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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vietnam health authorities recorded more than 10,000 cases of dengue fever across the country in the past week, including two additional deaths. Since the beginning of 2022, Vietnam has reported 292,439 cumulative cases of dengue fever and 112 deaths. Compared to the same period in 2021 (56,240 cases/21 deaths), the number of dengue cases […]The post Vietnam dengue cases near 300K, Hanoi surpasses the epidemic warning threshold appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health reported recently a decrease in malaria cases in the country. Data from the Ministry of Health’s National Malaria Prevention and Control Program reveals in 2021, the country recorded 140,385 cases, a reduction of almost 28% compared to 2017. In Brazil, more than 99% of autochthonous cases (locally transmitted) […]The post Brazil reports decrease in malaria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Lebanon Ministry of Health reports in an update today that the cholera outbreak that began in early October has expanded to 2709 total (suspected and confirmed) cholera cases, including 436 confirmed cases. The cholera death toll now stands at 18. WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari released a […]The post Lebanon cholera update, WHO Regional Director’s statement on cholera outbreaks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New Mexico Department of Health has reported a human infection with a novel influenza A virus in mid-October. The patient was infected with an influenza A(H3N2) variant (A(H3N2)v) virus. Bowflex & Schwinn Home Gym Equipment The patient is <18 years of age and is recovering from their illness. An investigation by local public […]The post New Mexico reports ‘swine flu’ case, 10th case in the US in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) is reporting historic levels of early syphilis and congenital syphilis in 2022. In a health advisory last week, PADOH reports during the first 10 months of calendar year (CY) 2022 the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) reported 11 cases of Congenital Syphilis (exclusive of Philadelphia). Based on […]The post Pennsylvania reporting most syphilis cases in three decades appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Malaysia, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia reports 46,495 cumulative cases through October 15. This is a 123 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021 (20,847). The dengue related death toll has risen to 28 this year, up from 15, or 87 percent last year. 53 […]The post Malaysia: Dengue cases up 123% in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today presented a poster highlighting favorable AT-752 Phase 1 clinical data for the treatment of dengue fever at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) 2022 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. The poster #1358, titled “Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of AT-752, a novel nucleotide prodrug […]The post Dengue fever treatment: Favorable Phase 1 clinical data presented at ASTMH meeting appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cholera Philippines health officials report 4,102 cumulative cholera cases this year through October 15, a 254 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021 (1,159). In addition, the death toll from cholera this year has increased 311 percent– 9 in 2021 vs 37 in 2022 year to date. The Eastern Visayas has […]The post Philippines: Cholera cases top 4,000, Typhoid cases up 150% appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Africa health authorities reported a confirmed human rabies case of the year in a child from Buffalo City Municipality near the east coast of the Eastern Cape Province. The nine-year-old boy presented with rabies disease at a hospital in East London, on the 27 September 2022 and died the following day. The child […]The post South Africa reports 11th human rabies case in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Nepal this year, the country’s Epidemiology and Disease Control Division reports 46,768 dengue cases through October. Bagmati province has reported the highest number of cases (36441), followed by Lumbini province (4656) and Province-1 (1791). Out of the top 10 districts reporting dengue cases, the highest […]The post Nepal dengue update: 46,768 dengue cases through October appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On October 28, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INEI) of the National Administration of Laboratories and Health Institutes (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán” informed the Epidemiology Directorate of the National Ministry of Health about two isolates of Candida auris from clinical samples of two patients treated at a clinic in the Autonomous City of […]The post Candida auris cases reported in Buenos Aires appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Kenya Ministry of Health, an outbreak of yellow fever was confirmed in two (2) counties– Isiolo and Garissa. Suspected cases have been reported from other ten (10) counties, Samburu, Meru, Wajir, Nakuru, Mombasa, Nairobi, Tana River , Turkana, Trans-Nzoia and Laikipia. A total of 141 suspected cases, including three confirmed cases, […]The post Kenya: Yellow fever outbreak in Isiolo and Garissa counties appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in South Africa this year, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported the third confirmed human case in the country in 2022. The latest case, a 36-year-old man from the Cape Winelands District fell ill on 8 October 2022 and was taken to a […]The post South Africa reports 3rd Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Between October 2010 and February 2019, over 820,000 cases of cholera, including nearly 10,000 deaths, were reported in Haiti. On October 20, 2010, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the first time in more than a century, ten months after the catastrophic earthquake that killed over 200,000 people and displaced over […]The post Haiti cholera update: October 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Lebanon Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has reported 400 confirmed cholera cases in all eight governorates since the first case was confirmed in early October. Since the first case was confirmed on October 5, nearly 1900 suspected cases and confirmed cases have been reported across the country, including 17 confirmed deaths. Serotype Vibrio […]The post Lebanon cholera outbreak reaches 400 confirmed cases, Reported from all eight governorates appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Florida, state health authorities report one additional autochthonous dengue fever case in Miami-Dade County last week, bringing the state total to 36 in 2022. The 36 locally acquired cases have been reported in Collier, Broward (2), Miami-Dade (32), and Volusia counties. In addition, 50 additional […]The post Florida reports one additional locally acquired dengue case, 50 travel associated cases last week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 One dose of an antibody drug safely protected healthy, non-pregnant adults from malaria infection during an intense six-month malaria season in Mali, Africa, a National Institutes of Health clinical trial has found. The antibody was up to 88.2% effective at preventing infection over a 24-week period, demonstrating for the first time that a monoclonal […]The post Malaria: Antibody drug 88% effective in preventing infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vietnam Ministry of Health reports since the beginning of the year 281,189 cases of dengue fever nationally, including 110 deaths. Compared to the same period in 2021 (56,240/21), the number of cases increased 4.8 times, the number of deaths increased by 89 cases. In Hanoi, the Department of Health has recorded 9,747 cases of […]The post Vietnam dengue cases nearly five times 2021, Hanoi nears 10K cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has been aware of the ongoing outbreak of the Sudan strain Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Uganda since it was first officially declared on 20th September 2022. As of 29th October 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health had reported 128 confirmed cases and 34 deaths. […]The post Nigeria CDC: ‘Nigeria is at HIGH risk of importation of the virus’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar outbreak in Kenya has been continuous since 2020. A total of 2037 visceral leishmaniasis (suspected and confirmed) cases have been reported in Marsabit, Garissa, Kitui, Baringo, West Pokot, Mandera, ,Wajir and Isiolo Counties with a total of 10 deaths reported. The outbreak is active in four counties, West Pokot […]The post Kenya: Update on visceral leishmaniasis outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health reports the following on the current Ebola outbreak: Two new confirmed cases (Both female, 43yrs, both from Kassanda who are linked to known cases), bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 128. Two additional confirmed deaths (both from Kassanda), bringing the total to 34. Logitech Fall Deals Case Fatality Ratio […]The post Uganda: Ebola outbreak cases, deaths rise appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reports that as of October 8, 181,828 cumulative dengue fever cases have been recorded. This is a nearly 200 percent increase over the same period in 2021 (61,079). The death toll due to dengue year to date now stands at 559, a 154 percent increase compared to the 220 […]The post Philippines dengue: Death toll up 150% in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Dengue sting in Rajasthan: 150 people are getting positive every day With the departure of the monsoon, seasonal diseases started increasing rapidly in Rajasthan. These days the maximum number of cases of dengue-malaria are coming in the state. On average, more than 148 people are falling prey to this disease every day. Read more […]The post India dengue news: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Still less than a month since the first cholera case was reported in Lebanon, the first such case in nearly thirty years, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) updated the situation on Saturday: As of October 29, 1,409 cumulative (suspected and confirmed) cholera cases have been reported, which includes 381 confirmed cases. Health officials […]The post Cholera in Lebanon: Outbreak update October 29 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Bangladesh in 2022, the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 1020 additional cases Saturday, bringing the total cases to 37,151 year to date. In October alone, 21,059 cases have been reported so far with two days left. The death toll has increased to […]The post Bangladesh reports more than 20,000 dengue cases in October appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of cases of children with measles continues to increase in Angola. In the last three weeks alone, health authorities have recorded more than 2,000 new cases of the disease. The Secretary of State for Health, Pinto de Sousa, promised to intensify the vaccination campaign in the coming days. “The most affected provinces are […]The post Angola reports more than 2,000 measles cases in three weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics has been discovered by scientists at the University of Bath led by Dr Maisem Laabei and Dr Ian Blagbrough. The novel compound – a polyamine – seems to destroy Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium that causes (among other things) deadly Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) […]The post MRSA: University of Bath’s novel compound that both inhibits the superbug in lab experiments and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Earlier this week, health officials with the Tacloban City Health Office reported some 192 hospitalizations due to cholera, including four fatalities. City health officer Danilo Ecarma has declared an outbreak as the situation is already alarming due to the rate of new admissions daily. Ecarma said an outbreak could be declared if there is […]The post Philippines: Tacloban City reports nearly 200 cholera cases this week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japan health authorities have reported the syphilis case count for 2022 as of this month has topped 10,000, a first since such records have been kept. Officials put the total nationwide figure to 10,141 as of October 23. Tokyo leads the country in cases with nearly 3,000. Sex with multiple partners met through social […]The post Japan syphilis cases top 10,000 for the first time since records began appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Carlos III Health Institute in Spain reports a doubling in Shigella cases in 2022 year to date compared to 2021. They report 203 cases of the infection have been been reported so far this year, compared to the 99 that were recorded in 2021. According to Miguel Ángel Goenaga, spokesman for the Spanish […]The post Spain reports doubling of Shigella in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection. Lassa virus is a deadly virus endemic to West Africa, where it is primarily spread by rodents. The virus causes Lassa fever, a […]The post Lassa fever: Three rare antibodies, combined in a ‘cocktail’, are effective in blocking infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak linked to D.C. Cobb’s restaurant in McHenry, Illinois, The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is reporting its investigation into the recent gastrointestinal illness outbreak linked to D.C. Cobb’s, 1204 N. Green Street in McHenry, is closed. MCDH conducted a case-control study that identified 173 individuals who became […]The post D.C. Cobb’s outbreak investigation over, Norovirus was identified as the pathogen appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Latest numbers In an update on the Ebola disease caused by Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) in Uganda, as of October 26, a total of 115 confirmed and 21 probable cases, including 32 confirmed and 21 probable deaths (CFR among confirmed cases: 27.8%) have been reported. Overall, 15 cases with four deaths have been reported among healthcare […]The post Uganda Ebola outbreak update: Latest numbers, Vaccines, Travel restrictions for contacts appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Limpopo Province, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reports as of 27 October 2022, the number of measles outbreak cases has increased to 11 in the Greater Sekhukhune district. The last four measles cases were reported on 20 October 2022. The ages of the measles confirmed cases ranged […]The post South Africa measles outbreak rises to 11 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is concerned about increases in respiratory viruses in the state, particularly influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). For the week of Oct. 16, 2022, through Oct. 22, 2022, there were 44 laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu, compared to 19 cases the week before, bringing the statewide […]The post Delaware officials concerned about the impact a ‘Tripledemic’ of respiratory viruses appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On October 6, Lebanon health authorities reported the first confirmed cholera case in the country since 1993. As of October 27, officials reported an additional 182 cumulative cases, bringing the total to 1095–this includes 368 confirmed cases. The cholera death toll has risen to 15. Lebanon Minister of Health, Dr. Faras Al-Bayd announced this […]The post Lebanon cholera outbreak tops 1000 cumulative cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Agriculture reported Thursday: On Thursday, October 27, the Institut Pasteur confirmed a case of rabies in a Husky cross-type dog detained in a refuge in Évry-Courcouronnes in Essonne (91). The animal bit several people who were quickly taken care of by the rabies center of the Pasteur Institute, which administered a very […]The post France: Canine rabies reported in Île-de-France appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vietnamese health authorities reported nearly 12,000 dengue fever cases in the past week, bringing the cumulative total to 270,278 to date. Compared to the same period in 2021, the number of cases increased 4.8 times (56,240). The country death toll has risen to 108. The South, Central and Central Highlands regions continued to record […]The post Vietnam dengue cases top 270,000 in 2022 to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Lebanon Ministry of Health reported in an update on the cholera outbreak an additional 18 new confirmed infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 305. No new deaths were recorded and the cumulative number of deaths remains at 11. […]The post Lebanon cholera update: Cases top 300 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the autochthonous dengue fever cases in Florida, state health officials reported five additional locally acquired dengue cases in three counties–Broward, Miami-Dade, and Volusia. This brings the total locally acquired cases in 2022 to 35–Collier (1), Broward (2), Miami-Dade (31), and Volusia (1). Thirty-one of the cases have been serotyped by […]The post Dengue in Florida: Local transmission now reported in 4 counties appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In September and October 2022, the Institut Pasteur in Dakar confirmed four yellow fever cases from Niger, including one death. The cases were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) and were reported from Dosso, Zinder, Tahoua, and Adadez districts. The date of onset of symptoms for the last case was 14 August 2022. […]The post Niger reports 4 confirmed yellow fever cases since September appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, Uganda Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero made the following announcement: “35 days since the declaration of the outbreak. 109 have been confirmed with Ebola, of whom 30 succumbed, 34 treated and 45 are under treatment”. Concerning the 14 confirmed cases in the capital city of Kampala, the World Health Organization […]The post Uganda Ebola outbreak eclipses 100 cases, WHO’s warning for Kampala appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Health Commission reported a recent pneumonic plague case in Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region. The case involves a 38-year-old male patient living in Shannan. He was a herder in Cona County, Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region. He developed symptoms on September 24, and passed away on September 25. He was confirmed to have pneumonic plague […]The post Pneumonic plague case in Tibet appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Haiti’s Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population reported 207 confirmed cholera cases since October 2, when the first cases were reported in the country in three years. Officials also report 41 deaths due to cholera. The Ouest Department continues to report the highest number of cases, with 97% of all nearly […]The post Haiti: More than 200 confirmed cholera cases since beginning of the month appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak reported in the Greater Sekhukhune District in Limpopo province, South Africa health officials report an additional four measles cases detected, increasing the total number of measles cases to seven as of October 21. The ages of the measles-infected cases ranged from 9 months to 24 years, with […]The post South Africa: More measles cases reported in Limpopo outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health in Mexico reported today 2,654 confirmed monkeypox cases since the first case was reported on May 28. No deaths have been reported. The Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE) reported that the positive cases are distributed in 32 states: Mexico City, 1,601 infections; Jalisco, 301; State of […]The post Mexico City reports 1600 confirmed monkeypox cases since May appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials report a 203 percent increase in measles cases in 2022. From January 1 to October 8, 467 cumulative measles cases have been reported. This compares with 154 cases reported during the same period in 2021. The regions reporting the most measles cases include Calabarzon (84), Central Visayas (63) and Metro Manila […]The post Measles cases up 200% this year in the Philippines appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported some 750 additional dengue fever cases Monday, bringing the country total to 32,716 year to date. This year’s tally is the second highest since 2000 when the government started keeping records on dengue. In October alone, more than 16,000 dengue cases have been recorded. September […]The post Bangladesh dengue cases near 33K year to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

COVID-19 infection is linked to a subsequent heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health and death, particularly among those whose infection is severe requiring hospital admission, finds a large UK Biobank study, published online in the journal Heart. The risk, which is independent of known contributory factors, is greatest within the first 30 days of infection, but […]The post COVID-19 infection linked to heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health and death: UK study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.