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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.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported three additional locally-acquired dengue fever cases in Miami-Dade County in the week ending September 24. This brings the county’s total to 21 this year and the state’s total to 22. (One case was reported in Collier County). Nineteen of the cases have been serotyped by PCR and were […]The post Dengue: 3 more locally acquired cases reported in Miami-Dade County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public health officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illness following recent cases of West Nile virus in several parts of the state. The four reported human cases of West Nile Virus is double the average number of cases […]The post North Carolina reports increase in West Nile virus cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Earlier this week, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported another case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse. State Veterinarian Nora Wineland, DVM, released the following statement due to the discovery of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a two-year-old Paint cross gelding from Eaton County. This is the first case […]The post Michigan reports 3rd EEE case in a horse appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Dakota officials reported Tuesday that several cows died from anthrax in a herd of 160 unvaccinated cattle in Meade County. These are the first anthrax cases confirmed in the state in 2022. The Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at SDSU confirmed the disease from samples submitted over the weekend. Anthrax is an […]The post South Dakota reports anthrax from cows in Meade County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The latest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over. This was the 15th Ebola outbreak in the DRC since 1976. There was one confirmed case and one death. Authorities had declared the resurgence of the virus in Beni in North Kivu province on 22 […]The post DRC declares end to 15th Ebola outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up report about measles in Minnesota, state health officials report as of September 21, 10 confirmed measles cases have been reported. All the cases are classified as travel-related. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but it is still common in other parts of the world. Minnesota health officials are […]The post Minnesota reports measles outbreak, 10 travel-related cases confirmed since June appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak in central Uganda, while there has been a cumulative number of 18 confirmed and 18 probable SVD cases reported from Mubende, Kyegegwa and Kassanda districts, including 23 deaths, of which five were among confirmed cases (CFR among confirmed cases 28%), the country’s Minister of […]The post Uganda Health Minister: ‘As of today, there is no confirmed case of Ebola in Kampala’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wisconsin Department of Health services (DHS) is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites following the first confirmed human case this year of West Nile virus (WNV) in a Sheboygan County resident. Despite cooler temperatures, mosquito activity and the risk of WNV will continue until the first hard frost (temperatures below 28 degrees for […]The post Wisconsin reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Since the beginning of 2020, especially after the appearance of the COVID-19 wave, the number of patients with black fungus, or mucormycosis has increased rapidly. At Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, there have been more than 20 cases of black fungus hospitalized for treatment. Most of these patients had underlying disease on admission and in severe […]The post Vietnam: Mucormycosis cases at Hanoi hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health recorded two additional confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases, bringing the cumulative cases to 36 (18 confirmed and 18 probable cases). Two new deaths were also recorded– for a cumulative total of 23 (5 confirmed deaths and 18 probable deaths). The government has ruled out the possibility of imposing […]The post Ebola outbreak: Two new cases confirmed in Uganda, Lockdown ruled out appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nepali Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) recorded 1,051 dengue fever cases on Monday, bringing the country total to 25,543 year to date. Bagmati province, the home of Kathmandu, accounted for nearly 78 percent of the cases (19,910). Thirty-two dengue related fatalities have been reported. Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite […]The post Nepal: Dengue case tally tops 25K for 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the autochthonous dengue fever in Florida this year, state health officials now report 19 cases of locally acquired dengue after five additional cases were reported in Miami-Dade County. Officials report 18 cases are reported from Miami-Dade County and one from Collier County. Sixteen of the cases have been serotyped by PCR […]The post Florida locally acquired dengue fever count now 19, Testing reveals DENV-3 strain appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) has confirmed its first positive case and death from St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) in Fresno County in 2022. This is one of several human cases of SLE detected in California this season. SLE is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) and […]The post California: St. Louis Encephalitis case/death reported in Fresno County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Less than one week ago, Uganda health authorities reported a case of Sudan ebolavirus in man from Mubende District, about 100 miles west of the capital city of Kampala. This was the first Ebola case reported in Uganda since 2019. Since that first case and the subsequent outbreak declaration, the Uganda Ministry of Health […]The post Uganda: Ebola cases reported outside Mubende appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) issued an epidemiological alert to public and private health facilities nationwide due to the increase in cases and occurrence of dengue outbreaks in the country. To date, 58,117 cases and 75 deaths have been reported. This compares to the 30,873 cases and 28 deaths reported during the same […]The post Peru: Dengue cases nearly double 2021 numbers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the hemorrhagic fever situation in Mauritania, the Ministry of Health and Veterinary Affairs showed that 14 cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF) and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were recorded in 6 wilayats (provinces), namely, Al-Barakna, the Eastern Basin, and the Western Basin, in addition to the northern states of Nouakchott, […]The post Mauritania Rift Valley fever update: 14 human cases, 9 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Jory Lange The McHenry County Department of Health has linked D.C. Cobb’s to an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness. According to ABC 7 Eyewitness News, “MCDH said it has identified an outbreak at D.C. Cobb’s, located at 1204 N. Green Street, after receiving complaints of 13 people who became ill after eating at the restaurant.” […]The post DC Cobbs’ Link in Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illness appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the Ministry of Health reported four new confirmed cases today, bringing the total to 15 cumulative confirmed cases. Officials say there are 19 cumulative deaths, all probable. Subscribe to Outbreak News TV on YouTube The Halloween Store […]The post Uganda Ebola update: 4 new confirmed cases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the malaria situation in Costa Rica, data from the epidemiology area of ​​the regional director of the CCSS shows 318 malaria cases in the North Zone. Los Chiles is the canton with the most cases, there is a record of 286 positive people plus 15 more people who were detected by the system […]The post Costa Rica: North Zone reports 300-plus malaria cases, PAHO provides microbiologist appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Ebola (Sudan) outbreak in Uganda, the Ministry of Health reported today that four additional cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 11. In addition, three new deaths were reported, bringing the cumulative deaths to 11 (including confirmed and probable deaths). Of […]The post Ebola cases rise to 11 in Uganda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a human infection with a novel influenza A virus that was reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The patient was infected with an influenza A(H1N2) variant (A(H1N2)v) virus. The patient is <18 years of age, was not hospitalized, and has recovered from their […]The post Georgia reports ‘swine flu’ case, 8th in the US this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Uganda health officials reported six new confirmed cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of people infected to seven. One death has been reported. The confirmed cases are Sudan ebolavirus. Forty-three contacts have been identified and 10 people suspected to have caught the virus are receiving treatment at the regional referral hospital in Mubende, […]The post Uganda Ebola outbreak rises to 7 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the adenovirus situation at the National Children’s Hospital in Hanoi, hospital officials said from August 2022 to now, the number of positive adenovirus cases detected here has increased. The total number of Adenovirus infections recorded in the whole hospital since the beginning of 2022 is 1,406 cases, the number of […]The post Adenovirus update at Vietnam’s National Children’s Hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South African health officials report in the last month, two cases of rabies were reported in two children from the Eastern Cape province of which one was confirmed by post mortem brain biopsy and direct fluorescent antibody testing. The cases are from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the OR Tambo District. As of 25 […]The post South Africa reports 10 lab-confirmed human rabies cases through August appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported in their latest Monkeypox situation update that during the week ending September 4, decreases in notification rates were reported by 20 countries, with the largest decrease in Cyprus, Estonia, and Luxembourg. Increases in notification rates were reported by four countries (Bulgaria, Finland, Slovakia, and […]The post European officials report decrease in monkeypox cases in 20 countries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Epidemiology Division of the Philippines Department of Health recorded 77 additional chikungunya cases, bringing the country total to 478 through September 3. This is an increase of 573 percent compared to the same period in 2021 when 71 cases were reported. Calabarzon is the region reporting the most cases with 149, a 7350 […]The post Chikungunya cases up 573% in the Philippines in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Laos in 2022, the Centre of Information and Education for Health with the Ministry of Health reports through September 20, 25,181 total dengue cases have been reported. The capital city of Vientiane reports the most cases with 12,739 cases. The country has seen 18 deaths, unchanged […]The post Laos dengue outbreak tops 25,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that they have validated Malawi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. “Malawi’s achievement is life-changing for millions of children who were at risk of this devastating disease. Trachoma results in painful late complications leading to sight impairment, a life-long disability which causes significant emotional […]The post Malawi eliminates blinding trachoma, Fifth African country to achieve this significant milestone appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health has reported a large increase in cholera cases through August this year. Based on the latest data, from January 1 to August 27, 3,318 cholera cases have been reported. This is a 271 percent increase compared to the same period in 2011 (894). The Eastern Visayas (Biliran, Leyte, Eastern […]The post Philippines reports 271% increase in cholera in first 8 months of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Mongolia Ministry of Health in Ulaanbaatar posted on their Facebook page Monday (computer translated): On September 12, 2022, a citizen from Khovd Province, developed symptoms of fever and diarrhea after hunting and cooking marmot with a trap, and went to the provincial health center. The emergency call team of Khovd province’s HCPC took […]The post Mongolia: Human plague case reported in Khovd province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health declared an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak today after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country. The Uganda Virus Research Institute provides more details on the case and the situation in a statement below: […]The post Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Alabama reported 36 cases of congenital syphilis in 2021, the highest number of cases since 2006. Since 2019, Alabama has had increasing cases with 15 in 2019, 23 in 2020, and alarmingly, 36 cases in 2021. Congenital syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection passed from mother to child during pregnancy. Infants born with syphilis […]The post Alabama reports the most congenital syphilis cases in 15 years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vietnam officials are now reporting 211,388 cases of dengue fever and 87 deaths. Compared with the same period last year, the number of cases and deaths both increased. In Hanoi, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Hanoi, in the past week, the number of dengue fever cases continued to increase compared to the […]The post Dengue fever cases in Hanoi increased 4.5 times, Vietnam total tops 200K appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last Thursday, officials in Kyoto Prefecture reported a woman in her 90s had suffered from symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal pain after eating beef yukhoe sold by MEAT & FRESH TAKAMI, a meat dealer in Uji City. The woman had passed away, according to a Minyu-net report. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157 was detected in […]The post Escherichia coli O157 outbreak in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 At least 14 newborns at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi have contracted multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, of which six babies died, according to a report in The Star. The health ministry said they have imposed numerous strict measures to prevent the transmission of the bacteria. The organism was tested and found resistant to […]The post Kenya: Multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in newborns at Nairobi hospital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials have reported 9,057 typhoid fever cases through August 27 this year, a 121 percent increase over the 4,102 cases reported during the same period in 2021. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has reported the most cases with 1,801, followed by Northern Mindanao (1,225) and Central Visayas (1,017). The typhoid death toll has […]The post Typhoid cases up 121% in the Philippines in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the locally-transmitted dengue fever situation in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced Friday a new case of local dengue fever. The case, a male in his 40s living in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City developed fever, muscle aches, and diarrhea on September 11, 2022, joint pain and other symptoms, […]The post Taiwan local dengue cases double appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, Mauritania health authorities announced the deaths of four people due to Rift Valley fever (RVF). In addition, a total of seven RVF cases and one Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) human cases were announced after testing 63 people. The Ministry of Animal Development announced that the number of livestock infected with Rift Valley […]The post Mauritania reports four human Rift Valley fever deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update on the autochthonous dengue transmission in France this year, health officials now report 36 locally transmitted cases through September 14. 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 is closed. In […]The post France local dengue transmission rises to 36 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The epidemiological report of the Metropolitan Health Region reports that vector-borne diseases have increased, so the regional authorities call on the population to reinforce cleaning and self-care measures. In this sense, it details that dengue in week 35 has a total of 1,148 confirmed cases without warning signs, 153 with warning signs, 4 severe […]The post Panama: Dengue, malaria and leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Health Region appeared first on Outbreak News Today.