The National Polio Laboratory (NPL) of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) today confirmed that a total of 26, out of 142...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles outbreak in Samoa, the Samoan government reported an additional 249 cases in the last 24 hours. This brings the outbreak total to 2,686...

By Jory Lange The CDC reports 67 confirmed cases of E coli infections in the Romaine lettuce outbreak.  39 people have been hospitalized in 19 states.  6 people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome...

For the first time, students at a Florida high school are using realistic man-made frogs as a replacement for dead, formalin-preserved frogs in classroom dissection labs Wednesday. SynDaver®, developer...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the College of Charleston have reported an additional five new confirmed cases of mumps on campus, bringing the outbreak total to 56 since the first...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Hong Kong health officials report investigating a measles case. The case is a 38-year-old woman with good past health, who has developed fever since November 19 and...

By Jory Lange A Nashville, North Carolina BBQ restaurant was closed after the local health department found conditions “constituting an imminent health hazard.”  The Doug Sauls Salmonella Outbreak...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Federal health officials are reported a gastrointestinal outbreak of yet unknown etiology onboard a recent voyage of the Norwegian Cruise Lines vessel, Norwegian...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Samoan health authorities have reported seven additional measles fatalities since our last report yesterday. As of November 26, the Ministry of Health confirms a...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Tonga, health authorities are reporting 310 confirmed or suspected measles cases through November 19. The majority of the...