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Thailand chikungunya cases top 10,000 for 2019

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease, chikungunya, have surpassed the 10,000 mark in Thailand, according to the country’s Bureau of Epidemiology. Since...

Hong Kong: Additional measles case reported in one-year-old boy

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) announced today a case of measles infection, involving a one-year-old boy with good past health. The boy developed...

Peru: Number of people with HIV receiving treatment has doubled since 2013

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Peru health officials reported yesterday that 81% of people living with HIV in the country have access to the free antiretroviral treatment provided by the Ministry...

Brazil: Second phase of measles vaccination campaign ends, Measles outbreak is still active

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Brazil health authorities marked the end of the second phase of the Measles Vaccination Campaign Saturday, which began on Nov. 18. The campaign targeted young people...

Meningitis death reported in Stavanger, Norway

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The city of Stavanger in southwestern Norway has reported the death of an 18-year-old high school girl due to meningococcal meningitis. The girl, who was a student...

PLAGUE in China: An update and review

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to Chinese officials, there has been 5 human plague cases in China in 2019. In this video, the third on this topic in less than a month, I look at the case...

Brussels university issues mumps warning

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A warning letter concerning mumps cases on the Université libre de Bruxelles campus was issued last week. No specific number of mumps cases are mentioned in the...

Samoa measles death toll tops 50

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles epidemic in Samoa, health officials reported an additional 198 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the outbreak total to 3,728 measles...

CAPNOCYTOPHAGA: It’s not only seen in the immunocompromised

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A recent fatal case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a 63-year-old, immunocompetent German man led me to do this reminder video on this potentially lethal bacterium. In...

Sri Lanka reports increase in dengue as 2019 enters last month

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of dengue fever cases reported in Sri Lanka has taken a upward direction in recent months, already making 2019 the worst dengue year this decade. During...