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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak in Iraq, the first case was reported in the Al-Anbar governorate Monday. The patient is a 25-year-old resident of the Al-Rahhaliya area in Ramadi. Earlier, the country’s health authorities announced the registration of confirmed cases of the disease in the governorates of Baghdad, Kirkuk, […]The post Iraq: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Al-Anbar, 111 cases reported nationally appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health reported 120 confirmed cases of monkeypox on Monday, 22 more in the last update last Friday, after analyzes carried out at the National Microbiology Center of the Carlos III Health Institute. Until today, the Carlos III Health Institute has received samples belonging to 245 suspected cases of ‘monkeypox’ or monkey […]The post Spain health officials report 120 confirmed monkeypox cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) report detecting nearly 200 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the past several months. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido, Jr., head of the Integrated Provincial Health Office, said deployed mobile teams conducted massive free chest X-rays for TB case detection in the province’s 10 towns and lone city. […]The post Philippines: 200 new cases of tuberculosis detected in South Cotabato appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 While the overall dengue fever cases for 2022 are down about six percent, an increase in cases have been reported since late March. According to the Department of Health (DOH), 25,268 dengue cases have been reported year to date, down from 27,010 cases during the same period last year. However, officials say from March […]The post Philippines reports recent increases in dengue appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Statens Serum Institut has found two cases of monkey smallpox in Denmark. Both cases are related to travel to Spain. The infected are in isolation. The first case of monkey pox in Denmark was confirmed on 23 May, while the second case was confirmed on 24 May. In addition, a third case of monkey pox has […]The post Two cases of monkeypox in Denmark, SSI risk assessment appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 4 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 100 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men […]The post Portugal now reports 100 confirmed monkeypox cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in Malaysia, health authorities report a total of 65,535 cases through May 28. This is a 27-fold increase over the same period for 2021 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) of 2,333 cases. When compared to the same period in 2019 (before the COVID-19 […]The post Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Malaysia: More than 65,000 cases reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported six confirmed monkeypox (MPX) cases in May 2022, bringing the total confirmed cases to 21 this year, including one fatality. The 21 confirmed cases have been reported from 9 states and the FCT – Adamawa (5), Lagos (4), Bayelsa (2), Delta (2), Cross River […]The post Nigeria monkeypox: 21 cases confirmed in 2022, one death; No new or unusual transmission noted appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Legionnaires’ disease cases linked to The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations located in Waikiki, The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a fifth case of Legionnaires’ disease in a guest who stayed at the resort. The fifth case was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease on May 23. The individual […]The post Hawaii: Fifth case of Legionnaires’ disease linked to Waikiki hotel appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 After two years, the Health Surveillance Foundation confirmed the first case of measles in Amazonas, this Wednesday, May 25. The case was registered in Manacapuru, 101 kilometers from the capital, in a one-year-old child with no history of vaccination, according to a G1 Globo report. The last measles record in Amazonas was in 2020. […]The post Brazil: Amazonas reports 1st measles case since 2020 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report early last week, Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Public Health—Seattle and King County (PHSKC) announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the state. The person, a King County resident, did not require hospitalization and is isolating at home. PHSKC is working to identify others who may have […]The post Washington officials announce the confirmation of a monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health confirmed the first imported case of monkeypox, detected in Mexico City. This is a 50-year-old man with mild symptoms, who is preventively isolated. The person is a permanent resident of New York City and was likely infected in the Netherlands. Monkeypox is spread from person to person by direct contact. It is […]The post Mexico reports 1st imported case of monkeypox in Mexico City appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Thursday, Virginia state health officials reported on a presumed monkeypox case in a resident. The next day, they announced the CDC has confirmed that the Virginia patient tested positive for monkeypox. The patient is an adult female resident of the Northern region of Virginia with recent international travel history to an African country […]The post Virginia reports 1st confirmed monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Ministry of Health reports that the result of the PCR amplification reaction of the sample taken from the second high-probability case is positive, which confirms the infection with poxviruses belonging to the Eurasian-African group of the Orthopox genus. This result is consistent with the observation made by negative staining by transmission electron […]The post 2nd monkeypox case confirmed in Argentina appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 16 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 74 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men […]The post Portugal monkeypox tally now 74 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials with the Scioto County Health Department reported this week they can confirm the cause of an outbreak at at Camp Molly Lauman in Lucasville two weeks ago was caused by norovirus. The outbreak occurred over the weekend of May 13-15 at an event called Camporee. Those in attendance starting having diarrhea, vomiting, […]The post Ohio: Norovirus outbreak sickens scores at Camp Molly Lauman event appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Colorado health officials have reported two presumptive monkeypox cases in consecutive days this week. The first case who acquired the virus recently traveled to Canada where an outbreak of monkeypox is occurring. The second case was a close contact of a person known to public health as a presumptive case of monkeypox and is […]The post Colorado reports two presumptive monkeypox cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A second fatality due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been reported in New South Wales, according to NSW Health this week. The case was a man in his 60s from the Corowa area, who was diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis virus in early March, died at Albury Base Hospital on Friday 20 May. To date […]The post Australia: New South Wales reports 2nd Japanese encephalitis death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the COVID-19 epidemic in North Korea, state media (KCNA) reports the following today: According to the notification of the National Emergency Management Command, from 18:00 on May 27th to 18:00 on the 28th, there were 89,500 new cases (an increase of 980 from the previous day) nationwide, and 106,390 people […]The post North Korea reports 3.4 million COVID-19 cases in a month, Fatality rate of 0.002% appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

A common culprit of skin and respiratory infections, Staphylococcus aureus is highly unpredictable. Between 20 and 30 percent of people carry quiet colonies on their skin and in their nostrils, which seldom cause problems beyond the occasional rash. But in some cases these bacteria cause infections that lead to deadly complications, such as pneumonia, deep skin infections, […]The post Staphylococcus aureus infections: Predicting which will turn severe appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Carolina state health officials along with other state and federal agencies report a mass die-off of wild vultures in Charleston County. Some of these dead vultures tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) caused by influenza virus subtypes, including H5N1. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) urges community members […]The post South Carolina: Avian influenza attributed to deaths of wild vultures in Charleston County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong health officials reported earlier this month a case of human infection of rat Hepatitis E virus (HEV). The patient is a 55-year-old man with underlying illnesses. He was found to have abnormal liver function during his treatment in Prince of Wales Hospital. He is now in stable condition. His blood sample tested […]The post Human rat Hepatitis E virus case reported in Hong Kong appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New Jersey Department of Health in coordination with the Parsippany-Troy Hills Health and Human Services Department is investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at the Hilton/Hampton Inn Parsippany Hotel last year. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by breathing in Legionella bacteria. The guests visited the hotel, located at […]The post Legionnaires’ Disease cases linked to New Jersey hotels appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness, only occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 60 million people in 36 countries are at risk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 95 percent of reported cases are caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which is found in western and central Africa. […]The post Sleeping sickness forms eliminated as a public health problem in 3 African countries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan officials report two more confirmed wild polio cases from North Waziristan, leaving a young boy and a girl paralyzed. Both children are 18-months old and belong to Mir Ali. The female child had onset of paralysis on 10 May and the male child on 11 May. Both cases were confirmed by the Pakistan […]The post Pakistan reports 5th and 6th wild poliovirus cases in North Waziristan children appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the suspect monkeypox case reported earlier this week in Buenos Aires, The National Ministry of Health reports that the result of the PCR amplification reaction of the sample taken from the first high-probability case is positive, which confirms infection with poxviruses belonging to the Eurasian-African group of the Orthopox genus. This result […]The post Argentina confirms monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone has declared an outbreak of human anthrax in the country after identifying 3 lab confirmed cutaneous anthrax cases in Karene district. This is subsequent to an investigation of 7 suspected anthrax cases, all residing in Buya chiefdom, of whom 4 blood samples and swabs were […]The post Anthrax outbreak declared in Sierra Leone appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On April 26, we saw the first known human case of H3N8 avian influenza reported in Henan Province, China. Now the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention retrospectively reports (May 19) on an additional case Changsa City. The patient is a 5-year-old boy from Kaifu District. He presented with fever and chills […]The post China reports H3N8 avian influenza case in Hunan province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread out to a new Health Zone with a new confirmed case reported on May 19 in Mama Balako Health Area, Wangata Health Zone in Mbandaka City, Equateur Province. Two Health Zones (Mbandaka and Wangata) and three Health […]The post More than Ebola: DRC reports cholera, measles, monkeypox, plague and typhoid outbreaks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme reported today on the fourth wild poliovirus case of the year in North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The 13-month-old boy had an onset of paralysis on 5 May in Mir Ali. The case was confirmed by the Pakistan National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad on Monday, 23 May. […]The post Pakistan: 4th wild poliovirus case reported in North Waziristan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization African Region tweeted today about a fifth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to the tweet, there are now 5 cases (4 confirmed, 1 probable) and all were fatal cases. Two health zones are affected (Mbandaka & Wangata) […]The post DRC reports 5th Ebola case in current outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reports a suspected monkeypox case in the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS). An infection caused by a virus belonging to the orthopox group has been diagnosed in an adult male patient. Monkey and smallpox viruses are orthopoxviruses. Final confirmation of possible monkey pox infection will […]The post Suspected monkeypox case reported in Finland appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the monkeypox situation in Quebec, Canada, the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) reports 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox as of May 23. Since May 12, 2022, the Direction de santé publique du grand Montréal has been investigating cases of unusual oral and genital ulcerations possibly related […]The post Canada: Confirmed monkeypox cases in Quebec now 15 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) provides recommendations to prevent acute diarrheal diseases, also known as ADD, after reporting 277,218 episodes of this disease. CDC Peru explained that EDAs are caused by microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria or parasites, which, for the most part, are transmitted by […]The post Peru reports 277K acute diarrheal episodes and 9 deaths year to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced the first case of monkeypox in the UAE, in line with the UAE health authorities’ policy on the early detection and monitoring of the disease. The ministry explained that the first case was detected in a 29-year-old woman who arrived from West Africa, noting that […]The post UAE reports 1st monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Highbridge area of the Bronx, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports 19 cases and 1 death as of May 25. Legionnaires’ disease follows a seasonal pattern in NYC, with an increased number of cases reported from […]The post Bronx Legionnaires’ disease update: 19 cases, one death in the Highbridge area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A presumptive case of monkeypox virus infection is being investigated in the Seattle, Washington area, according to Public Health – Seattle & King County. The case is in an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country that has also reported monkeypox cases recently. Initial testing confirming an orthopoxviral infection […]The post Seattle: Presumptive monkeypox case investigated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Germany, the first cases of monkeypox were identified in May 2022 (as of May 24th: 5 cases, see e.g. press release from the Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Integration in Baden-Württemberg dated May 23rd, 2022 , press release from the Senate Department for Health in Berlin dated May 21st. 2022 , press release from the Bavarian State Ministry […]The post Germany monkeypox cases rise to 5, risk to the health of the general population is low appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in Malaysia, the Ministry of Health reports through May 21, a total of 47,209 cases of HFMD, which is a 20 -fold increase compared to 2021 during the same period, which saw only 2,237 cases. While the cases reported for epi week […]The post Malaysia reports 20 -fold increase in hand, foot and mouth disease cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak of meningococcal disease in Florida this year, The Florida Department of Health reports since December 2021, Department epidemiologists have investigated and reported 35 meningococcal cases (33 Florida residents and 2 non-Florida residents) which is well over the 5-year annual average of 21 cases in Florida residents per year. […]The post Florida follow-up on meningococcal disease outbreak appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Salt Lake County, Utah announced today that two adults in the same SLCo household are considered probable monkeypox cases based on preliminary testing. Utah’s public health system expects confirmatory test results from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tomorrow. The two infected individuals became symptomatic after traveling internationally […]The post Utah: Two probable monkeypox cases reported in Salt Lake appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A resident of the province of Buenos Aires consulted today at a health care provider in the City of Buenos Aires with symptoms compatible with monkeypox because he has pustules on different parts of the body and fever. The patient, who is in good general condition, isolated, and receiving symptomatic treatment, has a history of […]The post Argentina investigates suspected case of monkeypox in Buenos Aires appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has received information that a foreign person who visited Oslo from 6 to 10 May has since had monkey pox confirmed in his home country. The infected person is a traveling person from a European country where there is an outbreak of monkey pox. Oslo Municipality is now […]The post Norway reports visitor to Oslo had monkeypox, Infection tracking has started appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the monkeypox clusters in Portugal, The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) informs that 14 more cases of human infection by Monkeypox virus have been confirmed in Portugal, with 37 confirmed cases so far in the North, Lisbon and Tagus Valley and Algarve regions. The new cases were confirmed by the National […]The post Portugal reports 14 additional confirmed monkeypox cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Candess Zona Mendola of MakeFoodSafe.com The local media reports Buba Noodle Bar on Lowell Street closed its doors voluntarily last week as the state investigates a cluster of salmonella infections. The state health department had been investigating a cluster of salmonella cases last week, with some of those infected saying they had eaten at […]The post New Hampshire: Salmonella linked to Buba Noodle Bar in Manchester appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Bavarian Nordic A/S announced Thursday that the Company has secured a contract with an undisclosed European country to supply its IMVANEX® smallpox vaccine in response to new cases of monkeypox evolving during May 2022. Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox vaccine is approved in the U.S. as JYNNEOS® and in Canada as IMVAMUNE®, both places with the approval extended […]The post Smallpox vaccine, IMVANEX, to be supplied to unknown European country in response to monkeypox appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New York City Health Department announced Friday an investigation into a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Highbridge neighborhood in the Bronx (ZIP codes 10452 and 10456) and bordering communities. Four people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease since May 9, 2022, and results for other individuals are pending. To date, there have been […]The post Legionnaires’ Disease cluster investigated in the Bronx appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona Mendola of MakeFoodSafe The FDA and CDC have announced an outbreak of Salmonella illnesses linked to popular Jif brand peanut butter. So far, 14 people are sick in this Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak. Two people have been hospitalized, and thankfully, no one has died. FDA conducted Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) analysis on […]The post Salmonella outbreak linked to Jif peanut butter appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Munich. Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek pointed this out on Friday. The patient comes from Brazil and is already isolated in the Munich Clinic Schwabing. According to the Robert Koch Institute ( RKI ), this is the first monkeypox case in Germany. The RKI and the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety […]The post Germany: Monkeypox case confirmed in Munich appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Israel Ministry of Health reports on the confirmation of a monkeypox case in the country. They report: The Ministry of Health would like to update that the results of the test conducted at the Biological Institute for Men who arrived at the Ichilov Hospital with symptoms appropriate for monkey pox, confirmed the diagnosis. […]The post Israel confirms monkeypox case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.