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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.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a 79 percent increase in measles cases globally during the first two months of 2022, compared the same period last year. Almost 17,338 measles cases were reported worldwide in January and February 2022, compared to 9,665 during the first two months of 2021. As measles is very contagious, […]The post Measles cases up worldwide in early 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced the first confirmed case of acute hepatitis of unknown origin that corresponds with the provisional case definition outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO). A local government reported a case of suspected hepatitis to the national government on April 21. The individual had negative results […]The post Japan reports acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children case, 1st in Asia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Eric Feigl-Ding, PhD. You know, the nutritionist and chronic disease epidemiologist who gained notoriety for is oft hyperbolic, some describe as “scaremongering” tweets that begin with all capital letters and goofy emojis, has crossed the line with a tweet last week. In the tweet as one example, Ding lumped together the extremely accomplished pediatric […]The post Eric Feigl-Ding crosses the line: Lumps Ben Carson in with Josef Mengele appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the 14th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (HERE and HERE), the World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted today: Health authorities in #DRC confirmed a 2nd case of #Ebola in Mbandaka on 25 April. The 25-year old woman, now deceased, began experiencing symptoms 12 […]The post Ebola outbreak: 2nd case reported, ‘Vaccination should start in the next few days’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The China National Health Commission reported today on a human infection with H3N8 avian influenza in Henan Province. The patient is a four-year-old boy from Zhumadian City. This is the first known human case of H3N8 avian influenza. Before the onset of the disease, the patient had raised chickens and black-bone chickens at home, and […]The post China: Human H3N8 avian influenza case reported in Henan Province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Australia has been tackling a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak in recent months where dozens of human cases and scores of piggeries have been affected. It is also the first time the virus has been reported in Southern Australia. Ebola outbreak in DRC: Patient received vaccine in 2020 and other details Canada: Sled dog […]The post Japanese encephalitis in Australia (Video news report) appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Africa CDC published a press release on the latest Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, which offered some additional details on the case: The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), through the Ministry of Health (MoH) has declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in […]The post Ebola outbreak in DRC: Patient received vaccine in 2020 and other details appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Iqaluit that a sled dog has tested positive for rabies. All other sled dogs on the team are isolated and being monitored for rabies. Due to the danger of rabies, officials advise all residents to be on the lookout for foxes in the area. If […]The post Canada: Sled dog tests positive for rabies in Nunavut appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Department in Dhi Qar, southern Iraq, announced Sunday the registration of new cases of hemorrhagic fever (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever), according to a Shafaq News report. The department official, Hussein Riyad, said that “medical tests confirmed the infection of 3 new persons with hemorrhagic fever, out of 5 tests sent to public […]The post Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Southern Iraq appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Federal District recorded 26,813 probable cases of dengue in 2022, according to a bulletin from the Health Department, released on Friday, April 22. The data is for the period between January 2 and April 9. The numbers represent a 520.1% increase in the number of infected among residents of Brasília, compared to the period […]The post Brazil: Nearly 27,000 dengue cases reported in Federal District during first 3 months appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki. The study by Venla Johansson and colleagues from the University of Helsinki, Finland, is to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases […]The post Emerging MRSA strain with high potential for spread in the community has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of the year, 99 cases of leptospirosis have been reported, including 43 in March and 35 cases in April, according to the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Reunion. Among the 99 cases, 18 people were admitted to the intensive care unit and one person died of the disease. In 2021, 74 cases of […]The post Reunion Island reports spike in leptospirosis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Guinea Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Dr. Mamadou Pethe Diallo declared a Lassa fever outbreak in the country after the confirmation of a case in Guéckédou. The patient is a 17-year-old patient from the Kassadou subprefecture located 65 km from the head of the prefecture. The is being treated at the Care Center […]The post Guinea: Lassa fever epidemic declared after confirmation in 17-year-old appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 This weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an outbreak overview of the acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children. Here is some of that information: As of 21 April 2022, at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported from 11 countries in the WHO European Region and […]The post Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children reported in a dozen countries, 17 required liver transplant appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia released the following on their Facebook page last week: Day Care Owner Charged On March 2nd Deputy A.J. Deasy responded to Stafford Hospital Center for several toddlers with exposure to THC. Three children, all one year of age, were taken for treatment in the emergency room after […]The post Virginia: Three one-year-olds exposed to THC in Goldfish crackers at daycare appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An Ebola virus disease outbreak has resurfaced in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. This is the third outbreak in the province since 2018. The […]The post Ebola confirmed in Mbandaka, Equateur Province, DRC appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Statens Serum Institut reported this week at present, cases of hepatitis without a known cause are seen in children in a number of countries in the world – including Denmark. Three cases have been seen here since December. “It is more than we would expect. All children have been hospitalized and several have been seriously […]The post Denmark: Three hepatitis cases reported in children appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 15-month-old boy was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in the first such case in 15 months. This is the third case of wild polio to be reported globally in 2022. The type-1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) was confirmed in the child from North Waziristan on 22 April 2022 by the Pakistan National polio laboratory at […]The post Pakistan: Child from North Waziristan is first wild poliovirus case since Jan. 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 After reporting a record year in syphilis cases in 2021, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo is reporting cases up 1.6 times compared to the same period in 2021. Through April 13, officials have reported 2,592 syphilis cases. This includes 781 cases in Tokyo, accounting for 30 percent of all cases in […]The post Japan syphilis cases surge, Up 1.6 times compared to the same period in 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 From August 2021 to date, Paraná has recorded more than 80,000 notifications of dengue and five deaths from the disease. With the increase in cases, the Secretary of State for Health declared a situation of epidemic of the disease from this Tuesday. “We have entered a dengue epidemic. In each weekly bulletin the numbers pointed […]The post Brazil: Dengue epidemic declared in Paraná state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice Thursday for certain areas in Asia and Eastern Europe due to the risk of polio. The federal health agency says the following countries/territories are currently considered high risk for polio: Afghanistan, Iran (healthcare facilities, refugee camps, and humanitarian aid settings only), Israel, […]The post CDC issues travel advisory for Israel, other countries due to polio appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is encouraging area residents to be aware that a cat in Urbana was recently diagnosed with tularemia. Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis found in animals. F. tularensis bacteria can be transmitted to humans via the skin when handling infected animal tissue. Infection can also occur […]The post Illinois: Cat tests positive for tularemia in Urbana appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has confirmed a fatal case of Powassan virus infection in a Waldo County resident. The adult developed neurologic symptoms and died while in the hospital. This person likely became infected in Maine. Cases of Powassan virus are rare in the United States, with about […]The post Maine: Powassan virus death confirmed in Waldo County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland, Public Health Wales and the Public Health Agency are continuing to investigate a rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under since January 2022, where the usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis (hepatitis A to E) have not […]The post UK update: 34 additional sudden onset hepatitis cases in children reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Following reports from Europe and the United States recently of acute hepatitis of unknown origin, the Israel Ministry of Health reported Tuesday 12 cases of children that were brought to the attention of the Ministry of Health in recent months in two hospitals, Shaare Zedek and Schneider, and may fit the case definition. The […]The post Israel the latest country to report cases of children with acute hepatitis for an unknown reason appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced yesterday an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland, the 13th of 2022 to date. The case involves a 56-year-old male living in Deyang City in Sichuan Province, who had exposure to live domestic poultry before onset. […]The post China reports human H5N6 avian influenza case in Sichuan Province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Schistosomiasis, or Bilharzia outbreak that was first reported on April 7 and ultimately affected some 150 schoolchildren in Chirundu district has been resolved, according to Zambia Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo. Masebo said the outbreak was managed by treating those with symptoms (blood in urine) and giving those without, prevention treatment. The persons […]The post Zambia schistosomiasis outbreak in Kapululira, Chirundu has resolved: Health Minister appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Public Health in Haiti (MSPP), or Ministè Sante Piblik ak Popilasyon has activated the “epidemiological alert” system, after detecting a skin infection considered “highly contagious”, which is similar to scabies. “The Ministry of Public Health advises the population that a form of Sarcoptosis, a highly contagious skin infection similar to scabies, has been […]The post Haiti issues epidemiological alert over highly contagious skin infection appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In early March, the Israel Ministry of Health reported on a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) case in an unvaccinated child from Jerusalem. Since then, a number of additional cases have been reported and the health ministry said recently that they are in the throes of an outbreak. Joining me today to look […]The post Polio in Israel with Dr. Stephen Berger appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report earlier this month, health officials from Córdoba province are reporting 46 new cases of trichinosis in different parts of the province. The cases were reported in the city of Córdoba (37), Santa Rosa de Calamuchita (5) and Deán Funes (4). This brings the total to 59 cases reported […]The post Trichinosis outbreak: Dozens more cases reported in Córdoba, Argentina appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has tallied 1,088 monkeypox cases during the first three months of 2022, according to the latest information from the World Health Organization (WHO). This is comparable to the number of cases reported during the same period in 2021 (1,126). 52 fatalities have been attributed to monkeypox this […]The post DRC reports more than 1,000 monkeypox cases during first quarter of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), through April 17 this year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 56 cases of bubonic plague, including two deaths. The outbreak is currently focused in two health areas– Rassia and Lokpa where the latter makes up 95% of cases reported this year. During 2021, […]The post Plague in DRC: 56 cases reported in 2022 to date, Most in Lokpa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified key signalling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus. The findings, published in the journal eLife, offer hope for patients affected by this potentially deadly disease. “The spread of the CCHF virus poses an increased threat […]The post Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: Promising drug candidates identified appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia. A team of MU researchers pulled Cerner Real World Data from 1.4 billion medical encounters prior to July 31, 2021. They […]The post COVID-19 pneumonia increases dementia risk appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New UCLA research finds that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), most commonly known as “Long COVID.” People with a history of hospitalization, diabetes, and higher body mass index were most likely to develop the condition, while those covered by Medicaid, as opposed to commercial health insurance, […]The post Long COVID: UCLA researchers say 30% of people treated for COVID-19 develop PASC 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 commercial layer chicken flock in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Utah County, Utah. Samples from the Pennsylvania flock were tested at the Pennsylvania […]The post Pennsylvania and Utah: The latest states to report bird flu appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Kentucky Senator and physician, Rand Paul announced recently the return to the taxpayers of over $5.7 million since taking office in January 2011. On April 11, Paul said that he saved more than $480,000 from his official fiscal year 2021 operating budget. “It’s easy to picture Washington’s out-of-control spending as a massive, untamable beast,” said Dr. […]The post Rand Paul returned $5.7 million of taxpayer money since taking office in January 2011 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the higher than usual rates of liver inflammation (hepatitis) in children in the United Kingdom from the beginning of the month, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reports today additional cases in children have been reported in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain. Investigations are ongoing in […]The post Acute hepatitis of unknown origin cases reported in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Taylor Swift, U.S. singer-songwriter known for hits such as “Shake It Off” and “You Belong With Me”, has earned a new accolade—she now has a new species of millipede named in her honor. The twisted-claw millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. These little-known invertebrates have a […]The post Taylor Swift and a new species of millipede appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in children ages 5–11 years by two-thirds during the Omicron period. Among adolescents ages 12–18 years who were vaccinated with a primary series […]The post Study evaluates Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness during the Delta and Omicron periods in children 5-18 years of age appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 One death from yellow fever was confirmed in Tocantins. The State Health Department (SES) reported that the victim is an unvaccinated tourist who was in the south of the state sport fishing between Peixe, São Salvador and Paranã. Tocantins has not recorded a positive case of the disease in humans since 2018. According to the […]The post Yellow fever death reported in tourist visiting Tocantins, Brazil appeared first on Outbreak News Today.