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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) NIH today announced findings for the Ivermectin study (I-TECH) in 500 hospitalised patients with Stage 2 or 3 COVID-19. This multi-centre open-label randomised controlled trial evaluated a 5-day course of ivermectin (0.4mg/kg/day) plus standard of care (IVM group), compared to standard of care (SOC group) according to Ministry […]The post Ivermectin does not reduce risk of severe illness from COVID-19: Malaysia study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japanese health officials recorded 128 additional syphilis cases the week ending October 23, pushing the case total for the year over the 6,000 mark with two months left to go in the year. According to the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, 6,031 total syphilis cases have been reported to date. Of […]The post Japan syphilis cases top 6,000 again appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Punjab province report an additional 493 dengue fever cases yesterday, bringing the province total to 14,510. Of this total, 358 cases were reported in Lahore, while 52 cases were reported in Rawalpindi. No deaths were reported yesterday. Elsewhere in Pakistan, 227 additional dengue cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking […]The post Pakistan: Punjab dengue tally tops 14K appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Kanpur Zika tally Twenty-five people, including six Indian Air Force personnel, on Wednesday tested positive for Zika virus here, pushing the number of infected persons to 36 in the district. Read more at the Economic Times Dengue in Lucknow tops 1100 The dengue tally of the city crossed 1,100 mark on Wednesday with 19 […]The post India Newswire: Zika in Kanpur, UP; Dengue in Lucknow, Foot-and-mouth-disease in Ladakh appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health (DOH) recorded an additional 520 Delta variant cases nationally, bringing the cumulative total to 5,331. According to Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau OIC-Director Althea De Guzman, “The percent of Delta variant detected (in the country) has increased from 4.9 percent in June to 99.8 percent of lineages detected in October”. […]The post Philippines: The percentage of Delta variants detected rise from 4.9 in June to 99.8 in October appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an ongoing global monitoring for respiratory viruses with pandemic potential has recently identified three new human infections with avian influenza A(H5N6) virus (or “A(H5N6) bird flu”) in China. Reported influenza A(H5N6) virus infections during 2021 have doubled the number of such cases detected […]The post H5N6 avian influenza in China: CDC ongoing global monitoring appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Burkholderia pseudomallei cases that sickened four and killed two in four states has been confirmed to match the bacterial strain found in bottles of aromatherapy room spray. According to the CDC, whole genome sequencing (WGS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei in bottles […]The post Melioidosis bacterial strain in Aromatherapy Room Spray matches four patients, Confirmed by whole genome sequencing appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported three cases of human rabies, all in children, in the past month. These cases were reported from the Eastern Cape (EC) (2) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) (1) provinces. The cases include a 2-year-old boy from Empangeni, King Cetshwayo District (KZN), an 11-year-old boy from […]The post Rabies: 3 additional human cases reported in South Africa appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case in September. The patient was a 70-year-old woman, who suffered a tick bite while on a guided trip in the Namaqualand Flower Route, Northern Cape Province. This is the first CCHF case in South Africa since February 2020. The […]The post South Africa reports 1st Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case of 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health authorities reported two new cases in new Health Areas (HA) of Ngilinga and Bundji (one each) in Beni Health Zone (HZ) in North Kivu Province. To date, three HAs have reported confirmed cases, namely, […]The post DRC Ebola outbreak rises to 8 cases, 6 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 6 new Zika cases in UP Six more people tested positive for the Zika virus in Kanpur on Sunday, taking the tally to 10 in the district and prompting chief minister Yogi Adityanath to ask the health department to ensure strict surveillance to check the spread of the disease. Read more at Hindustan […]The post India Newswire: Zika in UP, Kyasanur Forest disease in Kerala and Anthrax in Telangana appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Tokyo city officials recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day in 2021 on Monday, recording 9 new cases. This is down dramatically compared to cases reported in August when more than 5,000 cases were reported in a day. What’s behind the sharp drop? No one is quite sure. Two […]The post Japan: Tokyo reports lowest COVID-19 case count of the year appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Delaware state health officials report the first two laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2021-2022 flu season, including the first pediatric case of the season. The cases involve a Kent County child under the age of 5, infected with influenza strain B, who was hospitalized, as well as a 26-year-old Sussex County woman, […]The post Delaware reports 1st flu cases of the season appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The government of Macao (computer translated) reported an additional H5N6 avian influenza case on Mainland China in Hunan Province. According to data, the patient is a 58-year-old female farmer living in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. She developed symptoms on August 29 and was admitted to the hospital on August 31. She is now […]The post China: Another H5N6 avian influenza case reported in Hunan Province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Iowa state health officials are reporting an increase in congenital syphilis cases in 2021, the Carroll Broadcasting Company reports. To date, nine cases have been identified in Iowa that meet the definition for congenital syphilis. That matches the number of cases seen in the previous 12 years combined. And health officials say the […]The post Iowa reports increase in congenital syphilis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Delhi reported 531 additional dengue fever cases last week, bringing the city’s total to 1,537 cases. This is the highest number cases reported since 2018. Five more deaths due to dengue have been recorded in the national capital this year, taking the total number of fatalities to six. This is […]The post India: Delhi dengue cases top 1500, Hospitals face bed shortage appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reported 3,410 new COVID-19 infections today, bringing the country’s total to 2,787,276 since the beginning of the pandemic. A total of 128 new deaths were reported, bringing the country’s COVID-19 fatalities to 43,172. Concerning vaccinations, 59,134,236 doses have been administered nationwide. 31,862,067 doses were given as first shots […]The post Philippines record 3400 new COVID-19 cases, 27 million people fully vaccinated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in the Roanoke, Virginia area linked to Famous Anthony’s restaurants, officials with the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) say three people have died. In addition, officials have identified 49 confirmed cases, including 31 hospitalizations. The cases have been tied to a restaurant employee […]The post Roanoke, Virginia hepatitis A outbreak results in the deaths of three appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy was associated with 44% increased risk of ASD in the offspring when compared to mothers who had sufficient levels of vitamin D during pregnancy. The study was conducted in collaboration with researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, and Columbia University, New York. Low maternal vitamin D […]The post Mother’s Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports 122,203 chikungunya cases year to date in the Americas. This compares with 103,000 total cases reported in all of 2020. Brazil accounted for more than 97 percent of the total with 119,019 cases, including 57,221 confirmed cases. This is followed by Guatemala with 1,091 cases and […]The post Chikungunya in the Americas: More than 120K cases reported, 97% in Brazil appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health authorities in Riverside County, CA report what is believed to be the first human case of hantavirus in the county. The individual contracted the rare virus and was briefly hospitalized and is recovering at home. Hantavirus was first identified in the United States in 1993 and the virus has since been found […]The post Hantavirus case confirmed in Riverside County, California appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, the Hon. Rev. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, the Prime Minister of Tonga announced the arrival of the first confirmed COVID-19 case on the Pacific Island nation of slightly more than 100,000 people. The case was a passenger who travelled from Christchurch, New Zealand on the Air New Zealand flight that arrived on […]The post Tonga reports 1st COVID-19 case in traveler from New Zealand appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) declared a measles outbreak in Kambia District. There have been a total of three confirmed cases from a cluster of suspected cases in Bamoi Luma in the district. A measles outbreak is defined as three or more laboratory confirmed cases in a […]The post Sierra Leone: Measles outbreak declared in Kambia District appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Services (GHS) reported Friday that they have received interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the Savannah Region that has led to the deaths of eight people. Yellow fever is suspected and samples have been sent out for confirmatory testing. Testing has shown to be negative for Marburg, Zika, […]The post Ghana: 8 dead, yellow fever suspected appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the multistate Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to onions imported from Mexico, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an additional 156 cases, bringing the outbreak total to 808. Thirty seven states and Puerto Rico (the latest place to record cases-3) have reported cases with Texas (185), Oklahoma (107), […]The post Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to onions surpasses 800 cases, Puerto Rico reports first cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Euro Foods, a Freeland, Penn. establishment, produced ready-to-eat (RTE) Italian-style salame stick products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. A recall was not requested because FSIS has not identified a specific contaminated lot or lots, and […]The post Public health alert issued for Salame Stick Products over possible Salmonella risk appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also occur, suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be able to infect the inner ear. A new study from MIT and Massachusetts Eye and Ear provides evidence that the virus can indeed infect cells […]The post Ear infection: New study shows SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect inner ear appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the record West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in Arizona this year, state health officials now report 763 total cases (275 confirmed and 488 probable) through Oct. 27. This is up from 55 total cases two weeks ago and by far the most in the United States. 704 of the […]The post Arizona West Nile virus update: 57 human deaths to date appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka report 130 additional dengue fever cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total since the beginning of the year to 23,357. Of the total, about 20,000 of the cases were reported from Dhaka. 89 fatalities have been reported to date with 82 (92%) […]The post Bangladesh dengue outbreak: One-third of deaths in children appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa Biotechnology company Novavax has announced that it has already completed its rolling submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia for provisional approval of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The company’s application to the TGA marks the first complete application for provisional approval of a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in Australia. Novavax recently […]The post Novavax files for COVID-19 vax provisional approval in Australia appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa The Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has announced 45 new countries that are placed on the ‘green’ list, meaning that no facility-based quarantine will be further required from travelers coming for this countries, but the passenger is enjoined to self-monitor for any symptoms until the […]The post Philippines task force places 46 new countries on ‘green’ travel list appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa Following the Secretary of Health’s signing on approving booster doses, the Department of Health in the Philippines has said that these approvals are only interim recommendations to guide sectoral planning on providing booster shots to the local population. They have also stated that the signed recommendations are pending assessment from the Philippine […]The post Philippines DOH clarifies that booster shots are ‘interim recommendations’, plans underway appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Texas state health officials report investigating a case of rabies in a child who was bitten by a bat. The child is a resident of Medina County and is currently receiving care in a Texas hospital. Public health personnel have identified all places where someone could have come into contact with the bat […]The post Texas: Rabies reported in Medina County child appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through September this year, over 1.3 million dengue fever cases have been reported worldwide. Brazil has seen the most with more than 845,000 cases, which is not unusual as the country routinely report over 1 million, sometime more than 2 million dengue cases annually. Following Brazil in the first nine months of the […]The post India reports 2nd most dengue cases globally appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported two additional Vibrio vulnificus cases this week in Hillsborough County and Charlotte County, the third and second case for each county, respectively. This brings the total cases reported this year in Florida to 33–Brevard, Charlotte (2), Clay, Duval, Escambia (3), Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough (3), Lee (5), Leon, […]The post Vibrio cases reported in Hillsborough and Charlotte counties appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Washington County Public Health is investigating six cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Murrayhill area of Beaverton. The cases were reported within the last week in people who live within two miles of Murray Boulevard and Scholls Ferry Road. The people range in age from late 40s to early 80s; four have been […]The post Oregon: Legionnaires’ disease cases investigated in Beaverton appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’. The University of Texas Hexapro vaccine candidate – delivered via the UQ-developed and Vaxxas commercialized high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) – provided protection against COVID-19 disease with a single, pain-free ‘click’ […]The post COVID-19: Needle-free vaccine could be possible appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s thorough and transparent evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who […]The post FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad, Pakistan has reported 25,478 total dengue fever cases through October 27 this year. This represents an increase in some 22,000 cases in a two month period. The rise in cases has been seen in Lahore and the twin cities, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. This has […]The post Pakistan dengue tally tops 25,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The State of Florida announced this week that the state now has one of the lowest COVID-19 daily average case rates in the last 7 days per 100,000 residents in the United States. “Without mandates or lockdowns, COVID-19 cases in Florida have decreased 90% since August,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “In addition to […]The post Florida: COVID-19 cases have decreased 90% since August appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 San Diego County health officials reported two new shigella cases associated with an ongoing outbreak, bringing the total to 26 confirmed and three probable cases among people experiencing homelessness. The cases are all among individuals experiencing homelessness with the majority at multiple locations in central San Diego. Three cases outside the City of […]The post San Diego reports 2 additional Shigella cases in current outbreak among homeless appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reports 262 animal rabies cases through October 22, primarily in dogs (237). In addition, officials confirmed that six people, mostly children, have died. Three were lab confirmed and three were diagnosed based on symptoms. In Eastern Cape province, 153 dog rabies cases have been reported to […]The post South Africa: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are hot spots for the circulation of rabies appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Costa Rica Health Ministry reports a decrease in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and mortality during the week October 17 to 23. Last week, officials reported 4,614 cases of COVID-19, while the week prior (October 10 to 16), saw 6,817 cases. This represents a decrease of 32.3% from week to week, with an average […]The post Costa Rica reports decrease in COVID-19 cases, deaths last week appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The 90% drop in the number of cases and deaths by Covid-19 with the advance of the largest vaccination campaign in the history of Brazil, the strength of the Unified Health System (SUS) in combating the pandemic, the focus on Primary Care and International cooperation to defeat the pandemic were some of the […]The post ‘With advances in vaccination, we have seen a 90% drop in cases and deaths in seven months’: Brazil Health Minister appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cryptococcus gattii is a fungus that lives in the environment in primarily tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world but also in some temperate regions such as British Columbia and some parts of the United States. C. gattii cryptococcosis is a rare infection that people can get after breathing in the microscopic fungus. Scientists […]The post Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Guangdong Province health authorities a human case of H5N6 avian influenza in a 52-year-old man from Dongguan City. He is currently being treated at a Dongguan City hospital. From 2014 to date, 50 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by Mainland health authorities. More than half the cumulative cases have […]The post H5N6 avian influenza case reported in Guangdong Province: Chinese officials appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers this week published interim results in The New England Journal of Medicine from a Phase 3 study of the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment sotrovimab, sponsored by Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline. The study found that compared to the placebo group, COVID-19 patients who received sotrovimab had a significantly reduced risk of hospitalization or death and […]The post Monoclonal antibody treatment highly effective at reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Sindh Health Department reported 87,751 malaria cases through September this year, accounting for approximately 97 percent of all vectorborne disease in the province. The largest number of malaria cases is reported in Thatta (20,130) followed by Umerkot (12,203), Badin (9,416), Larkana (8579), Sujawal (8113), T.M.Khan (6918), Mirpurkhas (4786), Kamber (3977), Tharparkar (2393), […]The post Pakistan: Sindh province reports 87K malaria cases in first nine months of 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a case of human illness due to West Nile virus. This is the first such case since 2017. A Chittenden County resident was diagnosed earlier this month with neuroinvasive disease – a more serious form of the illness which affects the nervous system. The individual was […]The post Vermont reports 1st human West Nile virus case since 2017 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The NGO from Caracas, Una Ventana a la Libertad (UVL) reports between April and September 2021, at least 37 inmates from 119 prisons, or Preventive Detention Centers (CDP) in five regions of the country (Caracas, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Vargas and Zulia), passed away from health complications, according to the second phase of research […]The post Venezuela: 31 prisoners die from tuberculosis since April, according to NGO research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.