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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Kamla Nehru Zoo in Indore has reported the deaths of six wolves in recent days from rabies, according to a Times of India report. “Six out of the eight wolves kept in separate cages died due to rabies in the last three days,” the in-charge of the zoo, said. The other two wolves […]The post India: Six wolves die from rabies at Kamla Nehru Zoo 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 pheasant flock (poultry) in Erath County, Texas. Samples from the Texas flock were tested at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, part of the National Animal […]The post Texas: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) reported in Erath County commercial pheasant flock appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 California state health officials are warning the public not to eat raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada because they may be linked to an outbreak of norovirus illnesses in California. In California, at least 34 persons have become ill following the consumption of oysters at nine restaurants located throughout the state. Illness has been […]The post California reports dozens of illnesses linked to oysters from British Columbia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials report investigating the source of eight cases of Q fever detected in the last week in different areas of Asturias to prevent its spread, according to an El Comercio report. It was the health professionals of the San Agustín de Avilés Hospital who sounded the alarm when five patients were admitted in […]The post Spain: 8 cases of Q fever reported in the Principality of Asturias appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Canadian health officials at all levels are investigating an outbreak of norovirus and gastrointestinal illnesses involving four provinces. Based on the investigation findings to date, the outbreak is linked to consumption of raw oysters from B.C. Some oyster harvesting areas in B.C. that have been associated with illnesses in this outbreak have been closed […]The post Canada: 279 cases of norovirus and gastrointestinal illness linked to consumption of B.C. oysters reported appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced Thursday that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in North Carolina’s deer herd and was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. […]The post Chronic Wasting Disease reported in North Carolina deer appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a letter to ProMED mail Friday, 16 suspect bubonic plague cases, including 2 deaths (CFR = 12.5%) were reported from March 27 to 31 in Rethy Health Zone (RHZ), Ituri Province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The two deaths were in a 30 year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy. Read […]The post DRC: Suspected bubonic plague cases in Ituri province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Minnesota health authorities and local health officials are working with federal officials and public health agencies in other states and Canada to investigate norovirus illnesses associated with oysters harvested from Bay 14-8 in British Columbia. Twenty-nine Minnesotans have been sickened in this outbreak. They became ill with confirmed or suspected norovirus gastroenteritis after eating […]The post Minnesota: Norovirus outbreak sickens dozens, Linked to raw oysters appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 So far this season there has been an unusually low level of influenza in Norway, but from week 10 the increase has been marked, says doctor Trine Hessevik Paulsen at FHI. In week 12, influenza virus was detected in 1,179 people. The proportion of positive samples in week 12 was 11.4%. The flu outbreak is […]The post Flu outbreak in Norway underway appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of 75 cases and 2 deaths due to monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the last week of February. During the first two months of 2022, 704 cases have been reported with 37 deaths (CFR 5.3%) in the DRC. Since January 2020, DRC […]The post DRC reports 700 monkeypox cases in 2022 to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) declared a yellow fever outbreak. On 6 March 2022, the MOH reported four cases of yellow fever (YF) confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), with specimens collected between 3 January 2022 and 18 February 2022. Three cases are from Wakiso […]The post Yellow fever outbreak declared in Uganda appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Kao USA Inc. is asking consumers to check their Jergens® Ultra Healing Moisturizer 3 oz and 10 oz products to determine if it is part of a voluntary recall of the product. Select units of Jergens® Ultra Healing Moisturizer could show the presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae, a bacterium which typically poses little medical risk to healthy people. […]The post Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer recalled due to presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae 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, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Johnson County, Wyoming; a commercial poultry flock in Johnston County, North Carolina; […]The post Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a calf raised near Highway 28 South in Clemson, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. The calf was part of a rabies-vaccinated herd but was too young to have been vaccinated against rabies. Thirteen people were potentially exposed and have been referred to their […]The post Clemson SC: Thirteen people potentially exposed to rabies from rabid calf appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Arkansas state health officials report every region in Arkansas is seeing an increase in the number of syphilis cases, especially among women. From 2017 to 2021 there was a 164% increase (from 562 to 1,482) overall in early syphilis cases and a 285% increase (from 155 to 597) among women of reproductive ages (15-44 […]The post Arkansas reports increase in syphilis; Testing, prevention, and treatment encouraged appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Earlier this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has advised the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the confirmed presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in Ontario province, Canada. On March 27, the CFIA confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), subtype H5N1, in a poultry flock in the […]The post H5N1 avian influenza reported in Ontario, Canada poultry flocks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Yellow fever According to the International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the current outbreak was first reported in January 2022. Its confirmation took 3 weeks due to limited capacity in the remote areas affected and the fact that that region has not traditionally been affected by yellow fever in the […]The post Kenya: Yellow fever and chikungunya outbreaks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The government of Timor-Leste has recorded more than 1,000 dengue fever cases in each of the first three months of 2022, reporting a total of 3,713 cases through March 29. This compares to 1451 total cases reported in all of 2020 and 901 total cases in all of last year. 44 fatalities have been […]The post Timor-Leste dengue outbreak: 3700 cases, 44 deaths through 1st three months appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In total, 11,735 cases of tuberculosis were detected in the province of Kasaï in 2021. It was the provincial coordinating doctor of the Leprosy and tuberculosis program in this part of the country, Florent Longonya, who gave these statistics to the local press last Thursday. He said that the provincial coordination of Leprosy and […]The post DRC: 11,735 cases of tuberculosis detected in Kasai in 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Municipality of Toledo in Paraná state in southern Brazil has reported a big increase in dengue fever in the past six weeks. According to the Tarobá News, on February 8, the city saw just one dengue case during the current epidemiological year, which started in August 2021, to 60 (56 indigenous and four imported), […]The post Paraná: Toledo reports huge increase in dengue in recent weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) have reported a significant increase in human rabies deaths in 2021. According to authorities, 18 rabies deaths were reported last year compared to the seven deaths in 2020, an increase of 157 percent. The Province of Bukidnon accounted for most of the fatalities. DOH-10 senior health program officer […]The post Philippines: Rabies deaths up 157% in Northern Mindanao, Most in Bukidnon appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a health advisory recently for Centre County after reporting a 300 percent increase in syphilis cases in Centre County. Centre County reported a 300% increase in Early Syphilis from 3 cases in CY 2020 to 12 cases in CY 2021. Of the 12 cases of Early Syphilis reported, […]The post Syphilis cases up 300% in Centre County, Pennsylvania appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed COVID-19 in a mule deer for the first time. Samples were taken from Utah deer during winter health assessments. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has been collaborating on a research study to test various wildlife species for the presence of […]The post Utah confirms first case of COVID-19 in mule deer appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On February 23, a measles outbreak was declared in South Sudan in east/central Africa. As of early March, a total of 209 measles cases and two deaths (CFR = 0.9%) have been reported. Most cases are children under five years old (59.3%). The outbreak has so far affected three counties of Torit, Maban and […]The post Measles outbreak declared in South Sudan appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) declared that a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been confirmed. The case is a male resident aged 50 years. The patient has been admitted to the hospital to receive the necessary medical care in accordance with the national protocol to deal with confirmed or suspected cases […]The post MERS coronavirus case confirmed in Qatar appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has been detected in a wild bald eagle found dead in East Marlborough Township, Chester County. This marks the first detection of HPAI H5N1 in birds within the Commonwealth since the virus was first identified in North America in December 2021. In addition to the bald eagle, diagnostics […]The post Pennsylvania: H5N1 avian influenza detected in bald eagle in Chester County appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 More than 50,000 people in Spain live with Chagas , of which 613 are children, according to estimates from an analysis led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center promoted by the ”la Caixa” Foundation. These results, published in the journal Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease , confirm that Trypanosoma cruzi infection could be the most common imported parasitic disease […]The post Spain: 50,000-plus people live with Chagas disease, according to ISGlobal estimates appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of Argentina reports on a possible case of measles registered in the City of Buenos Aires. The probable case of measles is a 25-year-old woman, 9 weeks pregnant, who was treated at a private health center with suspected COVID-19, being negative for this disease, and presenting positive serology (IgM) for […]The post Argentina reports possible case of measles in Buenos Aires appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations located in Waikiki. DOH is aware of two confirmed cases of non-Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease following a stay at The Grand Islander. The first case was diagnosed […]The post Legionnaires’ disease cluster linked to Waikiki resort appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In early February, Chinese health officials discovered a unusual event–four clinically diagnosed typhoid cases (3 in Beijing, 1 in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region). A detailed epidemiological investigation was initiated by Changping District CDC. This outbreak involved 23 cases in an apartment in Changping District in Beijing (no cases from the neighboring apartment) […]The post China: XDR typhoid fever outbreak in Beijing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hawaii state health officials report investigating a probable case of mumps in South Kona on the Big Island. The individual is unvaccinated with no history of travel or exposure to visitors, with suspected secondary transmission to an unvaccinated household contact. Health officials note that while this case is still under active investigation, at this […]The post Hawaii: Probable mumps case reported on Big Island appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A measles outbreak is ongoing in Congo, with a total of 15 health districts are experiencing outbreaks including eight health districts (Enyelle-Betou, Loandjili, Lumumba, Mvoumvou, Ngoyo, Tie-Tie, Ouesso, Mongo Poukou) affected since the last quarter of 2021 despite targeted outbreak response implemented and seven health districts newly confirmed in outbreak in 2022 (Enyelle-Betou, Hinda-Loango, […]The post Measles outbreak in Congo: 4600 cases, 123 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Fort Bragg Paraglide Facebook page, there has been a small number of norovirus cases reported in the area (news reports state 2 cases). Since norovirus spreads quickly among children, Fort Bragg Schools and Child Development Centers have been notified of the concerns and to take extra precautions (hand washing). The Center […]The post North Carolina: Norovirus cases reported at Fort Bragg appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei situation in Europe, the World Health Organization released a report Thursday with the latest information: The World Health Organisation (WHO) was notified on 4 February 2022 of an unusually high number of cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei which have been reported in the United Kingdom of […]The post Shigella (XDR) situation in Europe: WHO statement 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 two flocks in Minnesota – a commercial turkey flock in Meeker County and a backyard mixed species flock (non-poultry) in Mower County. Samples from the Meeker County flock were […]The post Minnesota: Bird flu reported in two counties appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update in the leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji, health officials now report 1,394 lab-confirmed cases of leptospirosis this year. In addition, the number of deaths has risen to 29, according to Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong. More than 70 percent of the deaths have been reported from the Western Division. Dr. […]The post Leptospirosis in Fiji: Nearly 1400 confirmed cases to date, Cases decreasing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 UK health authorities have confirmed an imported case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in England. The woman had recently travelled to Central Asia. The patient was diagnosed at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is receiving specialist care at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Prior to this case, there have been 2 […]The post England reports imported Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) among young children. It is highly contagious and infection with RSV does not result in permanent or long-term immunity and re-infections can occur. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the RSV season in South Africa usually preceded the influenza season […]The post South Africa: RSV season has began, alert issued to physicians appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported an additional 395,598 confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country total to 10,822,836 since the beginning of the pandemic and 8,323,648 cases in the past 28 days alone–the most on the planet. Today’s total is down from the 490,000 cases reported yesterday. 470 fatalities were […]The post South Korea is still the world’s COVID-19 hotspot, reporting nearly 400K cases today appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) recommends that municipalities provide a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine to those over 80 years of age and to all seniors living in nursing homes. The fourth dose of the vaccine can be given at least three months after the third dose. The total number […]The post Finland recommends a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to elderly people aged 80 and over and those in nursing homes appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 High-ranking representatives of several countries pledged this week to devote all resources needed to interrupt transmission of Guinea worm disease and certify its eradication by 2030. Ministers and dignitaries endorsed the Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease to ensure the neglected tropical disease becomes the first human disease to be […]The post Guinea worm is poised to be the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vietnamese health officials reported Tuesday an additional 130,735 new cases of COVID-19 in 62 provinces and cities, with Hanoi reporting the most with 16,000. Provinces and cities with the most confirmed cases Tuesday are as follows: Hanoi (16,014), Phu Tho (5,920), Nghe An (4,820), Lao Cai (4,544), Hai Duong (4,219) and Bac Giang (3,949). Since […]The post Vietnam reports 130K new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, Electronic vaccine passports will be issued nationwide appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In a follow-up on the human Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) situation in Australia, the Department of Health now reports 32 human cases of JEV in Australia. The breakdown of cases is as follows: 20 have been confirmed with definitive laboratory evidence in four states: New South Wales (8), Queensland (2), South Australia (3) and Victoria […]The post Japanese encephalitis in Australia: 32 human cases reported to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigella outbreak in Eureka, California, Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services now reports seven confirmed cases, 11 suspected and 10 probable cases. According to Christine Messinger, a spokesperson for the county’s Department of Health and Human Services as reported in the Times Standard, So far, no one […]The post California: Shigella update in Eureka appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health is warning the public of the importance of combating the Aedes aegypti mosquito as dengue fever cases rise in the country in the first months of 2022. Data from the latest Epidemiological Bulletin, published by the Ministry of Health point to a 35.4% increase in dengue cases in the first […]The post Brazil reports a 35% increase in dengue cases in first two months of 2022 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Paraná state government reported an additional 1,678 more dengue fever cases in the state, according to the weekly dengue bulletin published on Tuesday by the State Department of Health. This brings the totals to 33,629 suspected cases, with 4,489 confirmations for the seasonal which started on August 1. So far, 345 municipalities have registered […]The post Brazil: Dengue update in Paraná state appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Recent data from the Bacolod City Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (BCESU) suggested a 4.2 percent increase in Dengue cases this month compared to the same period last year, the Bacolod City PIO reported Monday. City Health Environment Sanitation Division chief Dr. Grace Tan said Bacolod logged 50 Dengue cases with two deaths as of March […]The post Dengue cases up slightly in Bacolod, Philippines appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in hospitals in Norway, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) reports the bacterium was detected in one package with pre-moistened disposable washcloths that are often used for intensive care patients in hospitals. Oslo University Hospital (OUS) reported the P. aeruginosa outbreak strain has been detected in one pre-moistened […]The post Norway outbreak: Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be linked to pre-moistened disposable washcloths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Carolina health officials are urging parents and providers to keep children up to date on vaccinations after reporting the first two varicella (chicken pox) outbreaks in the state since 2020. Two varicella outbreaks were reported in early March 2022: The first was reported on March 4 in the Lowcountry Region in a childcare […]The post South Carolina: Chickenpox outbreaks prompt calls for vaccination appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Ohio saw a record number of Lyme disease cases reported in 2021 with 582, more than double the 10-year-average. Reports of Lyme disease used to be an uncommon occurrence in Ohio. In the early 1990s, the Health Department reported one to two dozen cases in Ohio residents. Since 2014, Ohio has […]The post Ohio records nearly 600 Lyme disease cases in 2021, By far the most annual cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.