St Lucia health officials report a confirmed measles case onboard a cruise ship that entered the ports on Tuesday. At that time, a decision was made to quarantine the ship after determining one female...

Mayaro virus (MAYV) — which can cause fever, joint aches, muscle pains, headache, eye pain, rash, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea — first was isolated from the blood of five symptomatic workers in Mayaro...

The Tennessee Department of Health has reported five confirmed measles cases as of May. 1. Health officials say while this outbreak investigation is currently centered in East Tennessee, all Tennesseans...

A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international fight against one of the most destructive wildlife diseases in modern...

Denmark health officials are reporting an outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica and the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is investigating the possible source. According to a Copenhagen Post report, 18 people,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Dengvaxia, the first vaccine approved for the prevention of dengue disease caused by all dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3 and 4) in...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a slow-growing variant form of Lyme bacteria caused severe symptoms in a mouse model, which may account for the persistent...

Allegheny County health officials are reporting the first case of measles in Pennsylvania this year in a Pittsburgh adult. The individual, who is not vaccinated, recently traveled internationally. This...

Minnesota, like many states, has seen an overall increase in sexually transmitted diseases (STD) last year and has seen the most congenital syphilis cases ever, according to health officials. Ten congenital...

Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of April 2019: 5. Hepatitis A outbreak in Sweden: Fresh dates from Iran are the suspected source The Sweden The Public Health Authority,...