), which includes the following six provinces: Biliran, Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar and […]The post Philippines cholera cases top 6,000 for 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development issued an alert this week for residents and holiday travellers of rabies in high-risk areas in the country. Rabies is particularly common in the KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, as well as the border between Free State Province and Lesotho. The […]The post South Africa officials warns of rabies in high risk areas appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following Monday on the congenital syphilis increase reported in the state: Acting Secretary of Health and Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson is strongly encouraging pregnant people to seek prenatal care and get tested for syphilis during pregnancy to reverse the recent trend of babies being […]The post Pennsylvania: Babies born with congenital syphilis hits highest level in 32 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported four additional cases of locally acquired dengue fever last week, bringing the state total to 59 this year. All four new cases were reported from Miami-Dade County, which now accounts for 55 of the 59 autochthonous cases reported. Dengue is a virus spread through mosquito bites by Aedes […]The post Florida reports 4 additional local dengue transmission in Miami-Dade County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)have reported 12,192 syphilis cases through December 14 this year, the highest number of the sexually transmitted infection since records have been kept. In October, cases topped the 10,000 mark. Tokyo has reported the most cases with 3,428, followed by Osaka with 1,664, Aichi with 709 and Hokkaido with […]The post Japan sees syphilis cases top 12,000 in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reported in a health alert last week that there have been two human cases of Echinococcus (tapeworm) infection acquired in northern New Hampshire. On April 11, 2022, health officials were notified of a confirmed case of human pulmonary Echinococcus granulosus (EG) causing cystic echinococcus […]The post Echinococcus cases reported in New Hampshire: First locally acquired cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Currently, the weather in Hanoi has turned to the cold season with the temperature not favorable for the development of mosquitoes that transmit the disease. The number of dengue cases continued to decrease compared to the previous week but remained high. Last week, Hanoi recorded 1,165 cases of dengue fever, 2 deaths. Since the beginning […]The post Hanoi still reports more than 1,000 dengue cases last week despite cold season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Salmonella Agona outbreaks in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, Norway health authorities report the results of the outbreak investigation show that certain batches of cucumber from a Spanish supplier stand out as a likely source of infection. These batches of cucumber are no longer on the market, and we have […]The post Cucumber from Spain is suspected source of Salmonella Agona outbreak in Norway, Sweden appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Uganda’s Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus (SVD) on September 20 after a case was confirmed in Mubende district. This is the first time in more than a decade that Uganda reported an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus. According to officials, it’s been 23 days since the last confirmed case was […]The post Ebola in Uganda: 23 days since confirmation of last case, Lockdown lifted in Mubende and Kassanda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal and state health officials report investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Texas. As of December 15, 211 illnesses have been reported in eight states: Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS) North Carolina (NC), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX). The FDA has confirmed that raw oysters […]The post Norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Texas sickens more than 200 from 8 states appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in South Africa, health officials in the country now report 169 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles from 11 October to 07 December 2022 across 4 provinces: North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Gauteng. In Limpopo, 98 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles were reported from 11 October to 07 December 2022, […]The post Measles cases rise to 169 in South Africa outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the suspected botulism outbreak in horses in Louisiana, federal officials know of at least 98 horses in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas who showed neurologic symptoms. At least 45 of these horses have died or were euthanized due to declining health. The symptoms reported are consistent with botulism, and […]The post Horse botulism outbreak update; FDA issues warning about Alfalfa Cubes appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Government data on measles in India was presented to the Lok Sabha today by Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar which revealed a total 10,416 laboratory-confirmed cases and 40 deaths among children have been reported till December 12, the Hindu reports. The report notes that the state of Maharashtra has reported the […]The post India reports more than 10,000 confirmed measles cases through December 12 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Oaxaca Health Secretariat (SSO) together with the National Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance (CONAVE) issued an epidemiological alert for an outbreak of malaria in the state. So far, a total of 20 confirmed cases of malaria have been identified and reported through the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SNAVE) in San Pedro Tapanatepec, Oaxaca , 16 are autochthonous cases and four to imported cases. […]The post Mexico: Malaria outbreak reported in Oaxaca appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive topline results from the completed Phase 1b Callisto trial and the enrollment of the first subject in the Carpo Phase 2a trial. The Callisto and Carpo trials are designed to evaluate TP-05, a novel investigative oral therapeutic for the potential prevention of Lyme disease. The Callisto trial was a […]The post Lyme disease: Novel investigative oral therapeutic trials show positive topline results appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The El Salvador Ministry of Health has reported dengue fever cases triple this year in the country. According to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin, 16,259 dengue fever cases have been reported to date, more than triple the case count for the same period in 2021 (5,078). Despite this rise in suspected cases, the Ministry of […]The post El Salvador reports a tripling of dengue cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Panama’s Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, announced Monday that Panama registered the first death from malaria in 2022, confirmed in the Guna Yala region. According to the announcement, on December 8, the patient arrived for care where it was complicated and on December 11, death was declared. The Department of Epidemiology of the […]The post Panama reports first malaria death of 2022 in Guna Yala region appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of the year through December 1, Liberia has reported seven Lassa fever outbreaks amounting to 67 laboratory confirmed cases including 22 deaths (CFR 32.8%), according to the WHO. Of the 15 counties in Liberia, five have reported confirmed cases. The most affected counties are Bong (22 cases, four deaths), Grand Bassa […]The post Liberia reports 7 Lassa fever outbreaks in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports one confirmed case of Lassa Fever in the Health District of Gueckedou, Guinea on December 8. The patient is a female greater than 60 years old. A total of 27 contacts were identified and are being followed. Public health response activities are ongoing, including the in-depth epidemiological investigation to […]The post Lassa fever case confirmed in Guinea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institut Pasteur in Dakar confirmed by polymerase chain reaction a case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) from Matam district, Matam region on November 28. The case is a 19-year-old female. The date of onset of symptoms was November 14. Symptoms included fever, headache, myalgia, arthralgia and asthenia. Rift Valley Fever is mosquito-borne virus […]The post Rift Valley fever case confirmed in Senegal appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A resident of the Boguchansky district, Krasnoyarsk Territory, in central Russia has been diagnosed with the bacterial infection, tularemia. This is the first time in 10 years that such a diagnosis has been made in the region. The infection occurred “through contact with raw hare meat,” said Dmitry Goryaev , chief sanitary doctor of the region […]The post Russia: First case of tularemia in 10 years recorded in the Krasnoyarsk Territory appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brazil may report a record number of dengue-related deaths this year, according to the latest arbovirus data published by the health ministry. The Brazil Ministry of Health reports 978 deaths have been confirmed due to dengue fever, 844 by laboratory criteria and 134 by epidemiological clinical criterion through December 3 (Epi week 48). This […]The post Brazil close to breaking dengue fatality record appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mississippi bird flu cases increasing Reports of sick and dead birds across the state of Mississippi and surrounding states are increasing, as an apparent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been found in some wild birds and domestic poultry. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has received many reports […]The post Avian Influenza Newswire: Mississippi bird cases increasing, Brown bear cub in Alaska appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Measles in Mumbai Another suspected measles death was reported on Dec 12. The child, aged four, was a resident of Sakinaka and partially immunised. With this, the number of deaths due to measles in Mumbai has risen to 13, of which eight are confirmed deaths, while five are suspected cases. Moreover, two new hotspots […]The post India Newswire: Measles in Mumbai, Dengue in Delhi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 With more than two dozen countries reporting cholera cases, US health officials warn a traveler could arrive in the United States with cholera at any time. According to a Alabama Department of Public Health alert (via CDC information), eight cases have been reported among travelers returning from Pakistan, Iraq, and Bangladesh through November 28 […]The post Cholera cases imported into the US, Sustained community transmission unlikely appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Florida, the Florida Department of Health reported six additional autochthonous dengue fever cases from Miami-Dade County during the past week. This brings the total locally acquired dengue cases to 51 in Miami-Dade County and 55 statewide. The majority of locally transmitted cases were identified […]The post Dengue in Florida: 6 additional local cases reported in Miami-Dade County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the cholera outbreak that began in Haiti in early October, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced this week that the country received around 1.17 million doses of oral cholera vaccines. The vaccine (Evichol) was provided by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (IGC), which manages the global […]The post Haiti receives more than 1 million cholera vaccines, Deaths near 300 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) is reporting an increase in pertussis cases among children younger than five years of age, particularly among infants younger than three months of age. The current increases have mostly been reported in the Western Cape Province. From January to November 2022, 408 cases of […]The post South Africa: Pertussis cases up, more than half in Western Cape Province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Michigan state health officials and local health departments report investigating an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in residents in Livingston, Ingham and Oakland counties. The illnesses are believed to have occurred after people came into contact with a group of sick calves. To date, a total of 12 people between the ages of 19 and […]The post Michigan reports investigating Cryptosporidium illnesses appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to report an out of season increase in scarlet fever and group A strep infections. Cases usually show steepest rises in the new year, but have increased sharply in recent weeks. So far this season (from 12 September to 4 December) there have been 6,601 notifications of scarlet […]The post England continues to report increase in group A strep this season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Quarter Horse breeding farm had 15 horses become acutely ill since December 3rd, according to an disease alert published by the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) today. Two horses died within 48 hours of onset of clinical signs, 10 were euthanized due to rapid clinical decline within the same time frame, and 2 […]The post Louisiana: Suspected botulism outbreak affects 15 horses in Vermillion Parish appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reporting a sharp increase in seasonal influenza (flu) activity statewide. All 16 counties are experiencing a sustained increase in flu activity. There were 63 influenza-associated hospitalizations reported to Maine CDC last week, a 152 percent increase from the previous week. Of those hospitalizations, […]The post Maine reports sharp increase in flu across the state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) in Nepal reported today an update on dengue fever in the country for 2022. As of December 11, 2022 a total of 54,232 dengue cases have been identified, with Bagmati province reporting highest number (42143) followed by Lumbini province (4984) and Province-1 (2249). The top 10 districts have […]The post Nepal dengue fever update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since November 1, 26 people in Sweden have been confirmed to be infected with Salmonella Agona. Whole-genome sequencing (analysis of the bacteria’s genetic material) has shown that the disease cases carry the same strain of Salmonella Agona and are thus suspected of having been infected by a common source. The cases, who are aged 3-86 […]The post Sweden: Salmonella Agona outbreak investigated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reports, based on preliminary data, the number of iGAS cases reported in November was twice the number of cases in other months (46 cases in November to date compared to an average of 20 cases/month in 2022). The data is based on statewide surveillance for iGAS infections […]The post Minnesota: invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) infections double in November appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reported nearly 1,200 additional confirmed cholera cases in the past month. As of October 15, the case tally was 4,102. Through November 12, health authorities have reported 5,291. The 5,291 cases reported from Jan 1- Nov. 12 is a 283 percent increase compared to the same time in […]The post Philippines report another 1,000+ cholera cases in past month appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the rabies situation in South Africa this year, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports a laboratory-confirmed human rabies case reported from Eastern Cape Province on 22 November 2022. A seven-year-old girl from Ncera village, East London, in the Buffalo City Municipality, was pronounced dead on arrival at an […]The post South Africa: 7-year-old Eastern Cape girl is country’s 12th rabies case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the second time since the Bangladesh government started keeping records on dengue in 2000, the country has eclipsed the 60,000 dengue case tally nationally. According to data published by the the Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today, the cumulative case count is 60,078 in 2022. 266 dengue related deaths have been […]The post Dengue cases top 60,000 in Bangladesh in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Dengue During the week ending December 3, Malaysia health authorities reported 1,935 additional dengue cases compared to 1,734 during the previous week, which is an increase of 201 cases (11.6%). A total of two deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported that week. The cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported to date […]The post Malaysia dengue and chikungunya update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vietnam health officials reported an additional 10,000 dengue fever cases in the past week, bringing the cumulative total countrywide to 335,333 cases. To date, the country has recorded 123 deaths from dengue fever. Compared to the same period in 2021, the number of cases increased by 4.9 times, the number of deaths increased by 98 […]The post Vietnam: Although the temperature in the North is decreasing, it is not enough to limit the activity of the mosquito that transmits dengue fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new antimalarial drug is being introduced at a dose that is too low to be effective for all patients who need it, according to a report published in eLife. The study suggests that the current 300 mg adult dose of tafenoquine reduces recurrent vivax malaria infection by 70%, whereas increasing it to 450 […]The post Malaria study: New antimalarial drug, tafenoquine, requires higher doses to achieve cure reliably appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Takeda announced Thursday that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for the company’s dengue vaccine QDENGA® (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003) for the prevention of dengue disease in individuals from four years of age in the European Union (EU). The approval follows the positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for […]The post Dengue vaccine, QDENGA, Approved for Use in European Union appeared first on Outbreak News Today.