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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health, Epidemiology Bureau reports that the number of human rabies cases reported in the country from the beginning of the year through September 10 is now 262. The number of human rabies cases are up 28 percent from the same period in 2021 when 205 cases were reported. All […]The post Philippines reports 6 human rabies deaths week ending September 10 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in the Philippines in 2022, country health authorities report 160,594 cumulative cases through September 10, a 189 percent increase over the number of cases reported during the same period in 2021 (55,650). Central Luzon accounts for 20 percent of the cases nationally with 31,730. This […]The post Philippines: Dengue deaths top 500 in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 South African health officials report a second Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the country this year in a 32-year-old man from Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape Province. The first was a fatal case of CCHF reported from the Western Cape Province. Prior to falling ill, the patient was working in different areas in the Eastern […]The post South Africa reports 2nd Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 16 August 2022, the Centre for Healthcare Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses (CHARM) at the NICD was informed of an increase in cases of MDR-AB infections in a neonatal ICU of a unnamed regional hospital in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The cluster involved five newborn babies with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) cultured […]The post Acinetobacter baumannii cluster reported in neonatal unit of KwaZulu-Natal hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported recently an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough in the first nine months of 2022. Very few pertussis cases were reported through the notifiable medical conditions (NMC) surveillance system in 2020 (n=169) and 2021 (n=27) in South Africa, likely as a result of decreased […]The post South Africa reports uptick in pertussis cases in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Corsican Regional Health Agency reports a case of autochthonous dengue fever in Corsica, confirmed by the National Reference Center for arboviruses (CNR). The person who was infected lives in Corsica and has not traveled recently. To date, the patient is no longer viremic and his state of health has given rise to no concern. […]The post Corsica reports first autochthonous case of dengue appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New analysis by scientists at Scripps Research and University of Brussels finds that climate change and other factors could soon make deadly Lassa fever a much bigger public health problem in Africa In the study, which appeared on September 27, 2022, in Nature Communications, scientists analyzed decades of environmental data associated with Lassa virus outbreaks, […]The post Lassa virus endemic area may expand dramatically in coming decades: Scripps Research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The South Florida Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Tampa Team Hope Walk on Saturday, December 3rd at 10:00 AM at Lowry Park: Shelter 120. All proceeds support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) and their families. “It is amazing how bringing the passions […]The post HDSA Tampa Team Hope Walk Returns December 3rd appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Gone to Pot is a book about cannabis use and the serious consequences it has on young people developing cannabis induced psychosis. Meticulously researched, the book exposes how cannabis use amongst teenagers is soaring and how thousands of distraught parents are finding out too late that the new strains of cannabis, dominating our communities, […]The post Marijuana-induced psychosis: An interview with author, Terry Hammond appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Spain has detected the first human infection with the H5N1 strain of bird flu. This is a worker at a poultry farm in the province of Guadalajara, where there had been a focus of avian flu, according to a Republica.com report. Sources from the Ministry of Health say that this worker has tested positive for bird flu, although they have […]The post Spain reports first H5N1 avian influenza case: Media report appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Hanoi CDC said that according to the data of the National Children’s Hospital (from September 23 to 29), Hanoi had an additional 920 cases of adenovirus. From the beginning of 2022 to September 29, Hanoi recorded 1,940 patients positive for adenovirus distributed in districts, towns, of which there were 3 deaths. Some districts […]The post Adenovirus cases rise to near 2,000 in Hanoi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the latest information from the Center for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh City (HCDC), from the beginning of the year to September 25, the city recorded 61,618 cases of dengue fever , an increase of 589.9% over the same period in 2021 (8,641 cases). Ho Chi Minh City has had 25 deaths due […]The post Ho Chi Minh City dengue cases up 590% in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nova Scotia health officials report an increase in people newly diagnosed with HIV in the province. Normally, Public Health expects to see approximately 15-20 new cases of HIV in Nova Scotia during an entire year. This year, by the end of August, Public Health had 20-25 new cases. “It should be noted data is […]The post Canada: Nova Scotia reports increase in HIV cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Uganda health officials reported two additional confirmed Ebola (Sudan Virus Disease) cases in the current outbreak, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 43 through October 2. No deaths were reported and the cumulative total remains at nine. Bunyangabu district has become the fourth district to report a confirmed case of Ebola, bringing the number […]The post Uganda reports two additional confirmed Ebola cases, Bunyangabu becomes the 4th district with a case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Health Department of Rio de Janeiro (SES-RJ) confirmed Monday the second death of a patient infected with monkeypox in the state as a result of the disease. The victim is a 31-year-old man, a resident of Mesquita, who had been hospitalized for more than a month in the capital of Rio de Janeiro. […]The post Rio de Janeiro reports 2nd monkeypox death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Lee County (FL) health officials published the following press release Monday concerning the possible risks of Vibrio vulnificus: Flood waters and standing waters following a hurricane pose many risks, including infectious diseases such as Vibrio vulnificus. For that reason, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) is urging the public to take […]The post Florida: Lee County health officials warn of Vibrio vulnificus post-Hurricane Ian appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brucellosis is among the leading communicable diseases worldwide and the disease poses a substantial public health burden in the Middle East, resulting in long-term illness in humans and significant economic loss in livestock production. In addition, some Brucella sp are classified as Category B bioterrorism agents by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]The post Brucellosis and some important work in Iraq appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is “poised for spillover” to humans, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell. While such arteriviruses are already considered a critical threat to macaque monkeys, no […]The post Arteriviruses are poised for spillover to humans: Study 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 reports first cholera cases in 3 years in the Port-au-Prince area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Thursday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an Executive Order declaring a state of disaster emergency due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Colorado, enabling State agencies to coordinate for mitigation of disease spread, response, consequence management, and recovery efforts. HPAI was first detected in wild birds in Colorado on March 24, 2022. The […]The post Bird flu prompts emergency declaration in Colorado appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 10-month child from union council Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan has died after being confirmed with wild polio. The National Institute of Health reported on Wednesday that the 10-month boy had onset of paralysis on 15 September and suffered from disabilities in his left arm and neck. He was the third child in […]The post Pakistan reports 20th wild polio case, 17th in North Waziristan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Uganda health authorities reported three additional confirmed Ebola (Sudan Virus Disease) cases on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 41. One additional confirmed deaths was also reported, bring this total to nine. In an effort to keep the disease from crossing the border into neighboring Kenya, motorists travelling to Kenya via Malaba border […]The post Ebola confirmed cases rise to 41 in Uganda, Mandatory screening at Kenya border appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vietnam Ministry of Health reported today the first monkeypox case in the country in Ho Chi Minh City. According to state media, the patient is a 35-year-old woman who began showing symptoms on September 18, 2022 while traveling in Dubai (from July 2022 to September 22, 2022 to Vietnam)– fever and fatigue, chills, […]The post Vietnam reports 1st monkeypox case in Ho Chi Minh City appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cuba’s Ministerio de Salud Pública reported Saturday a confirmed monkeypox case in a 26-year-old male citizen from Cienfuegos province. The individual is a health care worker who had direct contact with the third case reported in Cuba with monkeypox. On September 30, symptoms began with skin lesions suggestive of the disease, so a sample […]The post Cuba reports 4th monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Fungal diseases in the human population are on the rise, so it is important for health authorities to understand where these pathogens come from. A new study has searched for fungi in the lung tissues of small mammals and found fungal pathogens that cause diseases in humans. This suggests that these rodents can serve […]The post Rodents can serve as reservoirs for emerging fungal pathogens: Study suggests appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong health officials reported Friday a case of human infection of rat Hepatitis E virus (HEV). The case involves a 26-year-old man with underlying illnesses. He was found to have a deranged liver function during his treatment in Grantham Hospital. The patient is now in stable condition. His blood sample tested positive for […]The post Rat Hepatitis E case reported in Hong Kong appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak (Ebola) in Uganda, the Ministry of Health reported three new confirmed cases on September 30, bringing the total confirmed cases to 38. One additional death from a confirmed case was also reported putting the cumulative confirmed deaths in the current outbreak to eight. Yesterday, […]The post Ebola: Uganda reports 3 additional confirmed cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Kharkiv Regional Laboratory Center has registered the second case of botulism this year. According to the center, the individual is a resident of Kharkiv (Kharkov). He ate dried fish (blue bream, carp family). The man bought the fish the day before at one of the retail outlets. A day later, he developed weakness, […]The post Ukraine: Kharkiv reports second botulism case since July appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the human hemorrhagic fever situation (Rift Valley fever and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever) in Mauritania, the Ministère de la Santé Mauritanienne reported on September 29 a total of 30 positive cases of hemorrhagic fever. It is broken down as follows: 28 human Rift Valley fever (RVF) cases and two Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic […]The post Mauritania human Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever update appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 First Doctor dies The Uganda Minister of Health announced today the first death in a doctor from Ebola. In a tweet this morning, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero said: I regret to announce that we have lost our first doctor, Dr Mohammed Ali, a Tanzanian National, 37yr old Male today at 3:15am. He tested […]The post Doctor dies from Ebola in Uganda, Survivors need to refrain from sex appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The flooding as a result of monsoon rains since mid-June in Pakistan has resulted in another public health issue–increases in dengue fever, In Sindh province in southern Pakistan, officials have reported a total 9,826 dengue fever cases in 2022, including about three-quarters of the cases reported in September alone. Of this total, 6,053 confirmed […]The post Pakistan: Dengue cases near 10K in Sindh province, Most recorded in September appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Efforts are underway to replenish Florida’s blood supply following Hurricane Ian. “Blood donors are urgently needed. If you are eligible to donate blood we are asking that you please visit a OneBlood donor center or Big Red Bus blood drive as soon as possible,” said Susan Forbes senior vice president of corporate communications and public […]The post Florida: OneBlood Urging Blood Donations in Areas NOT Impacted by Hurricane Ian appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models. In a pregnant mouse model, the vaccine prevented both the pregnant mothers and the developing fetuses from developing systemic infection. The research is published in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the […]The post UCLA researchers develop Zika vaccine which shows promise in mouse models appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a food safety alert this week regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. Six people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from six states: California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Texas. Five people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Interviews with […]The post CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to many brands of brie and camembert cheese appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the locally-acquired dengue fever cases in metropolitan France, Public Health France reports 57 indigenous cases of dengue as of September 26, 2022. In the Occitania region : In the Pyrénées Orientales, in Perpignan, an indigenous case of dengue whose symptoms had started in mid-June. No other cases have since been identified and this episode […]The post France: Indigenous cases of dengue fever rise to 57 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Florida state health officials have reported 37 Vibrio vulnificus cases through September 30 this year. This is up four cases since our last report 3 weeks ago. The cases are distributed as follows: Bay (3), Brevard (2), Broward (2), Charlotte (1), Citrus (2), Collier (2), Dade (2), Duval (1), Escambia (5), Flagler (1), Hernando […]The post Florida Vibrio vulnificus update: The first 9 months of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Malaysia Ministry of Health reports the number of dengue fever cases reported in 2022 to date have more than doubled the numbers seen during the same period in 2021. Through September 24, Malaysia has seen a cumulative 42,084 cases compared to 19,423 cases for the same period in 2021 which is an increase […]The post Malaysia: Dengue cases more than double in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health reported today an update on the Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak. They reported four new confirmed cases and one death, bringing the cumulative confirmed totals to 35 cases and seven deaths. On 20 September 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak of SVD. The index case […]The post Uganda Ebola update: 35 confirmed cases, 7 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update on the leptospirosis situation in Puerto Rico, health officials advise, given the increase in cases suspected of leptospirosis, they urge citizens not avoid having contact with water, soil, or food that may have been contaminated by contact with urine (or other secretions) of infected animals. To date, a reported total of […]The post Puerto Rico officials now report 72 suspected leptospirosis cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Dozens of species of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians quietly disappeared from parts of Latin America in the 1980s and 2000s, with little notice from humans, outside of a small group of ecologists. Yet the amphibian decline had direct health consequences for people, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The study, […]The post Malaria spike linked to amphibian die-off in Central America appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Due to the impact of Hurricane Ian and to ensure the safety of patients and the colleagues who care for them, HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital located in Port Charlotte has temporarily suspended services until further notice. As part of this process, approximately 160 patients are being transferred to other hospitals. Efforts have been made to […]The post HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Resumes Transferring Patients as It Plans to Temporarily Suspend Services appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Minnesota, The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is working with local public health agencies and health care providers in the Twin Cities area to investigate 13 cases of measles that occurred June through September among several different families with unvaccinated children. Most of these children had […]The post Minnesota reports 13 measles cases in the Twin Cities appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Sindh province in southeastern Pakistan are reporting 39 diphtheria cases, including 10 fatalities in children during the past two months in Karachi and other areas, according to Pakistani media. “So far 10 children have lost their lives due to diphtheria in Sindh while 39 cases have been confirmed in the province”, […]The post Diphtheria claims the lives of 10 children in Sindh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MISPAS), reported four new positive cases of monkeypox, which increases to 25 the total number of infections of the disease registered to date in the country. The general director of Epidemiology, Dr. Ronald Skewes, reported that the cases include two male patients, one 34 years old […]The post Dominican Republic monkeypox tally rises to 25 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On September 26, the Puerto Rico Departamento de Salud issued a health alert due to leptospirosis: In the face of the floods caused throughout the Island due to the passage of Hurricane Fiona, the Department of Health issued a health alert on leptospirosis, a disease that can affect anyone person who comes into contact […]The post Puerto Rico: Leptospirosis cases linked to flooding caused by Hurricane Fiona appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Oklahoma State Veterinarian Office reports on a rabies case in a Quarter Horse in Cotton County in the southern part of the state. The unvaccinated mare experienced symptoms of being uncomfortable, frequent urinations, biting at flanks, progressed to hyperexcitability, hypersalivation, and self mutilation last week. The animal was euthanized and confirmed positive for […]The post Oklahoma: Horse contracts rabies in Cotton County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 To date, Vietnam health authorities report 224,771 total dengue fever cases, including 92 deaths across the country since the beginning of the year. This is an increase of 13,383 cases and five deaths reported here 10 days ago. Compared to the same period in 2021, the number of cases and deaths both increased. The […]The post Vietnam dengue fever update: 224,771 cases, 92 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

On 1 August 2022, the Epidemic and Disease Control Unit of the Ministry of Health in Gambia reported an unusual event detected at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, the main tertiary hospital in the country. A total of 75 cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) of unknown etiology with 50 deaths ( […]The post Gambia reports 50 deaths due to acute kidney infection at Banjul hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A cholera outbreak has been declared in Gombe State on 22 September 2022, the World Health Organization reports. The first case was reported on 24 August 2022. As of 24 September, a total of 298 cases including ten deaths (CFR 3.4%) have been reported, in 5 of the 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs), with […]The post Cholera outbreak declared in Gombe State, Nigeria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the first eight months of 2022, Vietnam had 40 human rabies deaths. Although the number of deaths from rabies in some provinces decreased significantly, the number of deaths still increased compared to the previous period. Despite some progress over the past 10 years, Vietnam continues to report between 70 and 100 deaths from […]The post Vietnam reports 40 human rabies deaths in first 8 months of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.