In an update on the Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- multistate outbreak linked to kratom, 12 more sick people have been reported and 7 more states (Delaware, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia, Washington...

A team of investigators has found that the mcr-1 drug resistance gene, which encodes resistance to a drug that is used as a last resort, has been found for the first time in Shigella flexneri. Shigella are...

The Clark County Combined Health District in Springfield, Ohio reported on their Facebook page Thursday: Clark and Champaign counties are currently experiencing an outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis caused...

In a follow-up on the meningococcal meningitis case reported in a Smith College student recently, the school reported that confirmatory testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment (WCDPHE) continues to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella illness at several locations in Weld County. The source of the outbreak is the Burrito...

The confirmation involved one single patient; Brazilian investigators say it suggests the virus may be contagious for a period which stretches longer than previously thought The presence of yellow fever...

In an update yesterday from the Brazil Ministry of Health (computer translated), the yellow fever outbreak case tally continues to grow. Brazil confirmed 723 cases and 237 deaths in the period from July...

In a follow-up to a report yesterday, NSW Health is now confirming 15 listeriosis cases linked to the national rockmelon outbreak, three of whom have died. Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Director Communicable...

There has been a large increase in the number of cases of syphilis reported in New Zealand but many cases are going unreported, because it is often mistaken for other conditions. In 2017 there were 400...

There has been an increase in reported salmonella sickness with owners of reptiles and amphibians in the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit area. Salmonella germs are naturally found in the digestive...