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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) reported today it is investigating an imported case of monkeypox. This has prompted the government to activate the Alert level of the Preparedness and Response Plan for Monkeypox. The case involves a male patient aged 30 who arrived in Hong Kong […]The post Hong Kong investigates 1st monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 GSK announced today that the World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded prequalification to Mosquirix (also known as RTS,S/AS01), GSK’s groundbreaking malaria vaccine. This is the first prequalification for a malaria vaccine and is an important step in rolling out the vaccine in countries with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. The WHO prequalification decision is a […]The post Malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, awarded prequalification by WHO appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health has declared the Budongo (Masindi, Hoima, Buliisa) and Bwindi (Kisoro, Rubanda, Kanungu) foci as free of river blindness transmission and reclassified the last endemic area, Lhubiriha focus (Kasese district), as suspected transmission interruption. The 15th meeting of the Uganda Onchocerciasis Elimination Expert Advisory Committee (UOEEAC) of the Ministry of […]The post Uganda: Budongo and Bwindi declared free of river blindness appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health confirmed the death of 831 people from dengue in Brazil in 2022, which represents 3.3 times more victims than in 2021, according to a Istoe Dinheiro report. With the explosion of deaths, this is already the third worst year in the country in the last decade, behind 2015 and 2019. […]The post Brazil dengue deaths top 800, São Paulo accounts for three out of ten deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Doctors in Khimki saved a young woman from the larvae of a dangerous tapeworm, on September 3, the press service of the Department of Health of the Moscow Region reports. In a hospital near Moscow, doctors saved a 37-year-old woman who was admitted to the emergency room with symptoms of peritonitis. During the examination […]The post Echinococcus infection reported in woman near Moscow appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health reported as of September 4, 6,291 confirmed cases, 4,459 recoveries and 698 deaths. Cases are mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the country. The latest figures are more than four times the number of deaths announced about two weeks ago […]The post Zimbabwe measles outbreak: 698 deaths reported since April appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) published a Disease Outbreak News release on the situation in Tucuman Province, Argentina today: As of 3 September 2022, a cluster of 11 cases of severe pneumonia, including four deaths, have been reported in San Miguel de Tucumán city, Tucuman Province, Argentina. Legionella spp. was isolated in the samples from four cases. […]The post Argentina Legionella: WHO report, Latest from Tucumán appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory this week on counterfeit anti-rabies serum. The FDA stated that fake anti-rabies serum (Equine or Equirab 200 ml solutions) for injection are being sold illegally in the market. All healthcare professionals and the public are warned about the introduction of the said fake medicine […]The post Philippines FDA warns of fake anti-rabies serum appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported Thursday a passenger using the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has been diagnosed with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). HHSA is working with MTS officials to notify individuals who were possibly exposed. Riders using the following routes between Feb. 16 to July 16 were potentially […]The post San Diego: MTS rider diagnosed with TB appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Jersey health officials reported last week on two cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in August 2022 from the section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, served by Trenton Water Works (TWW). Two additional cases were reported, respectively in April 2022 and December 2021. Of the four, one individual has died. Legionnaires’ disease is a […]The post New Jersey: 2 additional Legionnaires’ Disease cases reported in Hamilton Township appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Iowa Department Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday the first case of West Nile virus infection reported in 2022, in a middle age adult (aged 41-60 years) from Buena Vista County. The case was confirmed through a test at the State Hygienic Lab. Humans get infected with West Nile virus through a mosquito bite and […]The post Iowa reports 1st human West Nile virus case from Buena Vista County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced Friday that a Connecticut resident has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection. This is the first case of WNV-associated illness identified in Connecticut this season. The male patient is a resident of New Haven County and is between 70 – 79 years of age. He […]The post Connecticut reports 1st human West Nile virus case of the season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Michigan agriculture officials reported Friday the state’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) for 2022 in a three-year-old unvaccinated Standardbred filly from St. Joseph County. “The St. Joseph County horse was never vaccinated against EEE, and it developed signs of illness—including fever and ataxia—which progressed to the animal exhibiting neurologic signs and being […]The post Michigan: Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in St. Joseph County horse appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reported Friday the latest data on human rabies in the country. From the beginning of the year through August 13, officials report 222 human rabies cases in 16 of the 17 regions across the country. 100% of the cases ended in death. This is an increase of 17 percent […]The post Philippines reports increase in rabies cases/deaths in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials from the Thailand Department of Disease Control (DDC) are advising the public to be aware of diseases such as dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth disease and other potential illnesses that could intensify during the rainy season. Government Deputy Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul urged people to see a doctor immediately if they experience a high fever for […]The post Thailand warns of increases in dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials in Mauritania, in Northwest Africa released the following statement this week (translated): Given the early and promising rainy season this year, which often comes with significant health risks; The Ministry of Health, within the “One Health” committee, took the initiative to strengthen monitoring at the national level. As part of the results of this […]The post Mauritania officials report suspected Rift Valley fever and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Sante Publique France reported the following data from enhanced surveillance in mainland France for chikungunya, dengue and Zika in 2022 to date: From May 1 to August 26, 2022, the following were identified in metropolitan France: 123 imported cases of dengue fever; 112 were diagnosed in departments with documented implantation of Aedes albopictus 8 imported cases of chikungunya […]The post France chikungunya, dengue fever and Zika 2022 to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials are reporting 400 chikungunya cases through August 13 this year, a 506 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021 (66). Regions reporting the most cases include Calabarzon (106), Central Visayas (78), Davao (68) and Western Visayas (58), according to new data released Friday. Dengue in the Philippines 2022 Chikungunya […]The post Chikungunya cases reach 400 in the Philippines, Up 500% from 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the pneumonia outbreak in Tucumán, Argentina, the Minister of Health of the Nation, Carla Vizzotti , and the representative in Argentina of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Eva Jané Llopis, this Saturday from the province’s health portfolio confirmed that the samples taken from patients affected by bilateral pneumonia tested positive for […]The post Legionella confirmed as cause of Tucumán, Argentina pneumonia outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

A 48-year-old man died affected by bilateral pneumonia of unknown origin in Tucumán which brings the total to four fatalities from this cause, while new cases have been reported in recent hours and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that it monitors the outbreak with Argentine health authorities. “The Ministry of Public Health reports […]The post Argentina: 4th death from pneumonia of unknown origin reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japanese officials say that syphilis cases are increasing at the fastest pace on record this year. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reports as of August 24, Japan has recorded 7,525 syphilis cases across the country. This number is already close to 7,983 cases for the whole of 2021, the highest annual total […]The post Japan: Syphilis cases increases at rapid pace in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers from the Genomic Surveillance Team of the National Institute of Health (INS) of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) identified a Peruvian monkeypox virus lineage designated B.1.6 by the International Scientific Committee “mpxv-lineages” ( https: //github.com/mpxv-lineages/lineage-designation ). In this way, new viral lineages arise in various parts of the world that have been called B.1.1 to B.1.8. with the expansion of […]The post Peru identifies monkeypox virus B.1.6 lineage appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Group A streptococcal disease (GAS) outbreak (Streptococcus pyogenes) at a Montreal area senior citizen center has resulted in at least four fatalities, according to a City News report. According to Montreal Public Health, there are six confirmed cases of infection at Les Résidences Floralies in Lachine. It is also reported that the outbreak […]The post Streptococcus group A outbreak at Montreal Senior citizen center appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has confirmed three related cases of measles in the county. One case is an adult and the other two are in minors. One case was hospitalized. All three are unvaccinated, and they are all recovering. MCDPH is conducting case investigations and contact tracing on all three cases. […]The post Arizona: Three Measles Cases Confirmed in Maricopa County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) is reporting a case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in an pediatric patient in eastern North Dakota. Testing performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the individual was infected with hantavirus. The individual was hospitalized but has since recovered. “People are most often […]The post Hantavirus pediatric case reported in North Dakota appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update on the dengue fever situation in Laos, the Centre of Information and Education for Health reports 21,799 total dengue cases as of September 1. The capital city of Vientiane reports the most cases with 10,961, followed by Luang Namtha Province, Attapeu, and Saravan. An additional death was reported since our last […]The post Laos dengue fever update: 21,799 cases through September 1 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a release published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on September 1, the Ministry of Health of Argentina informed to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) of the notification by the Ministry of Public Health of Tucumán Province, on the detection of a cluster of 6 cases of bilateral […]The post Argentina: Outbreak of an unidentified pneumonia in Tucumán appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 University of Oklahoma and Baylor College of Medicine researchers are investigating a potential treatment for a disease that affects as many as 8 million people in the United States and Latin America. Chagas disease is a leading cause of heart failure and has been identified as a research priority by the World Health Organization, the World […]The post Researchers investigate potential treatment for Chagas disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Zika In the week ending August 27, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) recorded the first Zika virus case in the city-state of 2022. The last time Zika was reported in Singapore was March 2020. Zika virus infection is primarily transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, similar to dengue. Aedes aegypti merchandise Dengue In a follow-up […]The post Singapore reports 1st Zika virus case, Dengue cases top 26,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported Thursday a case of plague in a rural Albany County cat. The cat died of the bacterial disease. The cat’s home was in the Laramie area and the animal lived primarily outdoors or in outbuildings. Other cats in a group at the same location have also died […]The post Wyoming: Plague reported in Albany County cat appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 This morning, officials at AdventHealth in Florida held a Facebook Live News Briefing to announce the development of a new laboratory test to more quickly detect infections caused by brain-eating amoebas. On the panel is Dr. Jose Alexander, microbiologist and medical director of the microbiology, virology department for AdventHealth Central Florida; Dr. Vincent Valente, emergency […]The post Florida: AdventHealth announces the development of new test to more quickly detect deadly brain-eating amoeba appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reporting the first case of West Nile virus infection this year in a Chicago resident. The individual is a male in his mid-60s who resides on the Northwest Side of the city who was hospitalized. For the 2021 season, CDPH reported 13 human cases, and no […]The post Chicago officials report first human case of West Nile Virus this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A measles outbreak is ongoing in Tanzania since June 2022, according to the World Health Organization. As of 23 August 2022, a cumulative total of 223 suspected measles cases, with two IgM positive cases are reported since the onset of the outbreak in June 2022. A total of 88 cases were admitted to the […]The post Tanzania reports measles outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministère de la Santé et de la Protection Sociale du Maroc reported an additional confirmed monkeypox case in the country. The Ministry says the latest case is in good health and stable and there is no cause concern. Cumulatively, three confirmed cases of monkeypox were reported from Morocco since June 2022. All confirmed […]The post Morocco reports third monkeypox case, All reported a travel history to Europe appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to Vietnamese health authorities, since the beginning of the year, 179,011 cases of dengue fever, including 70 deaths have been reported to date. According to general statistics from localities, in the week of ending August 27, the whole country recorded 8,891 cases of dengue fever. Compared to last week (10,852 cases, 3 deaths) […]The post Vietnam dengue tally rises to over 179,000 cases, signs of decreases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The SVA- Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt has confirmed the first finding of avian influenza virus in a porpoise. The analysis shows that the porpoise died as a result of the same virus that was behind this summer’s extensive bird flu outbreak among wild birds. The young male porpoise stranded alive in Kämpersvik, in Tanum municipality, Västra Götaland […]The post First case of bird flu confirmed in a porpoise appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Jefferson County Public Health Service has been notified by the New York State Department of Health that a 6-year-old, unvaccinated horse, who died in the Town of Antwerp, was positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE, Triple E). Results are pending for another horse residing in the Town of Orleans who was exhibiting similar […]The post Eastern Equine Encephalitis reported in Antwerp, NY horse appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The head of the Kasaï-Oriental provincial health division (DPS), Doctor Nestor Tshiteku said this week the number of measles cases has increased significantly in the province even in health zones where vaccination days were organized in April and May. Doctor Tshiteku also adds that only seven health zones out of the 19 in the […]The post Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kasaï-Oriental measles epidemic tops 6,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The individual is a female in her 70s who was exposed to the virus in Suffolk County. “This is the first time that West Nile virus infection has been identified in […]The post Massachusetts reports 1st human West Nile virus case in Suffolk County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed the first cases of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Los Angeles County for the 2022 season. A total of six cases have been identified, most of whom were hospitalized for their illness in late July and early August. The cases […]The post Los Angeles County reports first human West Nile virus cases of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health has been notified of the first confirmed case of monkeypox, also known as monkeypox, in a domestic animal. The case took place in Juiz de Fora/MG. The confirmation was made by the Ezequiel Dias Foundation (FUNED), which notified the Center for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance of Minas Gerais (CIEVS Minas). This […]The post Brazil: Domestic puppy in Minas Gerais contracts monkeypox, Lived with confirmed human case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Harris County Public Health reported Monday: An adult with various severe illnesses who was also presumptive positive for monkeypox died on August 28, 2022, at a Harris County hospital. At this time, the patient’s cause of death is unknown. Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is collaborating with partners to determine what role, if any, […]The post Texas: Harris County officials await autopsy results on presumptive positive monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Monday, Rio de Janeiro recorded the first death by monkeypox in the state. The patient, a 33-year-old man, was hospitalized at Hospital Ferreira Machado, in Campos dos Goytacazes, in the north of Rio de Janeiro. The Municipal Health Department of Campos reported that the victim had low immunity and comorbidities, which worsened the disease. […]The post Rio de Janeiro reports 1st monkeypox death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Texas officials reported on the confirmation of anthrax in a barbary sheep, also known as an aoudad, on a premises in Uvalde County. The premises is located 16 miles north west of Uvalde, Texas, and has been quarantined. This is the first anthrax case of the year in Texas. “The TAHC is closely monitoring […]The post Texas: Anthrax reported in a barbary sheep in Uvalde County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported an additional 48 confirmed monkeypox cases the week ending August 13. This brings the total confirmed cases in Nigeria this year to 220, nearly half the total confirmed cases (446) reported since 2017 when monkeypox re-emerged in the country. The forty-eight confirmed cases the […]The post Nigeria monkeypox: Half the total confirmed cases reported in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 17-month boy in North Waziristan has been paralyzed by wild polio in the 14th case from the district this year, the 15th case in the country. The child suffering from polio-induced disabilities had onset of paralysis on 1st August, the Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health confirmed on Friday. Besides one […]The post Polio case reported in Pakistan, the 15th case of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The circulation of two of the four existing dengue serotypes, together with the increase in hospitalized patients, create the right environment for an “explosion of severe dengue cases” to occur in some health regions of the country. This was revealed in the epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) earlier this month. Among the […]The post Panama: Authorities on alert for an ‘explosion of severe dengue cases’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Three confirmed cases of invasive bacterial meningococcal disease have been reported in Toronto, according to Toronto Public Health (TPH). The three affected individuals, who are between 20 and 30 years old, began experiencing symptoms between July 15 and July 17 and were born outside of Canada in countries not providing childhood immunization against meningococcal […]The post Toronto: Meningococcal disease outbreak affects three, one fatality appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the cholera outbreak in Iraq, the Ministry of Health has reported 1,008 total cholera cases across the country, including five deaths. The Iraq cholera outbreak was announced on June 19. Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera is spread […]The post Iraq: Cholera outbreak tops 1,000 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The city of Palmas in the Brazilian state of Tocantins is reporting 10,082 confirmed cases of dengue since the beginning of the year, according to a recent epidemiological bulletin. This compares to 1033 confirmed cases during the same period in 2021. The city is also reporting a significant increase in chikungunya cases in 2022. […]The post Brazil: More than 10,000 dengue cases reported in Tocantins capital appeared first on Outbreak News Today.