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Dengue cases up 149 percent in Brazil, most in the southeast

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Brazil health officials are warning (computer translated) the public of a big increase in dengue fever in the country during the first month of 2019. Through Feb. 2,  there was an increase of 149%,...

YMCA Hot Tub in Waco, Texas Investigated In Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

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By Jory Lange Two people in Waco have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after using a local YMCA’s hot tub. The Waco-McClennan County Health District is investigating the Waco Family YMCA located...

Massachusetts hepatitis A outbreak: Half of cases from Suffolk and Worcester counties

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has reported 318 cases of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreak infections since April 2018. Four deaths have been recorded. The individuals most...

Infectious disease bric-a-bracs: Origins of Chikungunya in Brazil, India and China refuse rabies vaccine export to Pakistan

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Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: Study Traces Origins of Chikungunya in Brazil New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus...

Japan vaccine-preventable diseases: Measles, rubella and pertussis

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Japan continues to report more cases of three vaccine-preventable diseases–measles, rubella and pertussis. Measles The measles outbreak in Japan, the largest in a decade, continues as the Japan National...

Leyte measles outbreak prompts ‘white code alert’

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Officials with the Department of Health 8 (DOH-8), which covers the Eastern Visayas in the Philippines, have declared “white code alert” status due to the measles outbreak in the region, particularly...

African swine fever reported in two more China outbreaks

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Chinese agricultural officials reported (computer translated) on a African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on a farm in the Xushui district of Baoding city in Hebei province in northern China. According...

Alberta: Second-ever reported case of PED

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In a follow-up on the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus situation in Alberta, Canada, Alberta Pork is reporting the second-ever reported case of PED in the province. A 600-head farrow-to-finish...

Kansas: 10% of deer tested were positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

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Officials with the Kansas wildlife department released new numbers of the monitoring of the prevalence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Kansas deer in an update and what they report is of the 360 deer...

Fort Benning reports several serious strep infections

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According to the US Army Fort Benning Facebook page on Feb. 21: There have been four cases of complications with serious Strep infections within the basic training population at Fort Benning. These particular...