By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of dengue fever cases and deaths are up sharply this year in Araguaína, northern Tocantins, according to a Sou de Palmas report (computer translated). 1,553...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Earlier this month, officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported a confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. According...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced the first death caused by the flu in the state. The death occurred in Tulsa County in a patient who...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the mumps outbreak at the College of Charleston, local media report seven additional outbreak cases, bringing the total to 18 since September. Officials...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the local Zika transmission situation in in Hyères city, Var department, France, health officials reported Wednesday (computer translated) an additional...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Central American countries in 2019 have seen an increased incidence of dengue fever, in fact, the cumulative incidence rate of dengue in the Central America region...

Despite large declines since 1990 in child deaths from pneumonia and the flu, these and other lower respiratory infections (LRIs) remain a leading killer of children under age 5. A new scientific study...

GSK Brazil and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced that the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has granted  Marketing Authorization Approval, under Priority Review, for single-dose...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a $100,000 challenge to combat white-nose syndrome (WNS), a lethal fungus that has killed millions of bats in North America and pushed some native bat species...

To advance the development of a test that may be able to diagnose sepsis in less than 10 minutes, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will partner with Cytovale of San Francisco. Under...