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Pakistan: 11th human rabies death reported in Karachi

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Sindh province have reported the 11th human rabies fatality in Karachi this year, primarily in children. The latest case is a 12-year old boy...

HIV outbreak declared in Thunder Bay, Ontario

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Thunder Bay, Ontario have declared an HIV outbreak after a recent spike of cases in May and June were reported in the homeless/under-housed population...

Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease: Emergex Signs an R&D Agreement with IMCB to Develop a Vaccine

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Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to synthetic vaccine development in the field of infectious diseases, today announced that it has signed an R&D...

Pasco County, FL issues ‘crypto’ warning

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of cryptosporidiosis cases reported in Pasco County, FL during the first half of 2019 is nearly what was seen in all of last year, prompting the Florida...

West Nile virus in the US: 20 years ago in NYC

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By Robert Herriman  @infectiousdiseasenews 20 years ago this summer, West Nile virus (WNV) was first detected in the Western Hemisphere, specifically in New York City. Today, WNV is the leading cause...

Taiwan reports 3 additional Japanese encephalitis cases

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By Robert Herriman  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Japanese encephalitis situation in Taiwan this year, the Disease Control Agency reported yesterday (computer translated) of three additional...

Rabies: 9th animal case reported in Greensboro, NC area

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The Guilford County Department of Health is reporting the ninth confirmed case of animal rabies in 2019 yesterday. The most recent case involved a fox found on Ashton Court in Greensboro. Officials remind...

Salmonella serotype Typhi

Typhoid identified in migrant boy in Utah: Media report

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According to a Deseret News report yesterday, a migrant boy who had been detained at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection camp came to Utah with typhoid fever last month. The child was hospitalized with...

Norovirus sickens dozens in outbreak linked to bar drinks

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Benton-Franklin Health District in Kennewick, WA reported on the investigation of a norovirus outbreak linked to a local restaurant. According to...

New Zealand syphilis cases rise, concern over congenital syphilis

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New Zealand, like many countries around the globe, are seeing rising syphilis cases and intend to curb the increases with a new National Syphilis Action Plan rolled out today. Syphilis has been increasing...