By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the dengue epidemic in the Philippines,  the Department of Health (DOH) is reporting an additional 10,000 or so cases since our last report. From...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Samoa In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Samoa, health authorities say there have been 15 confirmed cases, including three deaths. In addition, 314 suspected...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are encouraging farmers in the center of the state to vaccinate their livestock following...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in San Diego County are reporting three mumps cases in three unrelated people at three different high school campuses in the county–High Tech...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews North Dakota health officials have received reports showing multiple clusters of people with syphilis across the state, most recently in Stark and Cass Counties. A...

Themis Bioscience and CEPI – the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations – announced today the first administration to healthy volunteers in a Phase 1 clinical trial with Themis’ vaccine...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Oklahoma state health officials report experiencing a 283% increase in the number of congenital syphilis cases in women since 2014. In addition, the Oklahoma State...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews UK health officials have detected Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in ticks in two areas of England. This is the first time the virus has been detected in ticks...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Guam health officials report confirming another locally transmitted dengue fever case this week, bringing the total to 11 for the year. The Guam Public Health Laboratory...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Former US senator from North Carolina, Kay Hagan, died today from encephalitis caused by the tick-borne disease, Powassan virus, according to a Politico report. She...