Tragic and Preventable!
Congenital syphilis, or syphilis in a fetus or infant at birth, is a horrible disease resulting in devastating health outcomes, including stillbirth.
Live-born infants with congenital...
By NewsDesk @bactiman63
The Iceland Chief Epidemiologist (computer translated) now recommends vaccinating pregnant women for pertussis, or whooping cough. The vaccine is a combination vaccine with diphtheria...
By Robert Herriman @bactiman63
Three anthrax outbreaks have been reported in the Maseru district of Lesotho, which have affected dozens of cattle, prompting warnings from South Africa authorities.
Lesotho...
By NewsDesk @bactiman63
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report the first A(H1N1)v virus infection in the US for 2019 in Michigan.
The patient, an adult > 65 years of age, was...
By NewsDesk @bactiman63
In a follow-up on the rabies case in Sarawak, Malaysia, The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) reports the patient, a 26-year-old man from Kuching, had died from the disease.
With...
By NewsDesk @bactiman63
In a follow-up on the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Evergem area, Flanders, Belgium, health authorities say the national reference center found a genetic similarity...
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