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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports activated actions to prevent the spread of Hantavirus cases that occurred in Santa Cruz, in close coordination with the National Center for Tropical Diseases (Cenetrop) and the Departmental Health Service (SEDES), the latter which has the task of socializing the effects and prevention of the disease as […]The post Bolivia reports 3 hantavirus cases in Santa Cruz appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Central Visayas region in the Philippines, which includes the provinces of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor, have reported a 1175 percent increase in measles cases in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. From the beginning of the year through August 6, the Central Visayas (Region VII) reported 51 measles cases. […]The post Philippines: Central Visayas reports 1175% increase in measles appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ohio state health officials reported a human infection with a novel influenza A virus, according to the latest CDC FluView. The patient was infected with a swine-origin influenza A(H1N2) variant (A(H1N2)v) virus. The patient is <18 years of age, was not hospitalized, and has recovered from their illness. An investigation by local public health […]The post Ohio reports H1N2v swine flu case, 5th case in the US in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 47 more illnesses in this outbreak since our last report on August 19. The total number of cases of the outbreak strain of E. coli O157 is now 84 in four states–Indiana (6), Michigan (53), Ohio (23), and Pennsylvania (2). 38 people have been hospitalized, including […]The post Multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 grows to 84 cases in four states appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Uganda health authorities reported two confirmed cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) on 27 July and 2 August, respectively, in Rubanda and Isingiro districts both located in the south western regions of the country, according to the World Health Organization. The index case from Rubanda is a female patient aged 39 years who presented […]The post Rift Valley fever in Uganda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) recently reported a confirmed a human case of West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first human WNV case reported in Florida. Most people do not develop any symptoms, but one in five people can experience headache, body ache, joint pain, diarrhea or rash. Severe […]The post Volusia County reports human West Nile virus case, 1st in Florida this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) is reporting a significant increase in typhoid fever this year. Since the beginning of the year through August 20, the province has seen 279 cases with three deaths. This is up from the same period in 2021 when 142 cases and zero deaths were reported, or a […]The post Philippines: Negros Oriental reports a near doubling of typhoid fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health in Collier County (DOH-Collier) today announced a human case of locally-acquired dengue fever. This is the sixth local transmission of dengue in Florida, five cases have been reported in Miami-Dade County. “The Florida Department of Health in Collier County has not reported a case of locally acquired dengue fever […]The post Florida: Local dengue transmission in Collier County, 1st case in two decades appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Illinois state health officials reported Tuesday of an individual who tested positive for Heartland Virus. The patient, described as an “older person who resides in a rural area of Jackson County”, is the third reported case in Illinois (Kankakee County and Williamson County, both in 2018). “As people continue to enjoy summer activities like […]The post Heartland Virus reported in southern Illinois appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 So far in 2022, eight human cases of brucellosis have been identified in the region from Kostanay, according to a Kazinform report. “Every year there are cases of brucellosis. In the first eight months of 2022, eight people fell ill in the region. To date, there are seven more cases than in the same […]The post Kazakhstan: 8 human brucellosis cases reported in Kostanay appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An anti-parasitic drug will be rolled out on mass scale in the Solomon Islands to prevent scabies, a contagious, intensely itchy skin condition that affects a third of the nation’s children. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Sarah Andersson and Professor Andrew Steer from the World Scabies Program are leading the mass drug administration (MDA) program with the Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Health […]The post Ivermectin campaign for scabies to be rolled out in the Solomon Islands appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Singapore, the National Environment Agency (NEA) now reports 25,189 total cases through August 23. Officials have reported a declining trend in cases from more than 1,000 cases a week in late July to 685 cases reported last week. The NEA continues to warn the high Aedes aegypti mosquito […]The post Singapore dengue cases top 25,000, Showing declining trend appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cuba as registered more than 3,000 dengue fever cases during the first seven months of 2022 and in some areas like the province of Matanzas, all four serotypes are circulating, according to a Marti report. In fact, in Matanzas, the level of infestations of the transmitting mosquito in the province is the highest in […]The post Cuba battles dengue fever, Citizens point to failures of government appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The government of Pernambuco state, in northeast Brazil is reporting 36 people with confirmed cases of the drug resistant fungus, Candida auris, since the beginning of 2022 when the first case was reported in January. The cases are reported at two public hospitals–the Hospitals of Restauração (HR), in Recife and Miguel Arraes, in Paulista. According to […]The post Brazil: Dozens of Candida auris cases confirmed in Pernambuco state this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Laos in 2022, the capital city of Vientiane has now reported 10,057 dengue cases since the beginning of the year through August 23, according to the Centre of Information and Education for Health. This is more than half the 19,890 total cases throughout the country. The […]The post Laos: Vientiane dengue cases top 10,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Just as we are dealing with the probable emergence of fourth wave of COVID-19, a new virus known as tomato flu, or tomato fever, has emerged in India in the state of Kerala in children younger than 5 years. The rare viral infection is in an endemic state and is considered non-life-threatening; however, because of […]The post Tomato flu outbreak in India appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reported 15,907 additional dengue fever cases the week ending August 6, bringing the country total to 118,526 cases. This is an increase of 153 percent compared to the same period in 2021 (46,761). Central Luzon has reported the most cases to date with 21,242, followed by the Central Visayas […]The post Philippines reports an additional 16K dengue cases in a week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the report of a suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) eastern province of North Kivu, the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Doctor Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda stated in an official note (computer translated): “This is a 46-year-old female subject hospitalized on July […]The post DRC: A new Ebola outbreak declared in Beni appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that in the past week, although the number of dengue fever cases in Ho Chi Minh City decreased by 15% compared to the average of 4 weeks ago, still recording 1 more death. According to HCDC, from August 15 to 21, Ho Chi Minh […]The post Dengue cases in Ho Chi Minh City show a decrease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the first monkeypox case reported in Cuba this week, the Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba released the following Nota informativa (computer translated): As our population was informed, on August 20, the first case of Monkeypox was diagnosed in Cuba: a 50-year-old male patient, of Italian nationality, who arrived in […]The post Cuba’s first monkeypox case has died, Sepsis, multiple organ damage the cause of death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Takeda today announced the company’s dengue vaccine, QDENGA® (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003), was approved by the Indonesia National Agency for Drug and Food Control, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM), for the prevention of dengue disease caused by any serotype in individuals six years to 45 years of age. QDENGA is the only […]The post Dengue vaccine: Takeda’s QDENGA approved in Indonesia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reported today on a fourth monkeypox case in the country. The case is a 25-year-old Filipino with no documented travel history to or from countries with confirmed cases of the disease. “The case is being cared for and is admitted in an isolation facility. Intensive case investigation and contact […]The post Philippines reports 4th monkeypox case, 1st with no travel history appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced Monday the first monkeypox case in a Wyoming resident has been identified in Laramie County. Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said public health representatives are following up with the individual to see if additional Wyoming residents are at higher risk of […]The post Wyoming reports 1st monkeypox case, All 50 US states now report at least one case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Washington state health officials are reporting the first locally acquired human case of the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis in a Washington resident discovered on August 8. A Whatcom County man in his 80s was hospitalized with severe disease, and is now in recovery, after working in the brush in Mason County where he was likely bitten by […]The post Washington: Local transmission of anaplasmosis reported in Whatcom County man appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the surging dengue fever situation in Thailand, the Bureau of Epidemiology of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reports 17,412 total dengue cases (dengue fever and severe dengue) from the beginning of the year through August 16. This is up from 9473 total dengue cases reported on July 11. The […]The post Thailand: Dengue cases nearly double in past month appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Sri Lanka National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) reports that the dengue fever tally in the island nation is just short of 50,000 cases, according to a Sunday Times report today. 49,941 people were admitted to public hospitals for treatment for dengue in the past eight months, the report notes, with 12,754 patients reported […]The post Sri Lanka dengue tally nears 50,000, Mosquito control hampered by shortages appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cuba’s Ministerio de Salud Pública reports (computer translated) on the first case of Monkeypox detected in the country. This is a male patient, of Italian nationality, who arrived in Cuba as a tourist on August 15 of this year. During his stay he has stayed in a rented house and visited several places in the […]The post Cuba reports 1st monkeypox case, Patient in critical condition appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak in Iraq, the Ministry of Health is now reporting 299 confirmed cases and 55 deaths nationwide since the beginning of the year. This is up from 289 cases and 52 deaths reported last week. Health officials say Dhi Qar governorate is the governorate in […]The post Iraq Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever cases rise to 299 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) remains under a mosquito-borne illness advisory following the confirmation of two identified cases of dengue in two Miami-Dade residents. This is the fourth and fifth local cases of dengue infection in the county and in the state in 2022. In addition, the Florida Department of […]The post Florida: Miami-Dade County dengue local transmission cases now at five appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the suspect Naegleria fowleri death in Douglas County, Nebraska, the Douglas County Health Department reports receiving confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the presence of the parasitic amoeba on Thursday. It is reported that the child contracted the “brain-eating amoeba” while swimming in the Elkhorn River. […]The post Nebraska: Naegleria fowleri confirmed in Douglas County child appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease (EVD), in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. The suspected case is a 46-year-old woman who died on 15 August 2022 in Beni, a town located in North Kivu. The […]The post Ebola: Suspected case investigated in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have reported two human West Nile virus (WNV) to date, one each from Brooklyn and Queens. Both patients were hospitalized with West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND); one has since been discharged. Over the past 10 years, an average of 16 (range 6-30) people have […]The post New York City reports 1st West Nile virus cases of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Indonesia Ministry of Health reported on the confirmation of a monkeypox case in the country for the first time Saturday. Indonesia now joins Singapore (15), Thailand (5) and the Philippines (3) as countries reporting confirmed cases of the viral infection. Globally, 41,358 total cases have been reported in 94 countries, according to the […]The post Indonesia reports 1st monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health reported 85 additional confirmed monkeypox cases on Friday, bringing the country total to 1,022. Sixteen regions in Peru have reported cases with the Lima metropolitan area accounts 82 percent of the country’s total (841). Peru is one of nine South American countries to report monkeypox. Peru reports more than […]The post Peru monkeypox tally top 1,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health (DOH) has detected, isolated, and is caring for a second and third confirmed case of Monkeypox in the country. The second case is a 34-year-old Filipino national who had recent travel to countries with documented confirmed cases of Monkeypox. The case was tested and confirmed positive for Monkeypox via Reverse […]The post Philippines reports two additional monkeypox cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the multistate E. coli O157 outbreak reported on earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 8 more illnesses have been reported and 2 states have been added to the investigation (Indiana and Pennsylvania). 37 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157 have been reported from 4 […]The post E. coli outbreak now reported in two more states appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brazil’s drug regulator Anvisa on Friday unanimously decided to lift registration requirements for the import of drugs and vaccines aimed at preventing and treating monkeypox. In practice, the resolution should simplify document assessment and increase Brazilian’s access to medicines and shots for the treatment and prevention of the disease, given the public health emergency […]The post Brazil lifts registration requirements for monkeypox vaccines appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the third nationwide polio campaign of the year at the PM House, assuring the nation that the Government is taking all possible measures to eradicate the disease and protect Pakistan’s children. The vaccination campaign will be conducted from 22 August across 108 districts of Pakistan. Due to floods and […]The post Pakistan commences third nationwide polio campaign of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 12 August 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of a confirmed outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) ongoing in Podor District, Saint-Louis region, Senegal. The index case is a female patient aged 38 years who presented with fever, headache, myalgia, fatigue and hemorrhagic symptoms, and was detected through the VHF surveillance […]The post Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases reported in Senegal appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a CDC FluView published today, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported a human infection with a novel influenza A virus. The patient was infected with an influenza A(H1N2) variant (A(H1N2)v) virus. The patients is <18 years of age, was not hospitalized, and has recovered from their illness. An investigation by local public […]The post Swine flu case reported in Oregon, 4th case in the US in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Oregon state health officials reported Wednesday the state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus (hMPXV). Public health officials say the case is linked to an adult monkeypox infection that was confirmed last month. “We have a known connection to a previously diagnosed case,” said Dean Sidelinger, M.D., health officer and state epidemiologist at Oregon […]The post Oregon reports first pediatric monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced today the first locally transmitted dengue fever case in 2022. The case is a male in his 50s living in Tanzi District, Taichung City. When he went to the doctor on the 17th, the result of the dengue fever NS1 quick screening was positive. At present, […]The post Taiwan reports 1st local transmission of dengue appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium is one of the most globally harmful bacteria that causes hospital-acquired infections. Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered that the bacterium spreads by attaching to surfaces using ultrathin stretchy fibers. The researchers also revealed how these fibers are formed on the bacterial surface and suggested new approaches to prevent […]The post Acinetobacter baumannii use thin stretchy fibers to attach to surfaces and cause infections: Finland researchers appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nebraska state health officials report a resident is suspected to have died from infection with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba. The resident most likely acquired the infection while swimming in the Elkhorn River, shortly before illness. If confirmed, it is the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in Nebraska’s history. “Millions of recreational […]The post Naegleria fowleri suspected in death of Nebraska resident, 1st known death in the state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials in Honduras have reported 42 mucormycosis cases since June 2021, of which 22 people died, according to a Swiss Info report. 70% of all cases are associated with the coronavirus and 30% with diseases such as diabetes or hypertension, according to the report. The departments of Francisco Morazán and Comayagua (center); Olancho (east), Choluteca […]The post Honduras reports dozens of mucormycosis in past year, Many associated to COVID-19 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the investigation into a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections. 29 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157 have been reported from 2 states: Michigan (15) and Ohio (14). Nine hospitalizations and no deaths have been reported. A food has not yet been identified as the source […]The post E. coli O157 outbreak in Michigan and Ohio, unknown food source appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe, first reported in April, has claimed the lives of 157 children from across the country, according to a report in The Herald. As of August 15, 2,056 cases and 157 deaths, almost exclusively in children, have been reported, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said. Most reported cases are among children […]The post Zimbabwe: Measles outbreak kills 157 children appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health is reporting a significant increase in chikungunya cases in the first seven months of 2022. According to officials data released today, 372 cases of the mosquito-borne viral infection were reported from January 1 to July 30, 2022. This compared to 65 cases reported during the same period in 2021. […]The post Philippines: Chikungunya cases up 472% in 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health is reporting an increase in leptospirosis cases this year through August 9. The number of cases reported in 2022 to date is 1,178, up 27% rom the same period in 2021 (928). In addition, 156 deaths due to leptospirosis have been reported year to date, up from 90 reported […]The post Philippines reports increase in leptospirosis cases and deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Sergio Fernando Jaime (1) and Glenn Laverack (2) Introducción La región del paralelo 42 (o comarca del paralelo 42) abarca las provincias de Río Negro y Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. La comarca andina cuenta con aeropuertos internacionales cercanos y es un destino popular para turistas y trabajadores agrícolas estacionales. Los residentes permanentes viven en pequeñas […]The post Evaluación de la prevención basada en la comunidad del hantavirus Andes en la región del paralelo 42 de la Patagonia: un enfoque rápido en contexto real appeared first on Outbreak News Today.