Nationally, about one baby in 100 is born with cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common infection that causes birth defects and disabilities in babies in the United States. As National Immunization Awareness...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue fever Dengue fever cases are spiking in Nepal according to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD). Through this past week, 5,096 people have...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Pennsylvania health and agriculture officials are warning the public  to take precautionary measures against mosquito bites for themselves and their animals – specifically...

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. Tested on both mice and guinea pigs, the immunization led...

By Jory Lange The Philadelphia E. coli outbreak grows to include a 19th victim.  “Shared restaurant exposure” is linked to this Philadelphia E. coli outbreak.  This means that the outbreak source...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In the latest installment of Outbreak News Across the Globe (ONATG), the first stop is Nigeria where officials are battling a yellow fever outbreak in Bauchi state...

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports two cases of hepatitis A infection have been confirmed in Rio Arriba County. Both are related to the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in Bernalillo County...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Measles Thailand health officials have reported a total of 4,648 measles cases from 74 provinces through Sept. 15–including 539 cases with complications and...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Hong Kong health officials continue their investigation into a cluster of Burkholderia cepacia complex infection linked to Kam’s KS-MED solution for wound care. To...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Guam, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested and confirmed six additional cases of...