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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews According to West Nile virus (WNV) data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday, Arizona has reported 97 total (77 neuroinvasive and 20 non-neuroinvasive) human WNV cases to date, the most in the country (20 percent of the total). The state has also recorded four deaths due to the mosquito-borne […]The post Arizona West Nile virus tally leads the country in 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Campos dos Goytacazes, in Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro state report the death of a 6-year-old child due to spotted fever. Because of this, the Municipal Health Department is carrying out intensive field work to try to identify and combat outbreaks of the star tick, which is responsible for the […]The post Brazil: Spotted fever death reported in Rio de Janeiro state child appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) issued a rabies alert for a portion of Weston, Florida. This is in response to a fox that tested positive on September 17th, 2021. All residents and visitors in Broward County should be aware that rabies is present in the wild animal population and […]The post Rabies alert issued for Weston, Florida area appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the meningococcal meningitis outbreak reported in Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) published more information in a Disease Outbreak News report Monday: In early July 2021, an alert of a suspected outbreak was raised to the Health Division of Tshopo Province in the […]The post DRC meningitis outbreak: WHO provides more details appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Twelve children were admitted over the weekend to the Robert Reid Cabral children’s hospital, the director of the center, Clemente Terrero, reported on Monday. Currently the center has 14 children interned due to the disease. “The dengue situation continues to be active, at the weekend we admitted 12 patients, a total of four […]The post Dominican Republic: A dozen children admitted to Santo Domingo hospital with dengue appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Bangladesh reported an additional 275 dengue fever hospitalizations in the past 24 hours, bringing the outbreak total for the year to 15,976, with the bulk of cases being reported since July. About 11 percent of the total cases since the beginning of the year have […]The post Bangladesh nears 16K dengue cases, Blood donations needed for platelets appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The head of the Division of Epidemiology and Statistics (DSIA) of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), Pedro Pinto Leite, said that Portugal is “at the end of a pandemic phase”. He explained that the pandemic is on a “declining trend”. There is an average of 195 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and a difference of […]The post Portugal is ‘at the end of a pandemic phase’: Chief epidemiologist appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Japan health officials continue reporting a decrease in COVID-19 cases as some 2,200 cases were reported today, falling below 3,000 for the first time in two months. “The number of newly infected people nationwide has decreased by about 63% in three weeks.” according to Takaji Wakita, director of the National Institute of Infectious […]The post Japan reports falling COVID-19 cases, Down 63 percent in 3 weeks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported 8,681 COVID-19 cases Monday, including 5,171 cases in Ho Chi Minh City. The average number of new infections in the country recorded in the past 7 days is 10,160 cases/day. Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has had 695,744 cumulative infections, including 691,285 cases reported since April 27, the […]The post Vietnam pushes 700K COVID-19 cases since the 4th wave, Depression and anxiety increased among hospitalized patients appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Allergic reactions to the new mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are rare, typically mild and treatable, and they should not deter people from becoming vaccinated, according to research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings will be published online Sept. 17 in JAMA Network Open. “We wanted to understand the spectrum of allergies to the new vaccines […]The post mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: Allergic reactions rare, typically mild and treatable, according to Stanford study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported an additional four confirmed Lassa fever cases the week ending September 12, including three deaths among the confirmed cases. This brings the cumulative total confirmed cases this year to 369, including 76 deaths (20.6% CFR). In total for 2021, 14 States have recorded at least […]The post Nigeria reports four new confirmed Lassa fever cases, 3 deaths appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Bangladesh health authorities reported an additional 241 new dengue patients who were hospitalized Sunday morning. Approximately three quarters (76%) of the new cases were reported in the capital city of Dhaka, while the remaining 57 cases were reported elsewhere in the country. This brings the case total in the country this year at […]The post Bangladesh reports 241 additional dengue hospitalizations Sunday appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Massachusetts health officials an additional case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year, the seventh to date. The latest case is reported in a woman in her 30s who was exposed to WNV in Bristol County. “This is our first West Nile virus case this year in someone under the age […]The post Massachusetts reports 7th human West Nile virus case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Rospotrebnadzor department for the Sverdlovsk region is reporting the first tetanus case in more than 17 years. The patient is a 5-year-old unvaccinated child who contracted tetanus after falling off a bicycle and injuring his knees. According to officials, in June 2021, in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, a 5-year-old child received abrasions in his knees […]The post Russia: First tetanus case reported in Sverdlovsk in nearly two decades appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews San Diego County health officials have reported the first locally acquired case of West Nile Virus this year in a 53-year-old La Jolla man. The patient was hospitalized but is expected to recover. West Nile virus is mainly a bird disease but can be transmitted to people by certain species of native San […]The post San Diego reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported on findings on the vaccinated people who are at greatest risk from severe Covid-19 leading to hospitalization or death from 14 days post the second dose vaccination, when substantial immunity should be expected. In a paper published in the British Medical Journal, they write that by […]The post Which vaccinated people at the greatest risk from severe COVID-19: UK study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The first clinical case of disease produced by the Penicillium fungus ( no species specified) in the country was detected after noting color changes in the dialysis effluent of a child patient, affected with congenital nephrotic syndrome, according to a Medicina y Salud Publica report. The patient who had her kidneys removed at the age […]The post Puerto Rico: Penicillium detected in dialysis fluid appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Drew’s Organics, LLC of Chester, VT is voluntarily recalling one lot code of Aldi Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing due to a processing issue that could allow for microbial growth. The recalled product comes in a 12 fl. oz. glass bottle with the Best if Used By date of Feb 15 2023, and UPC […]The post Poppy Seed Dressing recalled due to potential botulism risk appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa Philippine health authorities have now added four more countries to their list of destinations who have the ‘red alert’ classification of travel restrictions in line with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The countries are namely Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Serbia and Slovenia. According to the latest statement from Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, he […]The post Philippines authorities imposes ‘red alert’ travel restrictions to 4 countries appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa Following Vietnam president Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s departure for a presidential visit to Cuba, the country has approved the use of the Abdala vaccine, developed by Cuba’s Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. The approval was for emergency authorized administration purposes. “The ministry of health has approved the Abdala vaccine, based on the […]The post Vietnam taps Cuba’s Abdala vaccine for country vax program appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa Following a mad cow outbreak in Brazil, the Department of Agriculture in the Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on beef imports coming from Brazil. In their latest Memorandum Order 54 released last 16 September, the department stated that the order is based from previous reports given out by the World Organisation […]The post Brazil’s mad cow outbreak prompts PH to ban country’s beef imports appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By Teddy Cambosa The Archdiocese of Manila has announced that the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary located in Quezon City, Metro Manila had a COVID-19 outbreak, which infected 130 people inside the convent, including Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila. The outbreak follows the prior update of 62 nuns of the convent testing […]The post Philippines: COVID-19 outbreak hits Manila convent, 130 infected appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) reports a single confirmed case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a Somerset farm Friday. The animal is deceased and has been removed from the farm. There is no risk to food safety. In line with the government’s disease prevention response plan, precautionary movement restrictions have […]The post Mad cow disease case reported on Somerset farm in England appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Kroger Co. is voluntarily recalling its 16-ounce Kroger bagged kale product, produced by Baker Farms, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This voluntary recall includes 16-ounce bags of Kroger branded Kale, with the UPC 11110-18170 with a best by date of 09-18-2021, which is printed on the front of the package below the […]The post Kroger kale recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. of Kansas on Friday called on the Biden administration to double down on efforts to ensure refugees are properly tested and held for diseases such as COVID-19 and tuberculosis as well as vaccinated from vaccine-preventable infectious diseases prior to being admitted into the United States. This comes after […]The post Kansas Senator, Dr. Roger Marshall on Afghan refugees: ‘I am particularly concerned about polio’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Tokyo Saturday was 862, the third consecutive day with less than 1,000 cases in the mega-city and the fifth time in September. Tokyo saw an average of 2,231 new cases per day in the first week of September, which dropped to 1,243.7 cases in the second […]The post Tokyo reports less than 1000 COVID-19 cases three consecutive days appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Bohol Island, located in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines has recorded a dramatic decrease in dengue fever cases thus far in 2021, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO) as reported in The Bohol Chronicle. From the beginning of the year through September 11, the PHO recorded 119 dengue cases and […]The post Philippines: Bohol reports dramatic drop in dengue cases in 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a total of 2022 infants born in 2020 as of July 29, 2021, a number that already eclipses the 1870 cases reported in 2019. This is a number that hasn’t been seen in the US in 27 years and the numbers will likely get […]The post Congenital syphilis in the US: Highest case count since 1994 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has identified five cases of West Nile Virus infections in residents of Bernalillo, Doña Ana, and Taos County. This year, no West Nile Virus deaths have been reported. Recent rains have resulted in areas of standing water, which make excellent breeding grounds for mosquitoes that spread […]The post New Mexico reports 5 West Nile virus cases appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Smithsonian’s National Zoo reported Friday that nine big cats have presumptively tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The count as of Friday includes six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers. Last weekend, animal keepers observed decreased appetites, coughing, sneezing and lethargy in several lions and tigers. Fecal […]The post Lions and tigers test COVID-19 positive at the National Zoo in Washington, DC appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) reported earlier this week: In American Samoa, from 3 January 2020 to 5:20pm CEST, 17 September 2021, there have been 0 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 0 deaths, reported to WHO. No COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic! Well, that all changed this week as the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a positive case on […]The post American Samoa reports 1st local COVID-19 case appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order suspending the interstate movement of all live swine, swine germplasm, swine products, and swine byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the mainland United States until APHIS can establish sufficient mitigations to authorize […]The post African Swine Fever: USDA issues federal order establishing protection zones in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Swedish Public Health Agency, or Folkhalsomyndigheten reports during the summer of 2021, 29 cases of the more serious vibrio infection in wounds or blood during July and August. Most of these cases were reported during the month of July (24 cases), which were linked to hot with high water temperatures. When brackish […]The post Vibrio in Sweden: Cases start to decrease after a heavy July appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Finland health authorities (THI) report 83 percent of people over the age of 12 have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 66 percent of people over 12 years of age have received two doses and are fully vaccinated. In the 55-59 age group, 80% vaccination coverage has now been achieved for […]The post Finland reports 66% of people over 12 years are fully vaccinated appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology has reported 53 confirmed animal rabies cases since the beginning of the year through August 31. Of the 53 animals, raccoons accounted for more than half with 27, followed by foxes with 14. Leon and Orange counties saw the most cases during this period with […]The post Florida reports 53 animal rabies cases in the first eight months of 2021 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Los Angeles County health officials are reporting dog outbreaks of canine influenza H3N2 and leptospirosis in recent months. Canine influenza Between July and August 18, 2021 a total of 10 confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases of CIV H3N2 in dogs have been reported in LA County. Most of the cases were associated […]The post Los Angeles reports outbreaks of dog flu and leptospirosis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic amoeba which is a single-celled living organism. It can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, rivers, ponds and canals. Infections can happen when contaminated water enters the body through […]The post Naegleria fowleri & the host immune response appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) report monitoring an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in mainland China. The case involves a 40-year-old woman living in Yongzhou in Hunan Province, who had prior exposure to a live poultry market before the onset of symptoms. She developed symptoms on September […]The post China reports H5N6 avian influenza case in Yongzhou, Hunan Province appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice for Haiti due to rabies. Federal health officials say annual dog vaccination campaigns have been interrupted in Haiti and health officials have reported an increase of rabies in dogs. According to the CDC Yellow Book: Rabid dogs are commonly found in […]The post CDC updates rabies travel advisory for Haiti appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with harvest dates of August 18, 2021, and August 19, 2021. A random, routine regulatory sample collected in Michigan tested positive for non-O157 STEC (Shigatoxin-producing E. coli). Dole Fresh Vegetables […]The post Dole Fresh Vegetables: Parsley recall due to E. coli appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The appearance of two almost simultaneous outbreaks of anthrax (in Ciudad Real and Badajoz) have set off veterinary alarms. The first of the outbreaks, registered in the La Mancha town of Poblete, affected 26 cows, and all those that were infected ended up dying, reported the Veterinary Health Alert Network (Rasve) of the Ministry of Agriculture, […]The post Anthrax in Spain: Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura investigate simultaneous outbreaks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe.com The FDA announced it is investigating two new Salmonella outbreaks. Officials have yet to identify a source for either Salmonella outbreak. The Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak has sickened at least 126 people, and the Salmonella Thompson outbreak, has sickened at least 77 people. At this time, the ages, dates of illness, […]The post More than 200 Sick in 2 New Mystery Salmonella Outbreaks appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Bangladesh reported an additional 234 dengue fever hospitalizations Thursday, bringing the country’s total to 15,065 since the beginning of the year, with the vast majority of cases seen since July. July saw 2,286 hospitalizations and in August, 7,698. Dhaka saw most of the new cases, 214, according to the Directorate General of […]The post Dengue in Bangladesh: Hospitalizations top 15,000 appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the first Marburg Virus Disease outbreak case reported in Guinea, country health officials declared the end of the outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days. Only one case—the index patient who was diagnosed with the virus posthumously—was recorded and more than 170 high-risk contacts monitored […]The post Marburg virus disease outbreak declared over appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington reported that a student had contracted chickenpox, according to the student newspaper, The Whitman Wire. According to an email to students from Chair of the Coronavirus Task Force, Peter Harvey–The student was treated by doctors at Providence St. Mary Medical Center and… moved into isolation housing […]The post Chickenpox case reported at Whitman College appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews A new Cornell study has found the antimicrobial properties of certain stem cell proteins could offer a potential treatment to reduce infection in skin wounds. Treating wounds with the secretion of a type of stem cell effectively reduced the viability of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – better known as MRSA – according to a new […]The post MRSA: Stem cell protein shows promise as potential treatment, according to study appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Less than a week after a nine-year-old boy died from rabies, officials with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality report holding a rabies vaccination drive for pets in an effort to curb the further spread of the lethal virus. On Thursday, officials from the City’s Public Health and Department of Agrarian Reform continued with the […]The post Rabies vaccination drive in Nelson Mandela Bay, 71 cases reported in the city appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigella outbreak among apes at the ABQ BioPark Zoo (HERE and HERE), zoo officials announced the fourth death in an infant siamang. According to zoo officials, Rue, the infant siamang, passed away in the early hours Monday morning. While Rue marks the ABQ BioPark’s fourth loss from the Shigella infection, the […]The post Albuquerque zoo loses 4th ape to Shigella appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced Wednesday the detection of a rare but serious case of pneumonic plague in a northern Fremont County resident. Plague is a bacterial infection that can be deadly to humans and other mammals, including pets, if not treated promptly with antibiotics. This disease can be transmitted to humans from […]The post Pneumonic plague case confirmed in Wyoming appeared first on Outbreak News Today.