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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Australian health authorities have reported an additional human fatality due to the mosquito-borne virus, Japanese encephalitis. On May 4, officials reported a death in Queensland. This is in addition to fatalities previously reported in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Currently, 38 human cases of Japanese encephalitis have been reported in Australia this […]The post Australia reports 4th Japanese encephalitis death, this one in Queensland appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Commission for Surveillance and Control of the Toxic Red Tide in Guatemala, declared a red tide alert because the constant monitoring and analysis that is carried out showed high concentrations of saxitoxins above the appropriate limits. The presence of toxic red tide was detected on the Pacific Coast, on the coast of […]The post Guatemala: Red tide alert issued, One fatality reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 At least 66 cutaneous leishmaniasis cases have been reported in Sabana de Uchire, Bruzual municipality of Anzoátegui in northeastern Venezuela, according to an El Pitazo report. It is estimated that people started getting sick in January 2022. It is noted that there are three reasons for the increase in cases: sandflies abound in the […]The post Venezuela: Dozens of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases reported in Anzoátegui State appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since September 2017, Nigeria has continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox (MPX). The monkeypox National Technical Working Group (TWG) has been monitoring cases and strengthening preparedness/response capacity. A total of 46 suspected cases has been reported between January 1st to April 30th , 2022. Of the suspected cases, 15 were confirmed from seven […]The post Nigeria monkeypox update: 1st quarter 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Two weeks ago we reported on what appears to be the first human case of avian influenza A(H3N8) virus in a child in Henan Province, China. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published more details and an assessment of the situation: Situation at a glance On 25 April 2022, the National Health Commission of […]The post Human infection with H3N8 avian influenza in China: WHO details and assessment appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Oklahoma State Veterinarian Office is reporting a confirmed case of rabies in a rodeo quarter horse from Logan County, according to the Equine Disease Communication Center. The gelding began showing symptoms, including severe neurologic, on April 27. The unvaccinated horse was euthanized. Three additional horses on the premises were exposed and have been […]The post Oklahoma reports rabies in rodeo horse appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first four months of 2022, Malaysian health officials have reported a total of 22,463 cases of hand, foot and mouth diseases (HFMD) nationwide, an increase of 12.8 times compared to the same period in 2021, which saw only 1,752 cases. 21,508 cases, or 96% of the total are reported in children aged […]The post Malaysia reports significant rise in hand, foot and mouth disease appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) reported Thursday that the cumulative number of dengue cases reported to date is 12,942 cases compared to 9,270 cases for the same period in 2021, an increase of 3,672 cases (39.6%). This includes 1,021 cases of dengue reported the last week of April 2022. The cumulative number of […]The post Dengue cases up 40 percent in Malaysia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Nigeria last week because of an outbreak of yellow fever, first reported in November 2020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is reporting yellow fever outbreaks in multiple states (Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, and Enugu) as confirmed by testing […]The post CDC issues travel notice for Nigeria due to an outbreak of yellow fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Singapore this year, the National Environment Agency (NEA) now reports 7,306 cases through May 6. This includes 1005 dengue cases reported in the week ending 30 April 2022. The highest weekly total in a couple of years. NEA says the number of weekly reported dengue […]The post Singapore dengue tally tops 7,300, More than 1,000 cases reported last week of April appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched an early-stage clinical trial to evaluate an investigational preventative vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV is the primary cause of infectious mononucleosis and is associated with certain cancers and autoimmune diseases. The Phase 1 study, which […]The post Epstein-Barr virus: NIH launches early-stage clinical trial to evaluate investigational preventative vaccine appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Lloviu virus (LLOV) – a close relative of Ebola virus– has been isolated from the first time from Schreiber’s bats in Hungary by researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (a partnership between the universities of Kent and Greenwich) and colleagues. The research is published in the journal, Nature Communications. LLOV is part of the […]The post Ebola relative, Lloviu virus, isolated from Schreiber’s bats in Hungary appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in the United Kingdom report an individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England. The patient has a recent travel history from Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection, before travelling to the UK. The patient is receiving care at the expert infectious disease unit at the […]The post England: Monkeypox case confirmed, Patient had recent travel history from Nigeria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Secretary of State for Health of Minas Gerais (SES-MG) reported this week a human rabies death in a child on April 29, the third such death reported in the state in a month. This death follows two other rabies deaths on April 4 and April 17, both young children. The last case of […]The post Brazil: Three human rabies deaths is a month in Minas Gerais appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Argentina Ministry of Health reported this week a case of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in an 8-year-old boy at the Children’s Hospital in the north of the city of Rosario, Santa Fe. The head of the Liver and Transplant Unit Hepatic of the Children’s Sanatorium, Alejandro Costaguta, explained that “the patient was […]The post Argentina: Severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in child detected in Santa Fe appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Lassa fever outbreak recently declared in Guinea, The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Guinea reported a second confirmed case on April 29. The individual, a 24-year-old male from Koumassan village, Wokouama sector, has no known epidemiological linkage to the first case. Lassa fever is endemic in parts […]The post Second Lassa fever case reported in Guinea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that a Connecticut resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection. This is the first case of POWV associated illness identified in Connecticut in 2022. From 2017 to 2021, 12 cases of POWV associated illness were reported in Connecticut, including three in 2021. Of those 12 […]The post Powassan Virus case reported in Connecticut, 1st case of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the 14th and current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Mbandaka city, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), country health officials reported a third confirmed case in Mbandaka on May 4, 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the individual is a 48-year-old man who was in contact […]The post Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3rd Ebola case confirmed in Mbandaka appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Costa Rica Ministry of Health reports they are currently investigating the case of a two-year-old girl who presented severe hepatitis without liver failure. Currently, the minor shows satisfactory clinical improvement and was discharged after requiring hospitalization. Given this situation, the Health Surveillance Directorate of the Ministry generated the alert for health services and […]The post Costa Rica investigates case of severe hepatitis in a two-year-old girl appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Thailand are warning the public about Plasmodium knowlesi malaria, a strain that can can be transmitted from monkeys to humans. The Disease Control Department said people raising monkeys or living on the fringes of forests of an increased risk of contracting Plasmodium knowlesi malaria, the most common cause of human malaria […]The post Thailand issues warning about Plasmodium knowlesi malaria appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brazil has reported as many cases through April this year as they did in all of 2021, according to a G1.Globo report Monday. According to the report, There were 542,000 cases until April 23, according to data from the Ministry of Health released this Monday. Last year, Brazil totaled 544,000 cases. The epidemiological bulletin […]The post Brazil dengue outbreak tops 500K cases through April appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Twenty people in Warrap state, in north central South Sudan have tested positive for anthrax, according to a Sawa Sawa Network report. Dr. John Akol, the acting director general at the ministry, said they made the declaration after samples of 20 patients suspected of anthrax, which were taken to Uganda for further laboratory tests, […]The post Anthrax outbreak in South Sudan, 20 people infected appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Less than one month ago, the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) reported an expected surge in dengue fever cases this year. They noted three key factors: (i) high Aedes aegypti mosquito population detected in the community; (ii) previously uncommon Dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) circulating; and (iii) sizeable proportion of people still staying in and working […]The post Singapore reports more than 6,400 dengue cases in first four months of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak, which was declared in April, in Zamboanga City, Philippines, the City Health office now reports 1,444 cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to April 23 this year of which 14 resulted in deaths. Most of the dengue fatalities are from the 20-year-old and below age group. […]The post Zamboanga City reports climbing dengue cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Shigella caused food poisoning in girl who died after eating shawarma: Kerala health department Kerala health department on Tuesday identified shigella bacteria as the cause of food poisoning which claimed the life of a student and led to the hospitalisation of around 30 others in the state’s Kasaragod district. Read more at The Indian Express Rise […]The post India Newswire: Shigella in Kerala, Malaria making a comeback in Kerala and Dengue in Delhi appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Selangor State Health Department, or Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Selangor reported a second human rabies case in the state. According to a news release, the patient is a 85-year-old man who was infected in the Kuala Langat district on April 22. Prior to that, the family noticed changes in his behavior and physicians noticed a […]The post Malaysia: 2nd human rabies case reported in Selangor this year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Sindh Health Department are reporting the first death due to primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri in 2022, according to a report in The News. The patient was a 59-year-old man from Kemari. The health authorities said that since 2011, around 90 people died due to PAM caused by […]The post Pakistan: First Naegleria fowleri death recorded in 2022 in Sindh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) of La Paz detected three confirmed cases of hantavirus in recent days, two in the town of Sapecho and another in La Cascada, both in the municipality of Palos Blancos in La Paz department, according to a local media report. This has prompted a health alert and increased surveillance. […]The post Bolivia: Hantavirus health alert issued for Palos Blancos appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now, a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered a mechanism this bug uses to live in a dried-out state: it produces “hydrophilin” proteins that protect against […]The post How Acinetobacter baumannii survives without water on hospital surfaces: Vanderbilt researchers discovery appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Chain of events The Israeli Ministry of Health published the chain of events involving the Strauss-Elite products last week: On April 19, 2002, preliminary findings were received from the manufacturer that came up as part of routine inspections and showed the presence of salmonella in the production area but not in the food products sampled at […]The post Israel: Strauss salmonella chain of events, Audit of plant and recall in US appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Washington state health officials are on heightened alert as cases of tuberculosis (TB) are on the rise. TB reporting decreased in 2020 during the first year of the pandemic. Though efforts to prevent COVID-19 may also reduce the spread of TB, the decrease could also have been due to delayed or missed TB diagnoses […]The post Tuberculosis: Washington cases on the rise, officials on ‘heightened alert’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children aged 10 and under in the United Kingdom, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported a further 34 confirmed cases since the last update, bringing the total number of cases to 145. Of the confirmed cases, 108 are resident in England, 17 […]The post United Kingdom: Dozens more children with sudden onset hepatitis identified appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health (Minsa) issued an epidemiological alert due to the risk of increasing cases of Influenza A (H3N2), in order to strengthen prevention and timely detection measures to control it. This, after registering 22 cases of this virus and one deceased in an Army unit in the South Lima jurisdiction, in addition to the […]The post Peru: Epidemiological alert issued due to increasing cases of Influenza A (H3N2) appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Baguio City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit report a near doubling of dengue fever cases in 2022 to date. According to officials, there were 82 dengue cases as reported by the Disease Reporting Units in the city from January 1 to March 31, 2022. This is a 95.23 percent increase compared to the […]The post Dengue cases double in Baguio appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An equine influenza virus that is not uncommon among both wild and domestic horses has been identified as the likely cause of the respiratory disease outbreak and associated mortality that is occurring at the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Corrals located on the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) East Canon Complex in Canon City, […]The post Colorado: H3N8 equine influenza linked to outbreak in horses, deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan officials report the second polio case of 2022. A two-year-old girl was paralyzed by the wild poliovirus, she had an onset of paralysis on April 14. The new type-1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) was confirmed from North Waziristan on 29 April 2022 by the Pakistan National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health […]The post Pakistan reports second wild poliovirus case, Both children are from North Waziristan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH), through its Center for Health Development (CHD) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), recently detected Omicron-BA.2.12. It is a sublineage of the currently circulating Omicron variant which has been recently flagged by the United States Center for Disease Control (US-CDC) to be observed in increasing COVID-19 cases in […]The post Philippines: 1st Omicron-BA.2.12 subvariant reported in Baguio City in traveler from Finland appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports the confirmation of of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, backyard flock (non-poultry) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Samples from the flock were confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. This makes Alaska the […]The post Alaska becomes the 31st state to report the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial or backyard flock appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this news report, I look the avian influenza situation in the US, which just got more pertinent this week with the first human detection in Colorado. Mexico: First human rabies case in Jalisco in years Measles cases up worldwide in early 2022 Japan reports acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children case, 1st […]The post The Spread of H5N1 avian influenza appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Agency of Canada reported this week that the norovirus/gastrointestinal illnesses outbreak linked to raw oysters from British Columbia that began earlier this year appears to be over and the outbreak investigation has been closed. Investigation findings identified consumption of raw oysters from British Columbia as the source of the outbreak. As a result, […]The post Norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from British Columbia over, Final tally is 339 cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Three people are being treated at the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital for a serious infectious disease – Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, said, according to a Sputnik news report. “Crimean-Congo fever is one of the most serious diseases that passes from […]The post Tbilisi, Georgia: Three people being treated for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The CDC released the following statement on Thursday, April 28, 2022: A person has tested positive for avian influenza A(H5) virus (H5 bird flu) in the U.S., as reported by Colorado and confirmed by CDC. This case occurred in a person who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling (depopulating) […]The post Human Avian Influenza A(H5) Virus: CDC statement appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Committee To Unleash Prosperity (CUP) has released the most comprehensive analysis to date on how states handled the COVID-19 crisis. These results have also been published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The Report Card on the States measures and compares state performance on three metrics: the economy, education, and mortality from the virus. It answers the question: how did states […]The post How states handled the COVID-19 crisis? New analysis shows Utah, Nebraska, and Vermont were best with Montana and Florida right behind appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, backyard flock (non-poultry) in Caledonia County, Vermont. Samples from the flock were tested at the University of Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, part of the National Animal […]The post Avian influenza reported in Vermont backyard flock appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been monitoring and testing people exposed to poultry and wild birds infected with avian flu (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, HPAI), also known as H5N1 flu. Earlier this week, a test revealed the presence of the influenza A (H5) virus in a single nasal specimen from […]The post Colorado reports first detection of H5 influenza virus in a human appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with Grays Harbor County Public Health in Washington state are reporting on a probable foodborne botulism death recently. According to health officials, a Grays Harbor County man aged 55-65 passed away over the weekend from a probable cause of botulism. No further information on the deceased is available. Confirmation of the cause of […]The post Probable botulism death reported in Washington appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wisconsin Department of Health issued a health alert to physicians yesterday concerning the recent increase in cases of acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection in children. Since being notified of the cluster of acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in Alabama earlier this month, Wisconsin health officials are investigating four similar cases among children in the […]The post Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology: Wisconsin investigates 4 cases, 1 death appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this news report, I examine the situation with the sharp rise in dengue fever in the southeast Asian country of Timor-Leste. Australia: Melioidosis increase reported in Top End Mexico: First human rabies case in Jalisco in years Measles cases up worldwide in early 2022 Japan reports acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children […]The post Dengue fever in Timor-Leste (Video news report) appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Health officials are warning the public to take extra precautions to prevent the bacterial disease, melioidosis, as they report an increase in cases this season in the Top End, according to a local media report. “This wet season’s high rainfall has led to a 50 per cent increase in the number of melioidosis cases expected,” […]The post Australia: Melioidosis increase reported in Top End appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 41-year-old man from El Salto, Jalisco died from rabies on April 18, the first such case reported in the state in years. On April 14, 2022, the Mexican Institute Social Security (IMSS) notified a case of rabies in human in the state: a patient that last January he suffered a bat bite on […]The post Mexico: First human rabies case in Jalisco in years appeared first on Outbreak News Today.