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Niger cholera outbreak spreads to other regions of the country

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Niger health officials the first cases of this most recent cholera outbreak in early July, and since that time, the outbreak has ballooned to thousands of cases that have spread to multiple regions of...

South Sudan rolls out Rotavirus sentinel surveillance sites

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The South Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have started setting up sentinel surveillance sites to determine the extent of Rotavirus infections among children in the capital...

Listeria outbreak linked to Deli ham sickens four in two states, kills one in Virginia

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell recalled ready-to-eat deli ham produced by Johnston County Hams, Inc. The ham is linked...

Listeria monocytogenes: Who’s most at risk, pathology and common sources

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South Africa just came out of a massive Listeria outbreak that sickened more than 1000 and killed more than 200. Associate Professor, Infectious Disease and International Medicine, USF Health, Sandra Gompf,...

‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in the immune system may make us vulnerable to bacterial infections

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Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered the role of an immune system double agent. This molecule, called USP18, can help curtail immune responses, but it can also open the door to bacterial infections,...

CDC Identifies 16 States Affected By Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak

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By:  Jory D. Lange, Jr. 14 people have been hospitalized in a Salmonella outbreak that has prompted a nationwide recall of ground beef products manufactured by JBS Tolleson, Inc.  So far, the CDC has...

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Los Angeles reports outbreak of endemic flea-borne typhus

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) is reporting an endemic flea-borne typhus outbreak in downtown Los Angeles. Between July and September 2018, health officials identified...

Universal flu vaccine: University of Montana awarded $10 million contract to develop

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The National Institutes of Health have awarded a $10 million contract to the University of Montana to develop a new universal flu vaccine. The five-year award went to Dr. Jay Evans, director of UM’s...

Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef products, 6.5 million pounds recalled

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By: Candess Zona-Mendola The FSIS and JBS Tolleson, Inc. announced today that there is another Salmonella outbreak and recall this year. This time, linked to ground beef products. According to the early...

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Red Cross workers attacked during safe burial of Ebola victim in DR Congo

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Three volunteers of the Red Cross Society were on Tuesday injured after being attacked while carrying out a safe burial of one Ebola victim in Butembo in the North Kivu area east of the Democratic Republic...